Companion 🐕
by Snownee
With Companion, pets and leashed mobs keep following their owner through teleports and portals, so they are less likely to be left behind.
What it does
Companion adds mechanics that keep tamed pets close to their owner. Pets follow when the owner teleports or passes through a portal, and leashed mobs come along the same way. A pet that is about to be unloaded is pulled to its owner instead of being left in a distant chunk. Pets won't enter a portal unless the owner is close to it.
Pets with low health are protected in two ways: they stop attacking enemies when below 20% health, and they teleport back to the owner's side. Parrots stay on the owner's shoulder while the owner floats on water, and only dismount when the owner jumps in place. The author describes the goal as avoiding lost pets without changing the vanilla feel of the game.
Companion is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and the server alone runs the mechanics. It needs Kiwi, and Cloth Config API is optional and adds an in-game settings screen. Kiwi also lets each feature be disabled or configured. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 1.18.2 – 26.1.2, and it is not open source; all rights are reserved.
Key features
Pets follow through teleports
Pets and leashed mobs follow their owner when the owner teleports or enters a portal.
Unloaded pets recalled
A pet that is about to be unloaded is forced to teleport to its owner.
Low-health pet protection
Pets below 20% health stop attacking enemies and teleport back to their owner.
Parrot shoulder rules
Parrots stay on the owner's shoulder while floating on water and dismount only on a jump in place.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Survival with tamed pets
Players who keep wolves, cats or horses across long journeys can keep them near them through travel and dimension changes.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can install the mod once, since clients need nothing, and tune each feature through Kiwi.
Who it’s for: Players who travel often with pets, and server owners who want fewer lost companions without changing the feel of vanilla play.
How it compares
Perch is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 26.3. Eternal Pets is server required with optional client, not open source, and covers Fabric and Forge for 1.19 – 1.21.4. Companion is server-side only and not open source, with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt files for 1.18.2 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Companion 🐕 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-08 |
| Perch | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-21 |
| Eternal Pets | Fabric and Forge | 1.19 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-05 |
Questions
Does Companion need Kiwi?
Does Companion have to be installed on the client?
Is the in-game settings screen available?
In the catalog
Companion 🐕 is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
This mod adds various mechanics to avoid losing your pets, to enhance game experience. All these features can be disabled and configured if you have installed Kiwi. Besides, in-game config UI is provided if you have installed Cloth Config
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/companion
- Owner
- Snownee
- Published
- 2022-12-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15