User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter Generations Discussion/@comment-184612-20160305023720/@comment-5167887-20160305101429

^ agreed. We definitely need more gunner weapons, but a dog isn't a ranged weapon, lol.

They may make a system where you throw a bone for your dog to fetch but that would look too similar to Insect Glaive anyways.

However, the boomerang is a cool idea.