The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is scoring fantastic reviews, but there is one element of the game that this reporter finds to be a huge bummer: You cannot pet the dog.

The Can You Pet the Dog? Twitter account brings us this very sad news, and GameSpot can independently confirm that this is indeed the case. The adorable dog in Tears of the Kingdom rolls around on its back and it sure would be nice to give it some pets, but alas, it was not meant to be. This is standard stuff for recent Zelda games, as Breath of the Wild also denied players the opportunity to pet dogs.

Dogs in Tears of the Kingdom can be found near stables throughout Hyrule. You can stand near them to trigger the animation above. Feeding the dogs will make them happy and in turn they will direct you to buried treasure, according to IGN. But you cannot pay the dog back with some nice pets.