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PlayerPets by Khayla

by KhaylaPuppy

With PlayerPets, a player can tame a wolf-style pet that follows its owner and cannot be turned against them, the way vanilla wolves behave.

FabricClient and serverCC0 1.0 UniversalOpen source1.20.1 – 1.20.6

What it does

PlayerPets brings vanilla-style pet taming to players. A player tames another player with bone, using the same chance and particles that vanilla wolves use, and the first player to tame them becomes their owner. A tamed player cannot tame anyone else unless they run away first, and a pet cannot attack its owner.

If a pet falls too far behind, it is teleported closer to its owner after a one-second cooldown, which prevents errors. Pets are cleared away from vehicles, flying and swimming so the teleport does not break anything. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Fabric API is required.

The project is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and the source code, issue tracker and wiki are public. Files cover 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with v1.4.4 for 1.20.6 as the latest alpha build. The author developed the mod on 1.20.1 and notes that other 1.20.x builds may not behave the same way.

Key features

  1. Vanilla-style taming

    Players tame each other with bone, using the same chance and particles as vanilla wolves.

  2. Single owner rule

    A tamed player cannot be tamed by anyone else until they run away first.

  3. Pet teleport

    A pet that falls too far behind is moved back beside its owner after a one-second cooldown.

  4. Protected owner

    A pet cannot attack the player who owns it.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.20.6v1.4.4
1.20.5v1.4.4
1.20.4v1.4.4
1.20.3v1.4.4
1.20.2v1.4.4
1.20.1v1.4.4
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Smart Pet AI is open source under the MIT License and supports only 1.20.1 on Fabric, running on client and server. Bond of the Beast - Shape Shifter Curse Addon is also open source under the MIT License, for 1.20.1 on Fabric, with client and server environment. HopliteAutoPet targets 1.20.1 on Fabric as a client-side only mod and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
PlayerPets by KhaylaFabric1.20.1 – 1.20.6Client and server2026-04-18
Smart Pet AIFabric1.20.1Client and server2026-07-19
Bond of the Beast - Shape Shifter Curse AddonFabric1.20.1Client and server2026-09-02
HopliteAutoPetFabric1.20.1Client-side only2023-11-07

Questions

Does PlayerPets need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is the required dependency, and PlayerPets is published for Fabric only.

Does the server need PlayerPets installed?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which Minecraft versions does PlayerPets support?

Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5 and 1.20.6. The author developed it on 1.20.1, and the other builds may not behave the same way.

In the catalog

PlayerPets by Khayla is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 1.20.611,154

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What the author says

Vanilla style player pets and owners mod. Now you can finally own other players! Same mechanics as a vanilla wolf:3 This is my first mod. dunno why i am publihsing this. it works, and maybe someone else wants it?
KhaylaPuppy, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
KhaylaPuppy
Published
2026-04-15
Updated on Modrinth
2026-04-18
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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