# Pets active or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [September 16, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977 "2019-09-16T13:03:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/1 "2019-09-16T13:03:32Z")
So ive been playing around with pets, and i noticed that my stats dont change at all no matter if i equip one of the pets from the bonus picture, or the other one, not even if i equip a pet completly unrelated to used troops. So i am wondering now, do we need to equip the pet to get more bonus or is it always active? ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/2 "2019-09-16T13:04:59Z")
Always active. ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/3 "2019-09-16T13:14:37Z")
Thanks mate. ---
**Author:** ![knekht](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/knekht/32/56762_2.png) [@knekht](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/knekht)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/4 "2019-09-17T16:21:48Z")
But if there is no any indication, how do you know that? ---
**Author:** ![Voq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/voq/32/54089_2.png) [@Voq](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Voq)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/5 "2019-09-17T16:41:37Z")
Like many GoW game mechanics, you either have to refer to the Zendesk or ask om the forums/Discord/Reddit. [Here’s the article for Pets:](https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000255075-Pets-Pet-Gnomes-and-Pet-Rescue) > Pets give you their Bonus even if they aren’t equipped. Equipping a Pet to your Hero is purely for cosmetic reasons ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/6 "2019-09-18T00:36:15Z")
Just popping in to confirm what @awryan said. The pet bonuses are always active. ---
**Author:** ![Globey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/globey/32/57119_2.png) [@Globey](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Globey)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/7 "2019-09-18T05:26:06Z")
Ooooh, I always thought the bonuses was for 1 pet if equipped. ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pets-active-or-not/57977/8 "2019-09-18T11:50:01Z")
If you look at the “Bonuses” tab for a team, they show up on each bonus they’re augmenting. You can check the bonus’s normal stats vs. the current stats to verify. Unfortunately I have no clue if/where you view those bonuses in-game, they’re probably somewhere on the Zendesk site.