Your Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, and Wisdom scores increase by 1

Warrior Dogs live from anywhere from 20-40 years, much longer than your regular breed. Most are combat-ready at 2 years of age.

Warrior Dogs have whatever alignment that their original caretaker had, as they bonded to them and were influenced by them.

Warrior Dogs stand between 2-3 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Your base walking speed is 40 feet

You have proficiency in the perception skill. You also have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

The Warrior Dogs jaw can bite down with extreme force. They are natural weapons that deal piercing damage equal to equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier. On a successful hit with your bite attack, the target must also make a Strength saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your strength modifier or be knocked prone.

As you do not have Hands, what you can interact with becomes limited. You are unable to use tools and weapons, except for simple weapons with the light quality. You may only use on such weapon at a time, as you are holding such weapons in your mouth. With no hands to wave signs and not voice to speak incantations, you are unable to cast spells.

You can hear but not speak or read Common and one other language, typically one that your caretaker spoke.