Meowing?
by Shevchyk
With Meowing?, cats, foxes and dogs can be petted and make sounds in response, and a shears interaction lets players free a dog from its collar.
What it does
Players right-click a cat to pet it and hear purring, right-click a fox to pet it and hear sniffing, and crouch before right-clicking a dog to pet it and hear barking. Holding shears in the main hand and right-clicking a collared dog removes the collar and turns the dog into a wolf.
The mod runs on Forge for 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its only published file for 1.20.1 is 1.4, uploaded on 2024-05-11, and the author notes possible future cat and dog content. The code is All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Cat purring
Right-clicking a cat plays purring sounds, adding a response to petting.
Dog barking and collars
Crouching and right-clicking a dog plays barking sounds, and shears remove a dog's collar.
Fox sniffing
Right-clicking a fox plays sniffing sounds, giving foxes an audible reaction.
Wolf conversion
Freeing a collared dog with shears turns it into a wolf, changing the animal's state.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Petting animals in survival
Players in survival worlds can interact with cats, foxes and dogs for the added sounds.
Shared pet interactions on servers
Server owners who run the mod give every player on the server the same petting and collar behavior.
Who it’s for: Players who keep pets in Minecraft Java Edition and server owners who want sound feedback when animals are petted. Both the server and each player need the mod installed.
How it compares
Good Boy is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. More Dogs Mod is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source; it is client and server like Meowing?. Tameable Fox is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License and is open source, covering foxes in a different way.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meowing? | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-11 |
| Good Boy | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-14 |
| More Dogs Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-19 |
| Tameable Fox | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-02 |
Questions
Does Meowing? need Fabric API?
Does the server need Meowing? installed?
Which game versions does Meowing? support?
In the catalog
Meowing? is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Additional cat/dog content is possible in the future!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/meowng
- Owner
- Shevchyk
- Published
- 2024-03-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15