Dogs shouldn't be able to spawn early game.

Originally posted by Memonkey8me: Maybe someone can confirm?I don't think I've ever spawned in at the start of a new game and seen any enemies without moving some distance away.
I would assume that's not how It's supposed to work.
Seeing dogs on day one though,certainly can happen.

This is correct. The default configuration is to give you a safe zone that prevents spawning when you spawn into the game. It lasts until you are level 5, or have played for 5 hours of in-game time.
Off the top of my head the safe zone is rather small though at only 30 meters. Usually large enough for you to do the initial gathering quests without interruption.