6 reels, 2 to 7 symbols per reel, up to 117,649 ways
Bonus buy
Yes
Theme
cartoon dogs, suburban backyard, kennels
Casinos can run a 95.53% or 94.55% version of this game; the paytable inside the game shows which one you are on.
WHAT IT IS
The Dog House Megaways in short
The Dog House Megaways is the 2020 follow-up to Pragmatic Play's original Dog House, with the fixed paylines swapped for a Megaways reel set that changes height every spin and tops out at 117,649 ways. The dogs, the kennels and the wild multipliers all carry over. What changed is the volatility, rated very high, and the max win, which went to 12,305x.
Canadians search for it mostly because of the free spins choice. You pick Sticky Wilds or Raining Wilds when the feature starts, and both can go very big or pay almost nothing. It is a streamer favourite for that reason, and a bonus-buy favourite, which should tell you something about how the base game feels.
HOW IT PLAYS
Base game and symbols
Six reels, each showing between two and seven symbols on a given spin. The number of ways changes every spin and is printed above the reels; a full set of sevens is the 117,649 ways you see advertised, and most spins are far fewer. Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels, any position.
The kennel wild only lands on reels 2 to 5. Each one carries a 1x, 2x or 3x multiplier, and when more than one wild sits in a winning way the multipliers multiply together rather than add. Four 3x wilds in one way is 81x on that win. In practice you see one wild with a 2x on a small win and move on.
Base-game pace is quick, and the swings are bigger than the cartoon suggests. On C$0.50 a spin a C$50 balance can be gone in 15 minutes without a feature, and that is normal for very high volatility. Most casino bonuses cap the stake at around C$5 to C$7 a spin, and the bonus buy at 100x is almost always excluded while a bonus is active, so the C$50 buy on a C$0.50 stake is for real money only.
Features
Megaways: reel heights change every spin, up to 117,649 ways
Dog house wilds on reels 2 to 5 carry 1x, 2x or 3x multipliers that multiply together
Free spins choice: Sticky Wilds (7 to 20 spins) or Raining Wilds (15 to 30 spins)
Raining Wilds drops up to 6 wilds per spin
Bonus buy at 100x stake
THE FEATURE
Bonus round
Three or more paw print scatters trigger the feature and you choose. Sticky Wilds gives 7, 12, 15 or 20 spins for 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters, and every wild that lands stays in place with its multiplier for the rest of the round, so the later spins can be dense with 2x and 3x wilds. Raining Wilds gives 15, 18, 25 or 30 spins and drops up to six wilds onto the reels each spin, none of them sticky.
A dead Sticky Wilds bonus is seven spins where the wilds land on reels 2 and 5 with 1x multipliers and nothing connects. A dead Raining Wilds bonus is 15 spins of low-paying symbols with the wilds falling onto low reel heights. Both happen, and on a 100x buy both feel bad.
OUR TAKE
Should you play The Dog House Megaways?
Play it if you want a very high volatility game where the bonus has real decisions in it, and you can afford to lose the buy price several times in a row. Skip it for bonus wagering or a small deposit; the base game is thin and the feature is rare without buying. If you like the Megaways format but want a gentler ride, Big Bamboo is less punishing, and Wolf Gold is the Pragmatic pick for a steadier session.
WHERE TO PLAY
The Dog House Megaways at Canadian casinos
Sites on our list that carry Pragmatic Play games.
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These casinos named Pragmatic Play on their provider list or in their lobby when we checked, so The Dog House Megaways should be in the search box. Lobbies change; type the name before you deposit. Rank is our overall ranking.
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01Sticky Wilds or Raining Wilds, which should I pick?
Sticky Wilds is the bigger swing: fewer spins, but the wilds pile up and the last few spins can pay huge or pay nothing. Raining Wilds gives more spins and more even results. If you bought the bonus and want a shot at a big number, most people take Sticky.
02Can I play The Dog House Megaways with a bonus in Canada?
Usually, but the bonus buy is almost always excluded while a bonus is active and the stake is capped at around C$5 to C$7 a spin. With very high volatility, clearing 30x or 40x wagering on this game from a small deposit is a long shot. Pick something steadier for that.
03What is the difference from the original Dog House?
The original is a 5 reel slot with fixed paylines and sticky wild free spins only. Megaways adds changing reel heights, up to 117,649 ways, the Raining Wilds option and a much higher max win at 12,305x. It is also noticeably more volatile.
RTP, max win and release date checked against gambling.com, olbg.com in October 2026. Casinos can run a different RTP build; the game's own info page shows the one you are on.
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