I hated the "importance" that the dog had in Fable II's gameplay to the point of near mandatory status for digging up things (and I think those demon doors); The fact that the 3rd game begins waking up with the bloody animal slobbering next to you without so much as a choice to go it alone (or at least have an undead, evil pet...) was equally discouraging. Now more dog-mania... because I'm sure there isn't something interesting that could otherwise be added via DLC.