I Became a Dog is an extremely interesting game available on mobile: one day you wake up as a dog and have to work your way up to becoming human again from there. It’s not going to be an easy job, but I am here to help by sharing some I Became a Dog tips and tricks – and a walkthrough to help you complete the game faster.
It won’t be easy, as I said – you still need to invest a lot of time in it, but it’s all worth it since the experience is simply amazing. So you have to do it!
UPDATE: If you are interesting in a guide to unlock all the game’s endings, we have published that in a separate article here. The walkthrough and tips are below.
We’ll start with some gameplay tips, because these are the most important and they help you complete the game easily on your own:
1. The most important thing in the game is to level up your language skills by eating dog food. Early on, you will have to wait for it to arrive, but soon after you will learn to Bark and ask for the dog food, so progress will be a lot faster. So eat as much as possible!
Note: have in mind that the food is only served in the area where the three dogs are, so make sure that you bark only when you are nearby.
2. The second most important thing are bugs: you can never have enough of them, so collect them like there’s no tomorrow! You will also learn, eventually, a skill that will call in the bugs and it will be easier to collect them. Just like barking, use the skill whenever you can!
3. Talk to all dogs: new information will be available each time you level up your language skills or after passing a certain milestone in the game. I usually go talk to all dogs after each new level – there’s not much else you can do anyway.
4. You don’t have to wait to fully understand what the dogs are saying in order to be allowed to complete some of the tasks, but you will have to eventually understand them for others, so you still have to go through the eating/getting bugs phases.
5. Unlock the hints. In the main menu, you will have hints for the main events in the game. You unlock each by watching an ad – make sure you do so because it helps the developer greatly and the game is really worth our support! Plus, the hints themselves will make your life a lot easier!
6. You don’t have to wait for the bark / fart meters to restore. You can use up to 5 in a row (the green dots below each of them). It took me a while to find this out and it helps greatly with the speed of your progress, especially when it comes to collecting bugs.
I Became a Dog walkthrough
Basically, all you have to do is to level up your language and talk to the dogs. Eventually, they will start giving you quests and you have to complete them one after another in order to complete the game. There’s no other way around this.
So talk to the dogs until you understand them, they will give you quests.
The first quest will be to get the rubber duck from the bathtub. You will learn from the dogs (and hints) that the key to the bathroom is in the sink. After getting there, you will have to talk to the jumping dog in order to learn to swim.
After doing this, keep leveling up your language skill and collect bugs. You will end up giving a mouse to the dog in the cage.
After a while, the jumping dog will start allowing you to level up your speed – take a few upgrades, but don’t spend all your bugs on that yet because you will need them for other quests. Depending on the ending you’re after, you will need maximum speed.
For example, the next quest: the medicine. You will need 500 bugs to give to the dog in the cage in order to complete this quest as you need his treasure: a DVD. Play it in the DVD Player, then go to the dog house – blindly move forward as much as possible, then all the way to the right. You will get the study key.
Go to the computer and use it – you need the password: 4, 7, 6, 3.
Go talk to the dog in the jail house, then collect the oil canister. Go to the flower pot and dig – then return the dead puppy to the jail dog. Go to the warehouse.
Once there, you can eat all the dog food to earn a ton of fast levels!
Also get the medicine and deliver it to the dog. Then give her the oil can – you need to fill it with oil first, though, from the toilet.
Now talk to the dog guarding the door – you have to collect 1,000 bugs and you will get the oil pump.
After getting the oil, deliver it to Tomy and tap on her again. Depending on the ending you are looking to get, accept the toy (or not, in most cases). Refuse to give it to James as well. Get James’ key to the bedroom.
At around this point, Sony (the jumping dog) will start asking you to help him stop from jumping. Depending on the ending you’re after, help or not.
Go to the Jail again and talk to Julia. Accept her quest to take on Tomy. In order to get the Jail key, bark when outside and when Julia goes to eat, go to her rug and tap it – you will get the Jail Key. Go to Julia again.
