More Pet Variation!
by snowdropp
More Pet Variation! changes the wolf variants that dogs use in vanilla Minecraft, giving each tamed dog a distinct look on NeoForge for 1.21.1.
What it does
The mod replaces the nine vanilla wolf variants with an effectively unlimited set of procedurally generated appearances, so each dog can look different from the others. Only dogs are affected at this stage; the author notes that cat breeds may be added later. Puppies get a handful of adjustments too: they remain infants for 14 in-game days rather than the standard single day, so a young dog stays small for longer.
Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files target 1.21.1 and are published for NeoForge only. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Pets in this mod are described as slow and defenseless, and as blind or unable to follow their owner well, so the variation is mainly visual. The author marks it as a beta build and says it was developed with AI assistance.
Key features
Procedural dog variants
Replaces the nine vanilla wolf variants with generated appearances, so tamed dogs look less alike.
Longer puppy stage
Dogs remain infants for 14 in-game days rather than the vanilla length.
Puppy adjustments
Puppies receive a few changes to their appearance and growth, separate from the adult dog variants.
Beta status
The build is labeled beta, and the author notes that some visual glitches can appear when shaders are enabled.
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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
Varied packs of tamed dogs
Players who keep several tamed dogs can tell them apart at a glance, because each one can carry a different generated look.
Slower puppy growth
Players who want more time with young dogs can use the extended infant stage before the dogs grow up.
Who it’s for: Players who keep tamed dogs and want more visual variety in them, on single-player worlds or on servers where the mod is installed on both sides.
How it compares
Just Pet Bed is a server-required mod for 1.21.11 with a client-optional side, under All rights reserved. PigFriend+ is a client and server mod for 1.21.2 – 1.21.4, also under All rights reserved, and it changes pigs rather than dogs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More Pet Variation! | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-07 |
| Just Pet Bed | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-21 |
| PigFriend+ | NeoForge | 1.21.2 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-24 |
Questions
Does More Pet Variation! need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does More Pet Variation! support?
Will cat breeds get the same treatment?
In the catalog
More Pet Variation! is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
(this mod isn't built with shaders in mind, so there may be some visual glitches with them enabled!) A fun (in development) mod that replaces the 9 wolf variants in vanilla with an infinite number of procedurally-generated, unique dogs to diversify your pets and make them more distinct. It currently only changes…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/more-pet-variation
- Owner
- snowdropp
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15