Death Hound (Dawnguard)

"Death Hounds are used as guardians by vampires. How they came to be is unknown, but their bite is as cold as the grave."

- Dawnguard loading screen

Death Hounds are undead creatures that serve as the pets and guard dogs for vampires.

Combat
A death hound's primary form of attack is its bite, which deals frost damage. However, they also emit a permanent frost cloak that drains stamina from anyone in melee range during combat.

Upon death, they drop a death hound collar and dog meat and, occasionally, small amounts of gold or any other minor treasure.

Named Deathhounds

 * CuSith
 * Garmr

Trivia

 * Killing death hounds count towards raising the power of the enchantment of the Dawnguard Rune Axe.
 * It is possible that death hounds are a result of dogs contracting Sanguinare Vampiris.
 * Like vampires, death hounds cannot be fed upon by a werewolf. Having the perk Savage Feeding does not change this.
 * Death hounds do not bark or move their jaws like normal dogs, but if you use console command "sexchange" on it, they will behave like normal dogs.