Now go into the bedroom and tap the map. Bark three times in a row (tap the Bark button 3 times, without waiting for it to refill) and talk the human until he starts following you – there is also a quest to deliver 1,500 bugs to him. You can go to Julia during this time and get 500 bugs for free.
If you get to a point where an old man comes and asks for money, you will find them: in the bedroom (closet), in the computer room (book shelves) and in the warehouse.
If you get stuck anywhere, just let us know and we’ll happily help you out!
So I did the quests and I keep ending up dead or in jail… how do I get past that
DONT ACCEPT TOMYS GIFT!! AND DONT TAKE IT TO JAMES EITHER!! Then after tomy takes it to James herself go get julia. But make sure you have the jail key. If you don’t have it, you can find it in Tomys bed. But you have to bark so she will run to the food. You won’t be able to get it if she is in her bed.
HELP WHICH ONE IS TOMY
Tony is the one that sits in the pink dog bed
Tommy is the cute dog near the study
The one in the pink bed
Tomy is the one always in the dog bed
I can’t get past Julia following me. I unlocked the hints and I’m barking in jail, but when I talk to Tommy again she only says to think of something
Help?
You have to bark in the jail and then lock her in it using the sliding shelf (enter the password while she is eating the food)
I can’t get the jail ending (#2) how did you do it?
You and Julia must catch Tommy before Jame is dead. Then you’re in Jail
how do i do that tho
I need help on ending three. I lured Julia into the jail, but what do I do now?! HELP
I had trouble with this ending as well, but I just figured it out. Bark in jail to lure Julia in, re-enter the password into the computer to close the door. You can then eat all the dog for yourself. My game seemed to glitch the first time I did this, when you start eating there should be a monologue to end the game.
that happend to me and I will sent to the beginning of the game
samee
Same! I have that problem too! D:
I wonder what I’ll do now, Julia is trapped outside of the cell, but, she’s trapped, then I locked the door after that. But I’m not sure on how to lock Julia in the cell itself with Tomy. And the human won’t open the door. James is dead and Somy is not there, I wonder what happened to him..
Sorry about all this though!*
I’m just really wondering on what to do next?
The same hapend to me too!
SAME im stuck on that part too i am SO confused
What is a sliding shelf ??? And what’s the passcode I need help
HOW did you get there????
When you lure her into the jail, quickly go to the computer and retype the passcode in and it’ll lock her in there. She’ll yell and you and viola! Ending three is complete.
I need help on ending 5. How do I kill Somy?
He wears himself out doing jumping jacks, don’t talk to him towards the end and he will die.
Olivia. You need to shut the door behind her with the computer password.
how do i get the human to open the door for me to kiss him
You need to give Tomy all items and refuse her gift twice, she will give it to James instead and he will drop the bedroom key. Bark next to the bed 3 times to wake human up and give him 1500 bugs.
You can’t – at this point you will get a different ending. I have published a full walkthrough/endings guide at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-4t9zGzW90Fyssyv9YAFAIGnxlYoX4N4wLdfG3Q2UR4/pub.
How do I dig in the flower pot??
how do i lure julia into getting trapped
You need to enter the jail room then bark for food. As soon as Julia enters, go into the study and use the computer to lock her in.
I can’t figure how to dig up the the flower pot-I’m new to this game and this is pretty much in the beginning so I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong
You have to talk to the guy in the dog house he has the hint and then you just class clown on the pot
Click on **
Well when you get to that part just tap the flower
Rose, indeed, you have to reach the point where the dog in the dog house tells you that the key is in the flower pot.
Talk to the guy in the dog house
How do I fill the oil can?
Give james 1000 bugs and go to the toilet after
You need the oil pump from the black and white dog guarding the door. After that go to the toilet and get the oil
How do i level up my speed if somy is gone and the bedroom door is closed with the person holding the door closed
You have to max out your speed before that.
How do I get ending 3? I keep trying but I can’t do it….
Me either!
Complete Tomy’s Three requests, then deny her “reward” twice (if you take the reward she will kill you). After you free Julia and lock Tomy in prison, you will find that Julia is also crazy. Bark while in jail, then, while Julia is eating, go out and close off the jail by putting the passcode into the computer. Then, go out, bark, and eat all by yourself.
