No Lost Pets
by Zl0
Lost pets can be recalled to their owner through No Lost Pets, even when they sit in chunks that are not loaded.
What it does
When a tamed companion is left somewhere far away, the mod brings it back to a safe spot near its owner. The recall works on pets in chunks that are not loaded, and it does not load the original chunk to find them. Pets that are already loaded can be recalled too. Placement follows vanilla-style rules: the mod picks a nearby open space of short grass or empty air, and avoids water, fluids and leaves.
The mod targets a gap that vanilla following logic cannot cover. A pet may end up outside simulation distance after a long trip, or be left behind after its owner changes dimension, dies and respawns. Recall works on the owner's normal sitting and follow data, and it does not move pets between dimensions, since cross-dimension recall is blocked on purpose. Mount-style tamed mobs are excluded.
No Lost Pets is a server-side mod that requires Fabric API. Clients need nothing, because dedicated servers are the only side that needs it. The code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and is open source. Files are published for Fabric only, covering 9 release versions 1.21.8 – 26.3, with 1.2.0 for 26.3 as the latest file, updated on 2026-10-11.
Key features
Recall from unloaded chunks
Tamed pets in chunks that are not loaded are brought back without loading their original chunk.
Recall of loaded pets
Pets that are already loaded in the world can be recalled to the owner as well.
Safe placement
The pet appears on short grass or empty space near the player, away from water, fluids and leaves.
Owner follow data
Recall relies on the owner's normal sitting and follow data, so existing pet behavior is kept.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x4 of 4 versions 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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who run Fabric worlds with tamed companions, and players who keep pets across long journeys and dimension changes.
How it compares
Easy Pets is a server-side mod for Fabric with files for 1.21.6 – 1.21.8, released under the MIT License and open source. Pets Load Chunks is also server-side and runs on Fabric for 1.21.10 – 26.1, but it is under All rights reserved and is not open source. Bell of Companions is a client and server mod for Fabric, covering 1.21.1 – 26.1, licensed under the MIT License and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Lost Pets | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-11 |
| Easy Pets | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-09-12 |
| Pets Load Chunks | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-27 |
| Bell of Companions | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-02 |
Questions
Does No Lost Pets need Fabric API?
Does every player need the mod installed?
Can a pet be sent to another dimension?
In the catalog
No Lost Pets is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A Fabric pet recall mod for pets that got stranded in unloaded chunks. It can recover supported companion pets even when vanilla follow logic cannot, because the pet is no longer loaded.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-lost-pets
- Owner
- Zl0
- Published
- 2026-04-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15