Pet Commands
To command a pet, say the pet's name, or "all" followed by the command in parentheses. Using "all" will cause all the pets in the room to listen to the command. Examples: You say in common, 'Fido (lick Pelidor)' You say in common, 'All (lick Pelidor)' (Note that additional comments in the command are allowable.) You say in common, 'Fido (stand) up you lazy dog.'
Most pets can learn to follow these commands:
(ambush who) pet will try to ambush the specified being
(attack who) or (kill who) pet will attack the specified being
(bite who) pet will bite the specified being
(block direction) the pet will try to block the specified exit
(climb what) pet will climb the named object or direction
(come here) when you shout this, pet will try to get to where you are
(drink what) or (chug what) the pet will drink the named liquid, if it's imbibable (and suitable for that species of pet)
(eat what) the pet will eat the named object, if it's edible (and suitable for that species of pet)
(flee) the pet will flee from the room Note: this only applies if the pet is currently involved in combat
(follow me) or (follow Name) pet will follow and try to join the named person
(growl who) pet will growl at the specified being
(guard room) the pet will attack anybody who enters the room
(heel) pet will stand, follow and try to join the one who issued the command
(hide) pet will try to hide
(leave party) pet will leave the party
(lick who) pet will lick the specified being
(lie) or (lie on what) pet will lie down or lie down on the specified object
(obey Name) pet will obey commands from the named person. Note: A pet can only obey one other person besides the owner at any given time.
(obey only me) pet will cease obeying anyone other than the owner (row #) pet will move to the specified row of the party
(save) the pet will save (same as save for players)
(set what to what) same as set command for players
(sit) or (sit on what) pet will sit down, or sit on the specified object
(sneak direction) pet will sneak in the named direction
(speak) pet will perform a vocalization appropriate for the species
(stand) pet will stand up
(stay) pet will hopefully stay in the room
(stop what) same as stop command for players
(swap owner) makes another person that the pet obeys the new owner of the pet. Note: This command can only be issued by the pet's owner and only if the pet currently obeys someone other than the owner
(swim direction) pet will swim in the named direction
(wimpy #) pet will flee from combat when their hitpoints fall below the specified percentage
{creator:Creator commands:}
{creator: (status) -- show pet status} {creator: (debug) and (debug off) -- turn debugging on and off}
Pet Commands helpfile