‘Thrown to the Dogs’ walkthrough for Assassin’s Creed Shadows

“Thrown to the Dogs” is an early quest you can find in Assassin’s Creed Shadows in the Izumi Settsu region. It is part of the People of Settsu board of your Objectives menu.

The quest starts with finding an abandoned dog at a grave who you’ll have to follow to find his owner’s hidden inheritance.

Our Assassin’s Creed Shadows guide will tell you how to start “Thrown to the Dogs,” where to find the dog, and where to find the key to complete the quest.

Where to find the dog in ‘Thrown to the Dogs’

The “Thrown to the Dogs” quest will be on the People of Settsu board of your Objectives menu after you reach the Hideout in the main story. The start point for the quest will already be on your map. Look for it northeast of Osaka and northwest of Tennoji Temple, home to three Lost Pages.

When you arrive at the location, the marker will disappear and you’ll have a fuzzy area to explore. Start on the Tennoji Temple area on the east side of the blur. There’s a narrow path leading out of a cemetery and up a small hill. Follow that path through the trees.

At the top, you’ll meet a stray dog who has had a rough go of it. Pet him and learn that he belonged to a man named Ichiro.

After you pet him, you’ll follow the dog for a ways down the road. Along the way, you’ll have to deal with a few samurai.

Eventually, he’ll lead you to an estate. There, you’ll meet Ichiro’s sister, Takako, who will explain that her brother hid their inheritance and the key somewhere. However you deal with Takako, your next objective is to find the key and claim the inheritance.

Where to find Ichiro’s key in ‘Thrown to the Dogs’

Observe your environment (holding down L2/LT on a default scheme) to look around and you’ll highlight three locations with blue dots. The one you’re after is to the right (northeast) of where you talked to Takako.

Loop around to the back of the building to find a gap where you can crawl under the floor. Crawl along until you can pick up Ichiro’s key.

When you crawl back out, the dog will be gone. Naoe will say he probably went back to the gravesite. Luckily, your map will have a waypoint for you this time.

Back at the grave, open the box the Tsuki-maru dug up to claim the inheritance: Ichiro’s Letter, 60 minerals for your Hideout, and a Tsuki-maru pet.

How to invite Tsuki-maru to your Hideout

Naoe’s comment that Tsuki-maru would make a great guard dog is more than an empty promise. Head back to the Hideout and go to the table in the Hiroma room to improve Hideout.

Open the Build menu and tab over to Dogs (and Cats) on the right. From there, you can place Tsuki-maru in your Hideout along with any other dogs and cats you’ve met.

For more Assassin’s Creed Shadows guides, see our running lists of Lost Pages, Kuji-kiri, and armor locations. Or see our full Assassin’s Creed Shadows walkthrough, and our guides on how to get all companions and romance options.