Owning a hound

Owning a hound is the heart of Hounds of Fury. Your hound’s stats, care, feeding, happiness, health, fatigue, and training all influence how well they perform in races. Understanding how to look after your hound will help you get the best results on the track.

How to view your hound

Tap the dog head icon in the bottom left of the main racing screen to open your kennels. From here you can see all the hounds you currently own. Tap on a hound to view its profile.

Market

Tap “Buy Dog” on an empty kennel slot to open the Hound Market.

Each hound is unique and has different traits that affect performance on various track types. Some hounds may have better Strength, Endurance, Focus, Reflexes, Recovery, or Trainability than others.

Select a hound from the market to purchase. If you have an available kennel, your newly purchased hound will appear in your kennel immediately.

Hounds live for approximately 10 days before being retired. Hounds that are not well looked after may retire earlier than 10 days.

Hound profile

Tap on a hound in your kennel to display its profile. Here you can see:

• Age of your hound

• Current weight

• Number of races, including wins, places, and shows

• Total prize money earned

• Performance over the last 5 races

• Current stats for Health (heart), Happiness (smiling face), and Energy (lightning bolt)

If you own the Performance Analyzer, you will also see hidden stats such as Strength, Endurance, Focus, Reflexes, Recovery, and Trainability.

Weight and track performance

Weight affects how your hound performs on different track conditions:

• Heavier than 30 kg: performs better on wet tracks

• Lighter than 30 kg: performs better on dry tracks

Weight can be modified by feeding your hound different food from the Shop.

Age

Age determines when your hound can race and breed, and when it will retire.

• Puppies cannot race until they are 1 day old

• Market hounds start at 1 day old and can race immediately

• Females can breed from 2 days old

• All hounds retire at 10 days old

• Poorly cared for hounds may retire earlier

Health

Health affects race performance and how quickly your hound loses energy.

Unhealthy hounds will lose energy quicker and will therefore be able to run fewer races before becoming exhausted. Keep your hound healthy by feeding it regularly.

• Food boosts health

• Treats boost health only moderately and provide more happiness

If your hound is unhealthy, it may be best to focus on feeding it food instead of treats.

Happiness

Happiness affects how well your hound performs on the track.

Treats and toys can be used to boost happiness. Different treats and toys will boost happiness to different degrees. Happy hounds will perform much better on the track.

Fatigue

Hounds gain fatigue as they race.

• A fatigued hound performs poorly

• A very tired hound cannot race

• Some hounds recover faster due to their Recovery stat

Fatigue naturally recovers over time, especially if your hound is healthy and well cared for.

Getting new hounds

You can expand your kennel by:

• Buying hounds from the Market

• Breeding your own puppies

• Earning special hounds through gameplay events

Each new hound requires an available kennel slot.

Kennel management

Your kennel stores all your hounds. From here you can:

• View stats

• Feed and care for hounds

• Equip items

• Enter races

• Breed or stud

• Rename or recolour your hound

Your first kennel is free, but you must purchase additional kennels with game cash.

If you no longer wish to keep a hound, tap it in the kennel and select the exit door icon to set it free. There is a confirmation step before your hound is released, but once your hound is set free, it is gone for good.

Training

Once you have purchased a hound for your kennels, you may attempt to train it every 8 hours in either Strength or Endurance. Training may or may not be successful depending on your hound’s training stats.

When your hound is ready to be trained, a barbell icon will appear on its kennel.

• Strength training will improve your hound’s performance over shorter track distances (under 350 metres)

• Endurance training will improve your hound’s performance over longer distances (over 350 metres)

Hounds may be naturally better at either strength or endurance racing. Using the Performance Analyzer will reveal Strength and Endurance stats for your hound.

Training mini‑game

After selecting either Strength or Endurance to train, the training mini‑game will display.

To successfully train your hound:

• Repeatedly tap when the dot is in the green zone of the circle to increase the meter on the right until it is full

• Failing to tap when the dot is in the green zone will decrease the success meter on the right

• If you fail to train your hound, you can try again after a short cooldown

Hounds with better Trainability have a larger green zone, which makes them easier to train.

Why owning a hound matters

Owning and caring for your hound allows you to:

• Improve race performance

• Unlock breeding options

• Progress through grades

• Earn prize money

• Develop long‑term racing strategies

A well‑cared‑for hound performs better, lives longer, and wins more races.