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How do you know the dog's health?

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Check their tail. If it's low to the ground, their health is low. If it's up high, their health is high. To regenerate their health, just feed them meat of any kind.

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How do I give a dog a name?

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Get a name tag by trading with white-robed villagers (librarians) or fishing. Then, craft an anvil out of 3 iron blocks and 4 iron ingots (if you don't have one yet). Right click on the anvil and place your name tag. Above the three slots found in the anvil GUI, you'll see a bar that contains the item's name in it. Click on it, and type the name for your dog. Once you have renamed your name tag, take it out of the anvil and right click on your dog to name it.

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What if the 2 dogs belong to different people? How do I make the dog mine?

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You can't. You can feed and care for them, but the other person will remain owner.

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Will the baby dogs grow into dogs?

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Yes they will, it takes about 20 minutes but the process can be sped up if you feed the baby dog meat (raw or cooked is fine).

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Can mobs kill a tamed dog or wolf in Minecraft?

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Yes, and when they do, a sort of message will appear in the text section stating the mob that killed the dog, and the dog's name if it has one.

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Where do you find a dog/wolf?

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They are sometimes found in forests, but usually in Tiga biomes or in snowy biomes.

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Will the puppy be mine if I breed my dog with someone else's?

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It depends, you would have a 50/50 chance of it being yours if you breed yours and someone else's. To find out if it is yours, try to right click on it. If it sits, then it is yours. If it doesn't do anything, then it's not yours.

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How can I get the dog to follow me in Minecraft?

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Just make sure it's not sitting, by right clicking on it. Be careful of this though, as the dog can suffocate if it teleports to you too quickly. It also can drown and fall into lava easily.

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How come hearts don't show up on a dog when it's a puppy?

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The dog has to be "trained." If you are in survival and only have two bones, don't use them -- attack more skeletons. But if you are in creative you don't have to worry -- all you have to do is click on the dog a few times.

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Can a puppy spawn with its sibling?

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No. Whenever a wolf is bred with another one, only one puppy will be produced.

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If I give fish to a wolf, will it die?

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No, nothing will happen.

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Can I breed untamed dogs?

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No. They have to be tamed in order for you to breed them.

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Can I name a dog when playing in Creative mode?

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It is possible, just use a name tag and put a name on the anvil. Then go up to your dog, shift, and place the name tag. Or, you can just name a spawn egg, and that's what the name of your dog will be.

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How do I craft a dog?

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You can't. You have to tame them, or you can breed them, but you have to have two dogs beforehand.

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Why did my dog teleport to me when I left it sitting down?

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You might have right clicked it by mistake, or it might be a glitch. They generally can't teleport while sitting.

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Can I tame my dog using bone meal?

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No, you can't. It has to be regular bone.

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How do I get a baby dog I found in the wild?

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Equip the steak and feed it. It will grow into a tamed adult.

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How do I find a Jungle temple?

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I use the seed picker in Minecraft Pocket Edition. I don't know if it would work on anything else, though. The seed picker is right above where you choose if you want your world flat, infinite or old in Pocket Edition.

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How do I get two people to keep the same dog?

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You can't, but they can both feed the dog if needed. I would have two people in the same place as the dog so the dog thinks their both his or hers. Also, two people can be on the same account if that is what you mean.

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Can my dog in Minecraft have a puppy with another player's dog?

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Yes, 2 dogs that have different owners can be bred together. Each player also has its individual variable, and the dog will be semi-connected to the player's variable.

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Is there a way to get rid of a dog? If someone else gives my dog a bone, will it be theirs?

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No. It will still remain yours. Although somewhat cruel, the only way to be positively sure that it won't follow you would be to kill it.

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Will this method of taming and breeding a dog on Minecraft work on an iPad or iPhone?

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This method will work on all platforms.

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Can I tame a wolf with meat in Minecraft?

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No. You can only tame them with bones, which you can get from skeletons you've killed.

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How can I make the dog sit?

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If you want to make a dog sit, right click on it.

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Can I kill the dog's parents on Minecraft?

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You could, but that would be very mean.

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Do wolves teleport and leave?

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They teleport, but they don't leave. They stay with you. If they are sitting down, they will stay there.

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When a dog dies, can it come back to life?

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No, it can't, but you can find another one. Or if you have two dogs you can breed them.

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How do I make it sit?

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You have to be close enough, then right-click on the dog (it has to be tamed). Unless you have PE, then there will be a button that says "Sit".

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Will a red collar appear when you tamed a wolf?

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Yes. If you want to, you can use any dye to color your wolf's collar. It will always be red at first.

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How do I make different breeds of dogs in Minecraft?

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You can't. You can only get different breeds when you tame an ocelot or a cat. When you tame a wolf, you can't have other breeds.

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