There are a surprising number of upgrade paths in **ARC Raiders**, and if you want to upgrade your chicken Scrappy in the Workshop, you’ll first need a key item: the **Dog Collar**. However, the Dog Collar can be somewhat challenging to find. Fortunately, if you know where to look, the process becomes much easier.
### How to Get the Dog Collar in ARC Raiders
To obtain the Dog Collar, you need to search **Residential loot areas**, focusing particularly on cabinets, drawers, and suitcases inside these locations. For example, one reliable spot is the **Ruby Residence** located in the northwest part of the Dam Battlegrounds.
If you want to increase your chances of finding the Dog Collar, target loot zones marked specifically as **Residential** on maps such as the Buried City. You can recognize these areas by the symbol of a little person on the map, and hovering over each marked location will reveal more details.
### Why Is the Dog Collar Hard to Find?
The main difficulty in finding the Dog Collar comes from the vast loot pool within Residential areas. This means the item is relatively rare amidst all the possible loot. Some players might get lucky and find one early, but many may spend several raids searching for a second collar with no luck.
### Keep the Dog Collar Safe
Since the Dog Collar is a major upgrade item, it’s highly recommended to store it in your **Safe Pocket** as soon as you find it. This ensures you won’t lose it and can safely bring it back to Speranza.
### Upgrading Scrappy with the Dog Collar
Once you have the Dog Collar, visit your workshop and select Scrappy. Hit the **“Train”** button to upgrade him. With this upgrade, Scrappy will be able to collect more raw materials for you during raids, which you can then retrieve when you return.
– With just the Dog Collar upgrade, Scrappy will return **five to seven units** of each of the basic gray-rarity crafting materials after a raid, whether he’s alive or not.
– He can hold up to **50 units** of each material at a time.
– It’s usually best to collect what he finds after each raid. However, if your stash is full, allowing him to hold onto materials for a while might be helpful.
### Additional Scrappy Upgrades
There are several other upgrades available for Scrappy, but none of them can be applied without first finding the Dog Collar. So make this your priority if you want to enhance Scrappy’s resource-gathering capabilities.
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By focusing your search on Residential areas and securing the Dog Collar early, you’ll unlock valuable improvements for Scrappy that can significantly benefit your gameplay in ARC Raiders. Happy raiding!
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