diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
index 889a52eb30b..edc4d71812a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	gold_core_spawnable = 2
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/pet/dog/Initialize()
-	..()
+	. = ..()
 	var/dog_area = get_area(src)
 	for(var/obj/structure/bed/dogbed/D in dog_area)
 		if(!D.owner)