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- A wolf is a neutral mob that can be tamed using bones. Tamed wolves defend their owners against attackers and can assist them in combat.
minecraft.wiki/w/Wolf
- Overview
- How to Get Bones
- Where to Find a Wolf
- How to Tame a Wolf
- Get to Know Your Wolf
By Luis Joshua Gutierrez, Dan Hammill, Samuel Heaney, +39.9k more
This Minecraft taming guide will detail the process of domesticating wild wolves to befriend players. Typically found roaming in packs, Wolves are a neutral mob that make for the perfect companion when traveling into a dangerous area. So whether you're looking to find wolves, the steps needed to tame them, or how to heal them, we have you covered in our wolf taming guide below, which has been updated following the Minecraft 1.18 update.
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•How to Get Bones
•Where to Find a Wolf
•How to Tame a Wolf
Bones are an essential item for taming a wolf in Minecraft, as these are the only form of item that wild wolves will eat. In order to obtain and farm bones quickly, wait until the sun goes down and you'll notice that Skeletons start to spawn -- typically, Skeletons spawn at night or in poorly lit areas.
Upon defeating a Skeleton, you'll receive anywhere between zero and two bones. While you won't need too many bones to tame a wolf, just make sure to grab a few spare just in case the wolf doesn't take to your bones the first time around.
Wolves are most commonly found in packs of fours, and will usually spawn in Biomes such as the Forest and Wooded Hills. A complete list of all the Biomes Wolves can spawn in can be found below.
•Forest
•Wooded Hills
•Taiga biome
•Giant Tree Taiga
•Snowy Taiga
Now that you have collected the bones required, approach a wolf with the bones in hand and, when close enough, feed them the bones. Once you've given the wolf enough bones, hearts will appear above its head, and you'll know it's tamed when a red collar will appear around the wolf's neck.
A tamed wolf can be commanded to follow you and stay. If you command it to stay, as long as it's in a safe area, it won't die or despawn. However, should the wolf be following you, it'll attack any mobs that you attack, with the exception being creepers.
If your wolf has engaged in combat, you'll be able to judge the health of your wolf simply by how high its tail is. If your wolf has a low amount of health, it'll begin to whine and the lower its health is the lower its tail will be. You'll be able to heal your wolf by feeding it any raw meat, even rotten flesh.
In Bedrock Edition, a glitched adult "red wolf" can be spawned using the command /summon wolf ~ ~ ~ minecraft:on_tame, and a "red pup" can be spawned with /summon wolf ~ ~ ~ minecraft:entity_born. The wolf cannot be tamed, bred or fed, though its model color can be altered by using various dyes.
Taming is a game mechanic that allows the player to domesticate and tame a wild mob, allowing them to assist the player in many ways. Each animal can be tamed via different mechanics. Wolves can be tamed by giving the animal bones.
A tamed wolf will follow you around and attack any mob you attack, except for creepers. You’ll be able to tell how much health your wolf has depending on its tail.
A wolf can be tamed by offering its bones as a form of nourishment. Once successfully tamed, the wolf will no longer respond to additional bone offerings. It's worth noting that...
When a wolf has been tamed, the tamed wolf will increase its health to 20 hearts (which is 40 health points). Where to Find Wolves. In Minecraft, you can find wolves in Forest, Taiga, Old Growth Spruce Taiga and Grove biomes. Forest. Taiga. Old Growth Spruce Taiga. Grove.
