User blog comment:JAlbor/Wikia at E3 2012/@comment-86.151.84.224-20120526094803/@comment-5151072-20120531162055

If there are dogs, I wouldn't be surprised if you saw enemies use them to track you or sniff you out of a crowd you might be hiding in. It would make blending in that much harder...though to be honest, looking at what Connor wears, he sticks out like a sore thumb anyway!