How do I bark? I need to wake up the human.
If i bark in jail Julia(?) comes but doesn’t stay there so how do i lock her up there ahah
Bark and then leave once the food arrives and lock it as soon as Julia walks in
How do I get the human to kiss me???
And the dog that was in jail from before, is acting kinda weird, and she’s following me.. it’s a bit creepy!
You have to get max speed from the jumping dog so you can catch the human. Once you catch him, he’ll automatically surrender and you can kiss him again if you wish to once again be a dog. Julia, the dog from the jail, is following you because she plans to kill you so all the food is to herself.
This will lead to ending no.3. You have to go into the jail to talk to Tomy – see if you can take it from there. If not, I have published a full walkthrough/endings guide at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-4t9zGzW90Fyssyv9YAFAIGnxlYoX4N4wLdfG3Q2UR4/pub.
I don’t know how to bark I need to wake up the human!
IM ON THE SAME PART AND IDKKK
click the bark button that gives you food
What bark button?
You need to tap the button in the lower right corner, next to the one that calls in the bugs. The first thing you learn from the jumping dog, the button that brings the food.
I never got that button
I never got the bark button either. I guess it’s some kind of bug.
Same here
What do I do if I become human again and Somy is dead?
This will lead to ending no.5.
I’m at the part where you have to bark at the human to wake him up. i have tomy in jail and i’ve barked at the human atleast 20 times and he won’t wake up. is there a step im missing?
Where are all the hiding places for the 10 dollars??
The bottom of the closet, one of the shelves in the storage room, in the bookshelf… and I think that’s it. (But I’m not 100% sure.)
…so I heard I have to let the old dog die of exhaustion for ending 5. What do I do after he dies?
Talk to all the dogs once more.
What do I do once I have all the money ending 5
Just talk to every dog there is and then the woman will show up
I can’t talk to the dogs they are just saying “….”
Help how can I get the oil!!!
I just gave the toy to James and went to talk to the other dogs but now I’m stuck. There’s nothing for me to do. I talked to Julia but am not getting the hint for the jail key.
I just gave the toy to James and went to talk to the other dogs but now I’m stuck. There’s nothing for me to do. I talked to Julia but am not getting the hint for the jail key.
How do I get that bark button? Tomy is currently in jail and I’m trying to wake up the human but I don’t have a bark button and Somy is missing! What do I do?
Didn’t you get it as soon as you started playing the game, from the jumping dog?
No I didn’t does this mean I have to start all over?
Ok. I have absolutely no idea how to get ending three. Help?
I have published a full walkthrough/endings guide at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-4t9zGzW90Fyssyv9YAFAIGnxlYoX4N4wLdfG3Q2UR4/pub.
How do I dig the flower pot?
Talk to the dog that’s in the doghouse and then tap on the flower pot.
How do you bark
where’s the jail key and how do i get it
You have to wait till there is food out and then quickly go to tomy’s cushion and tap on it while she’s away. You should get the jail key.
I have collected 1000bugs but whenever i go to james he say ( get lost you can’t go in ) what do i have to do
So I can’t get the oil pump
Have you collected the gas tank/container from the jail cell area yet?
How do I get the upgrade to collect bugs faster?? And when am I able to get it??
After you die. At least thats when I got it
How long does the human take to finish eating the 1500 bugs? I’ve been waiting forever and there’s nothing to do in the mean time …
I’m at language lvl 105 but i don’t bark, and there is no bark button. What do i do??
You don’t accutally need to wait. Just tap on the human more then once and it should speed it up.
When I bark to try and lure julia in the jail she just eats in the living room. I can’t figure out ending 3 and I did all the steps on the walk through
How do you stop eating
I never get the option to get the fart ability, and it takes so long to get bugs without it. ):
Any ideas?
I can’t get talk to the dog in the jail
Put in the code 4763 in the computer to get to julia
What the heck!! WHAT HAPPENED TO SONY?! I helped him stop jumping but did he still die?
