The Dog House Slot (Pragmatic Play)

The Dog House slot has 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 fixed paylines. Winning combinations are formed by landing 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel, across any of the 20 paylines. As with other online slot games, only the highest win per payline will be paid.

You can play The Dog House from as little as 20p a spin. With a maximum bet of £100 a spin, you may find the max bet reduced at some UK sites to £20, £10 or £5 per spin. To change your bet, use the plus and minus buttons on either side of the ‘Spin’ button on a desktop device. On a mobile or tablet device, press the ‘Coins’ icon. Non-UK players can opt for Turbo/Quick Spin modes and Autoplay (up to 1,000 auto spins).

The Dog House RTP rate is 96.51% which is well above the average rate of 96% for a slot game. It doesn’t quite make it into our list of the highest RTP slots but it’s close enough. Pragmatic Play has also produced a 95.51% RTP version which will more than likely be used at the majority of UK casinos and slot sites. Verify by opening the Paytable. For reference, the demo and all other demo slots at OLBG use the highest RTP possible. 

High volatility (5/5), the hit frequency rate is 27.55% meaning a winning combination will land every 3.63 spins on average. The Free Spins feature will trigger 1 in 180.47 spins, on average.

Lastly, The Dog House slot offers 6,750 times bet max wins. With the bigger wins coming from the sticky wild multipliers during the free spins, the max win probability or frequency is 1 in 8,333,333,333 spins (so 1 in 8.3 billion). Winning 1,000 times your total bet or higher will occur every 66,133 spins on average.

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With a dog theme, The Dog House slot sees you join a gang of canines in the suburbs. Released in May 2019, the idyllic setting is exactly where you’d want to bring up your family.

With lush green meadows, bungalows and white picket fences in the backdrop, the reels are cleverly encased within a giant, wooden dog kennel. Using cartoon-style graphics, this pleasant game has an upbeat soundtrack with vivid colours and imagery.

Symbols include A, K, Q, J and 10 royals as the low-value symbols whilst dog bones, dog collars and dog gang members represent the higher-value ones. You’ll come across a Dachshund, Pug, Shihtzu and tame-looking Rottweiler. The Rottweiler pays the most offering 37.5 times your total bet for 5 across any payline.

The Dog House comes with 2 special symbols. First up is the Kennel Wild symbol which appears on reels 2, 3 and/or 4 only. Substituting for all paying symbols above, it can contain a random multiplier of 2x or 3x (more details below). Finally, there is a Paw Print Bonus Scatter which can trigger the Free Spins feature. Below is a list of all symbol payouts and functions:

• Q/J/10: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.25 or 1.25 x bet
• A/K: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.25, 0.5 or 2.5 x bet
• Dog Bone: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.4, 1 or 5 x bet
• Dog Collar: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.6, 1.25 or 7.5 x bet
• Dachshund: 3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2 or 10 x bet
• Pug: 3, 4 or 5 = 1.25, 3 or 15 x bet
• Shihtzu: 3, 4 or 5 = 1.75, 5 or 25 x bet
• Rottweiler: 3, 4 or 5 = 2.5, 7.5 or 37.5 x bet
• Kennel Wild: Substitutes for all paying symbols and contains random multiplier up to 3x
• Paw Print Bonus Scatter: 3 triggers Free Spins feature

The Dog House Mobile

With Pragmatic Play creating all slot games using HTML5 technology, The Dog House can be played on laptop, PC, tablet and mobile devices. It’s compatible with iOS and Android smartphone devices with the 5x3 setup working well on handheld devices.

The Dog House has 2 bonus features. In the base game, Kennel Wilds come with random multipliers of 2x or 3x which can combine on the middle 3 reels up to 9x. In the Free Spins feature, all Kennel Wilds are sticky meaning sticky multiplier wilds up to 9x on up to 27 free spins.

Multiplier Wilds

As mentioned, the Kennel Wild symbol can appear on any of the 3 middle reels during base game spins. Substituting for all paying symbols, all wilds will contain a random multiplier of 2x or 3x.

When multiple Kennel Wilds appear on the same reel, they will contain the same random multiplier of 2x or 3x. When part of a winning combination, the multipliers will be applied. If multiplier wilds appear on more than 1 reel, the multiplier values will be added together. This means a 3x multiplier wild on the 3 middle reels will lead to a 9x multiplier.

Free Spins

The Free Spins feature is triggered when the Paw Print Bonus Scatter appears on reels 1, 3 and 5 simultaneously during a base game spin. As well as a 5 times bet payout, you enter a wooden shed where the rottweiler spins various barrels to reveal how many free spins appear on each. 1, 2 or 3 free spins will appear on each barrel meaning you will be awarded between 9 and 27 free spins.

The setting is now night-time. Like in the base game, the Kennel Wild symbols will contain a random multiplier of 2x or 3x. However, each Kennel Wild is sticky meaning it remains in position for the duration of the feature.

Multiplier values are the same per reel. If you were to get 3x sticky multiplier wilds across all 3 reels, a 9x multiplier would apply. Paw Print Bonus Scatters don’t appear meaning no additional free spins can be won.

The Dog House Slot

Rating: 4.1/5

The Dog House is a simple slot game which focuses on wild multipliers. In the free spins, multiplier wilds are sticky for up to 6,750 x bet max wins. The RTP rate is also high at 96.51%.

Chris Taylor

The Dog House slot whisks you off to an idyllic suburban setting. Don’t let the surroundings and cute appearances fool you as it’s a highly volatile game. Graphically pleasant, it’s all about the Kennel Wilds which come with multipliers up to 3x.

In the Free Spins feature, the Kennel Wilds are sticky meaning sticky wild multipliers up to 9x on each free spin. The more you get, the higher your win potential. Key to winning big is to land plenty of sticky Kennel Wild multipliers early on during the feature and beginning with up to 27 free spins.

The Dog House comes with a high RTP rate of 96.51% and 6,750 times bet max wins. Simple and pleasant, it’s become one of Pragmatic Play’s most popular slot games.

Overall, The Dog House slot is an iconic game which is simple and potentially rewarding. The key is to land as many sticky multiplier wilds early on during the Free Spins feature for big wins. 

As a result, Pragmatic has created various The Dog House slots including:

Like dogs? Hacksaw Gaming's Pug Life slot comes with a 96.33% RTP rate and 7,500 x bet max wins. Another option is 5 Doggy Millionaires Dream Drop by 4ThePlayer which gives you the chance to win progressive jackpots. 

If you like sticky multiplier wilds, my pick would be NetEnt’s Dead or Alive 2 where sticky multiplier wilds in the High Noon Saloon Free Spins feature can combine for wins of up to 111,111.11 times your total bet!

The Dog House slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our prime Slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, top UK brands. 

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