I ran into an issue today. I was with nick valentine on the Kelloggs mission when we came across some super mutants. I tried to fight them off but they were too strong, so I hid in a nearby shed. Nick followed me but dogmeat didn't. Once I regened health I went back out to fight them. But they were already dead. (Dogmeat must of killed them.) But I couldn't find dogmeat. I searched for quite a while before giving up. So I then went to Google and someone said to try: prid 1d162 and then recycleactor then I checked red rocket and saw him there. But when I tried to do anything it showed the "Press E to talk" message so I did. I said something like "We're gonna need you to find Kellogg." And he won't follow me or anything. He's stuck on the Kelloggs mission or something. Any ideas?
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This depends on what you mean by "stop following you". You can communicate with him (press the talk button) and tell him to stay. You can also tell him to go to a dog house if one exists (or build one for him if one doesn't although there is one in Sanctuary). This will get him to stop following you until you next fast travel.
If you want him to actually leave you alone so you can continue on your journey without a companion, you need to speak to him and select the "Dismiss" option, which will pop up a menu asking where you want to send the companion to.
Alternatively you can take another companion with you.
The Battle of Bunker Hill is a quest that is given to you by the Institute, which is why they weren't interested in being warned - it was their mission.
The reason you're allowed to inform other sides is because you'll always get this mission regardless of faction allegiance however if you're working for the Railroad they'll want informing because the synths you've been sent to kill by the SRB are in the process of being "saved"/smuggled out of the Commonwealth by the Railroad.
If you're aligned with the Brotherhood of Steel and warn them, then they'll request that you kill the synths.
At this point in the game it is possible to still be on friendly terms with every faction, if this is the case you can turn up to this mission and walk through multiple opposing factions trying to kill each other, with all of them acknowledging you as on their side.
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Based on personal recollection and this guide, Dogmeat will lead you to where Kellogg is, but you must follow him. If you stray from the quest, Dogmeat will not follow you. He will not be available as a usual follower until you make it into Kellogg's hideout.
I had a similar issue where I made it to the hideout but didn't bother to go in and I couldn't use Dogmeat until I continued the quest.
For reference, Dogmeat will lead you to