I think he turned into the old man that was mentioned (meaning he turned human again). I haven’t seen the old man yet, but I think based on how old Sony looked, he used to be an old man?? Theory, idk
How do I get into the jail area when I’m a human I’m too big?!
Know what to do in order to get the jail key but it won’t let me. I bark for food then when to my leaves i go to her bed and search for the key and all I end up doing is walking on top of her cushion then she comes back and I repeat the process
How do I dig in the flower pot??
How do you get the fart power? I already unlocked one of the endings and I still can’t figure out how to get it. ( It took hours to finish while catching the bugs manually)
I cant dig in the flower pot help !!!
You shall come to the dog in the dog house first Talk to him and boom you can dig it
I have become a person, Collect the money , Look around, And Clicking stuff but there is no old man what should i do?!
How do you get the jail key from Tomys bed?
You bark and when Tomy is going to eat you tap the bed
How long does it take for the man/Sony to eat??! XD
How i bark
I Cannot figure out how to unlock the bark feature. I’m language level 145 and I haven’t unlocked it? Do I need to do something or?
I can’t find the money and I have 7 dollers
HELP! My game is glitched, i can’t give the puppy to julia! I can’t get into the warehouse.
Halp!! when I finally captured Tomy I closed the secret door but When I tried to open it again I couldnt :(
I’m really confused on how to get in the jail
HELP PLEASE !
How can i hit 10$ for Sony ? (SPOIL: He is a human now.)
Hi i need help! I dont know how but I suddenly were in the bedroom and I am stuck, the door is locked. How to go out?
You have to restart its a glitch
It happened to me to i hv all 5 endings
Unknown go to bedroom and click on closet you ll get 6$ then got to warehouse and click the left shelf you will get 3$ then for the last dollar go to study and click on the bookshelf
You have to do it as a human
Paxtria your not supposed to open the door go outside and eat the food
after i locked tomy in jail the old dog disappeared? need help
On ending 5 I lost Julia in the jail with Tommy by putting in the password into computer and then after I left the room it took me back to the very beginning where I could not understand all the other dogs and I was not familiar with farting and barking please help me what do I do can I get back without doing all the chores I did in the beginning PS hope this makes sense
WHAT IS THE password ?
4763
I can’t get money help!
I’m stuck on the part where I get faster how do I lure Julia into the jail?
P.S I’ve tried barking
HELP SOMEBODY!!!!!!!
Nvm now I just need to figure out how to get faster than the person.
I’m on the part where Julia is following me and I’m trying to find Sony but I can’t. What do I do?
aaaaaaahhhhHHHHHH-
I woke up the human, he told me how we (spoliers) swiTcHed bOdiEs, I had to follow him around for a bit, he called me slow, and now he’s in the room, and I’m locked out. If this helps, Julia has started following me again (Tomy is in jail, James is dead, and Sony is missing, but I think he just went back to being a human.) Am I at a dead end??
How do you dig?
What to do after all 5 endings are completed???
There is not much left to do afterwards… :)
SPEED THE DOG TOLD US ABOUT SPEED
What does the restart button do? I can’t find the key in the kitchen and this is causing me to want to start again. The only problem is I don’t want to start all my endings again. I have 4 / 5 and currently im doing number 3.
How i should find the Computer code
And what is the code?!
How to get all the dollars
I did the whole bookshelf thing but there’s a wall in the way, what do?
Just walk threw the wall
after i locked tomy in jail the old dog disappeared? need help
I can’t lock Tomy up. I keep getting locked up and I want to know if her little friend is gonna propose and blow up. He won’t cause he’s nervous. Help?
Where in the bedroom is the map?
I don’t know was wondering that to
How do I get ending 5 pls
Also the passcode for the computer is 4763
How do I get the second ending it’s the only ending left for me
How do I get the second ending it’s the only ending left for me.
How do I get ending five? I tried barking in jail to lure Julia in but it doesn’t work. I’ve tried spamming and normal but I still can’t lure her in. Also, how do I free Tony? If this is possible, I want Tony and Julia to kill each other. But that human is really stupid as well, and so is James. *sigh