

In Don't Starve Together, a character that has died and became a Ghost can haunt a Hound, giving it a chance of becoming either a Red Hound or a Blue Hound (50/50 chance). Depending on the season, these Hounds can be normal, Blue, and Red. In Don't Starve: Reign of Giants, if a player tracks a Varg, the Varg can spot the player and howl, calling two Hounds to help attack the player. When killed, they drop one Monster Meat and have a chance of dropping a Hound's Tooth.

Hounds take two blasts from an Ice Staff to be frozen.

More Hounds will spawn at a time as the game progresses. The player will also comment on the growling three times until it stops, and the Hounds attack. At least two Hounds will typically appear during an attack, which is signaled by growling noises heard for a short time. They attack every 3–13 days and can also spawn from Hound Mounds. Hounds are Monsters that attack periodically in packs.
