Lyngarr's Wandering Pets
by Lyngarr
Lyngarr's Wandering Pets lets players switch pets between following and wandering modes, with a separate home point for each pet in every dimension.
What it does
A pet that is set to wandering mode takes the current location as its home and roams around it instead of following its owner. Each pet keeps its own home point, and the points are stored separately for the Overworld, the Nether, the End and other dimensions. Toggling wandering mode off returns the pet to following.
Cats behave differently from vanilla here. In vanilla they sit when a player uses furniture nearby, but in wandering mode a cat does not sit and does not move at all. Since version 2.1.0 the set of mobs that can wander is read from the lyngarrwanderingpets.properties config file, where the default value is minecraft:parrot, minecraft:cat and minecraft:wolf. The mod is server-side only, so a server can run it without requiring Fabric or any other additional mods on the players' side, and it also works in singleplayer.
Installation needs Fabric. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and files are published for Fabric across nine release versions, 1.21.4 – 26.1.2.
Key features
Following or wandering
Players can switch each pet between following its owner and wandering around a home point.
Per-pet home points
Each pet remembers its own home point, separately for every dimension it visits.
Adjusted cat behavior
Wandering cats ignore furniture and stay in place, unlike the vanilla sitting behavior.
Configurable wanderable mobs
The wanderable mobs list in the properties file controls which mobs can wander, and the defaults can be removed.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Pets that stay near a base
A pet set to wandering mode stays around a chosen spot, so it does not follow its owner through every trip.
Who it’s for: Players who want pets to stay at home points in their own world, and server owners who want to offer the feature without requiring extra mods on the client.
How it compares
Wandering Pets (Updated) is server-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with files for 1.20.4 – 26.1.2. Second Chance is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, published for 1.21.5 – 26.2. Pet Inventory is not open source, uses the MIT License, and is a client and server mod for 1.21.5 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyngarr's Wandering Pets | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-28 |
| Wandering Pets (Updated) | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.4 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-17 |
| Second Chance | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.5 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-06 |
| Pet Inventory | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-04-18 |
Questions
Does Lyngarr's Wandering Pets need to be installed on the client?
Does the mod work in singleplayer?
Can the default wanderable mobs be changed?
In the catalog
Lyngarr's Wandering Pets is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Lyngarr's Wandering Pets is a simple mod that lets your tamed pets roam freely within a defined area. Just sneak + right-click on your pet to toggle between Wandering and Following mode. As of 2.1.0, you can change which pets are able to wander via the wanderable_mobs field in the lyngarrwanderingpets.properties file…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lyngarr-wandering-pets
- Owner
- Lyngarr
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15