The Dog House Pokie Guide

Pragmatic Play built The Dog House around a bright, playful cartoon backyard. Dogs, kennels and bones fill the reels, and the presentation stays light rather than serious.

The game uses a standard 5x3 layout with 20 fixed paylines. What sets it apart from a typical pokie of this shape is how the wilds behave. In the base game, multiplier wilds can land on reels 2, 3 and 4, carrying a 2x or 3x value. These multipliers apply to any win they help form.

During free spins, those same multiplier wilds become sticky. Once they land, they stay locked in place until the feature ends, and their multipliers combine. That combination is the structural difference: most 5x3 games reset wilds each spin, but here the board can build up over the whole free spins round.

To set up a spin in The Dog House, use the bet selector to choose a stake between $0.20 and $100 per spin. The game uses a 5x3 layout with 20 fixed paylines, so wins are read from left to right on these lines. The paytable and game info are accessible via the info button, and the spin button starts the reels. There is no ante bet or bonus buy in this game, so the only way to trigger the free spins feature is by landing three paw scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5. The RTP version is shown in the info panel, and it can vary between 95.51% and 96.51%.

The key feature is triggered by three paw scatters landing on reels 1, 3 and 5. A spinning machine then picks the number of free spins, anywhere from 9 to 27.

Multiplier wilds appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 in both the base game and free spins. Each wild carries a 2x or 3x multiplier. In free spins, these wilds are sticky — they remain locked until the feature ends, and their multipliers combine.

For example, if two 3x wilds and one 2x wild are stuck on the reels, any winning line they form is multiplied by 18 (3 × 3 × 2). The free spins reel strips also feature fully stacked premium symbols, which increases the chance of filling lines with higher-value icons.

There is no bonus buy or ante bet in this game, so the feature is only reached through regular spins.

The Dog House is high volatility. That means wins come less often, but when they arrive they tend to be larger. For a session, you need to plan for dry stretches.

With a bet range of $0.20 to $100, a $50 session should use bets around $0.50 to $1 per spin. That gives you 50 to 100 spins, enough to see whether the feature lands. For a $200 session, bets of $2 to $4 keep you in the game for 50 to 100 spins as well.

There is no bonus buy or ante bet, so the only cost per attempt is the spin itself. No betting system changes the RTP; the house edge stays the same regardless of how you size bets.

Set a loss limit before you start, and treat any win as a bonus, not income.

The default RTP is 96.51%, but Pragmatic Play offers two versions: 95.51% and 96.51%. The official page lists 96.51%.

A lower RTP of 95.51% means that for every $100 wagered, the theoretical return is $95.51, versus $96.51 on the default version. That is a $1 difference per $100, which adds up over time.

The maximum win is 6,750x your stake. At a $1 bet, that is $6,750; at a $0.20 bet, it is $1,350.

Always check the RTP version in the game's info panel before you play, as it can vary by casino.

The demo version of The Dog House uses play credits but runs the same maths and RTP version as the real-money build at the casino you open it in. A demo session is useful for seeing how often the free spins feature triggers and how the sticky multiplier wilds build up during the feature. It also lets you test how bet sizes from $0.20 to $100 feel in practice. With high volatility, you might need many spins to trigger the feature, so a demo can help you gauge whether the game suits your patience. When you switch to real AUD, bets are real, so set limits and stick to them.

The Dog House is available at Autumn Moon More Chilli, where you can play in AUD. There is a demo mode so you can try the game for free before risking real money.

When you play for real, check the RTP version listed in the game's info panel at More Chilli.

Play responsibly. If gambling is causing you harm, call Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858.

Rise of Olympus — Both are high-volatility games with a max win potential, but Rise of Olympus uses a 5x5 grid with cascades and a growing multiplier, while The Dog House is a classic 5x3 payline pokie with sticky wilds.

Starlight Princess — Starlight Princess is also high volatility from Pragmatic Play, but it uses a 6x5 scatter-pays format with tumble wins and multiplier symbols, unlike The Dog House's fixed paylines and sticky wilds.

Legacy of Egypt — Legacy of Egypt shares the 5x3 layout and high volatility, but its free spins feature includes a random multiplier on every spin, whereas The Dog House relies on sticky multiplier wilds.