Divine Dog Black

You utter a command word and form a dog-shaped shadow puppet with your hands, drawing forth a shikigami from the dark recesses of your shadow. A fierce, jet-black dog with a white three-dot emblem on its forehead materializes in an unoccupied space of your choice within range.

 

In combat, the Divine Dog shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you use your bonus action to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the shikigami can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.