How to tame on minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to tame a wolf with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can tame a wolf by giving it a bone. Let's explore how to tame a wolf.

Required Materials to Tame a Wolf

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to tame a wolf:

Steps to Tame a Wolf

1. Find a Wolf

Once you have the required materials, you will need to find a wolf to tame.

If you are having trouble finding a wolf, you can always summon a wolf using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

2. Use the Bone

You can tame a wolf by giving it a bone. To do this, place your bone in the hotbar and make sure that it is the selected item in your hotbar.

Now you need to use the bone. The game control to use the bone depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click and hold.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold.
• For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the L2 button on the PS controller.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the LT button on the Xbox controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, right click and hold.
• For Wii U, press and hold the ZL button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZL button on the controller.
• For Education Edition, right click and hold.

As you use the bone, you should see red hearts appear all around the wolf. This means that the wolf is being tamed.

Once the taming process is complete, the hearts will disappear and the wolf will behave like a dog.

Congratulations, you have just tamed a wolf in Minecraft!

Other Advanced Tutorials

All Passive Mobs in Minecraft

All Neutral Mobs in Minecraft

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In This Wiki Guide

Tamed wolves with dyed collars.

A cat and a wolf sitting on the carpet.

Taming is a game mechanic that allows the player to domesticate and tame a wild mob.

Contents

• 1 List of tameable mobs
• 2 Mechanics
  • 2.1 Trusting
• 3 Special items
• 4 Achievements
• 5 Advancements
• 6 History
• 7 Issues
• 8 Trivia
• 9 Gallery
• 10 References

List of tameable mobs[]

Allay	Cat	Donkey	Horse	Llama	Mule	Parrot	Skeleton Horse	Trader Llama	Wolf

Axolotl	Fox	Ocelot

Mechanics[]

A tamed parrot in the player shoulder.

Each animal can be tamed via different mechanics. Wolves can be tamed by giving the animal bones. Cats and parrots can be tamed by giving the animal its favorite food. Once tamed, these animals will follow the player unless told to sit. Tamed wolves will start fighting alongside their master. Tamed wolves and cats can be bred, and they stop hunting animals by themselves. Tamed parrots can ride on the player's shoulder and mimic nearby mob sounds.

Horses, donkeys, mules, llamas and trader llamas can be tamed by repeatedly mounting the animal until it stops bucking the player off. Feeding them their favorite foods makes taming them easier. Once tamed, these animals can be bred and given equipment. Tamed horses, donkeys and mules can be controlled while riding, but only if given a saddle.

Skeleton horses can be tamed by the player if the skeleton rider is killed. Zombie horses normally cannot be tamed, but they can be tamed using commands.

Trusting[]

Some animals can never be tamed per se, but the player can still gain their trust. Trusting animals stop fleeing from players, and they do not despawn.

A tamed fox with an egg inside its mouth.

An axolotl's trust can be gained by tempting them with a bucket of tropical fish, while catching them in a bucket prevents them from despawning. A trusting axolotl will follow the player into battle and grant them buffs if they help the axolotl fight.

A fox's trust actually can't be gained if the animal spawned naturally, but they can still be bred by the player. Fox kits bred this way will trust players. A trusting fox will defend the player against a number of mobs.

An ocelot's trust can be gained by feeding it raw cod or salmon.

Special items[]

These are the foods and other items that are helpful in taming animals or otherwise gaining their trust.

Achievements[]

Advancements[]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Best Friends Forever	Tame an animal	Husbandry	Tame one of these tameable mobs: Cat Donkey Horse Llama Mule Parrot Trader Llama Wolf	husbandry/tame_an_animal

History[]

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Taming" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

• The skeleton horse is the only naturally hostile mob that can be tamed by the player.

Gallery[]

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  A tamed pup sitting.

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  Many tamed cats.

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  Many tamed horses.

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  Many tamed skeleton horses with saddle‌s.

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  A player riding a skeleton horse underwater.

References[]

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