"Can You Pet the ___?" (catalog of pettable video game animals) (3)

I believe the answer is:

dog

(Other definitions for dog that I've seen before include "plague?" , "Follow closely; animal" , "Lassie" , "Hound" , "A pet; its life prov. wretched" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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