GTA San Andreas Running Dog Mission Walkthrough

Big Smoke says he has to pick up his cousin Mary and takes CJ to a meeting with two Vagos gang members. It goes wrong, one Vago bolts, and you have to chase him on foot.

Before you start

Pick up a weapon at Emmet’s house in Willowfield first, a pistol is enough for this

Armor helps, since two Vagos open fire near the end of the chase

Objectives

Get into Big Smoke’s car.
Drive Big Smoke to the meet. If you need a weapon, go to Emmet’s house.
Chase down the gang member.

Running Dog walkthrough

Smoke’s visitors

Go to Smoke’s house in Idlewood, where two corrupt cops, Tenpenny and Pulaski, are leaving. Smoke says they keep pestering him, and that he needs to pick up his cousin Mary, who is arriving from Mexico. He wants CJ to come along.

Officer Tenpenny and Pulaski outside Big Smoke's house

CJ and Big Smoke at the front door of the house

Big Smoke saying he has to go and scoop his cousin up

To the meet

Get into Smoke’s Glendale and drive to the marked spot. Smoke tells you to stop at Emmet’s house first if you need a weapon, and it is worth doing so, as you will be on foot when the shooting starts. On the road, Smoke mentions that everybody is his cousin, and the deal turns out to be about more than family.

CJ walking to Smoke's Glendale outside the house

Driving the Glendale with Smoke through Idlewood

Smoke telling CJ that everybody is his cousin

The Glendale arriving at the meeting spot

The deal turns bad

Pull up beside the two Vagos, who stand by a hedge in front of an industrial lot. Smoke gets out and talks to them in bad Spanish, asking for weed rather than a cousin. When the Vagos insult him, Smoke hits one with a baseball bat and the other turns and runs.

Smoke in the Glendale talking to the two Vagos

The Vagos facing the car at the industrial lot

Big Smoke getting out of the car with a bat

Smoke swinging the bat at one of the Vagos

The chase

Chase the runaway Vago on foot, keeping him in sight and following the red marker. He goes up stairs, along alleys and over a fence. Take a shot to bring him down when you get in range. Two more Vagos outside a liquor store open fire as you get close, so duck behind cover and take them out first.