That's awful

this was in weird gaming news... not weird, sad :/

Yes, I found out there.

Yeah, River was not just a model for Dogmeat, but also gave examples to developers of how the dog behaves, like going ahead of you and looking back at you and waiting. And the Dogmeat behaves exclusively defensively, never attacking and striking only the ones that attack the player.

Oh, and the sounds that Dogmeat makes when sad or hurt were also made by River. They didn't hit the dog, but left her alone and recorded her distress.

Dogmeat in FO4 does damage and kills enemies. It has a finisher animation going right for the neck, pinning the enemy down and shaking them violently.

It's true that they modified Dogmeat's behavior and mechanics based on River to be mostly supportive, but not exclusively.

The only companion I enjoyed having, truly.

Everyone else would judge every single one of your decisions, but not Dogmeat, he'll follow you to heaven and hell. :D