Q&A for How to Get a Dog in Minecraft

There isn't a seed for a puppy world, but you can add a bunch of dogs in creative and tame them, then switch back to survival.

You can't technically make a dog, but they are most commonly found in spruce forests.

Jeb is the name of one of the developers of Minecraft, so they used it for this feature. As such, you must name a sheep "jeb_" for it to change colors.

You sadly cannot make your dog/wolf lay down in Minecraft, the only actions your dog can do is sit and stand.

It doesn't; you need to feed a bone to a wolf to make a dog. But you can give him or her a name after taming.

Yes. You can breed two dogs or wolves and they will have a baby wolf. Only the baby dog might not turn out to be tamed.

Unfortunately, you can't change the color or type of a dog in Minecraft, unless you have a mod. But you can change the color of the dog's collar. Just hold the dye of your choice and right-click him. His collar should change to the color of your dye.

No, sharks are not available in vanilla Minecraft, so you cannot spawn them. However, you could download a mod to add sharks to the game.

Dogs that you yourself have tamed cannot attack you, but other people's tamed dogs can attack you if you hit that player or if they hit you.

Dogs will not die if you do not feed them. However, if your dog gets attacked or otherwise takes damage, you will need to feed them food for them to regain their health. If they lose enough health, they will die.

The kind of foods you can feed your dog depend on the version of Minecraft. On Java edition, you can feed your dog raw and cooked meats, as well as rotten flesh. On Bedrock editions, you can feed your dog raw and cooked meats, rotten flesh, raw and cooked cod or salmon, tropical fish, pufferfish, and rabbit stew.

No. They have to be standing to attack mobs. When they attack mobs, they will lose a bit of health. Restore health by feeding them any kind of meat, cooked or raw.

You select the dye you want in the hot bar, then hover over the dog. Then click the button dye, and you will see the collar change.

Yes. A tamed wolf will always have a collar, so you'll be able to put a lead on it.

Wolves commonly spawn in taiga biomes. If you travel there, you will be able to find a few wolves to tame.

The dog has health bar just like the player does. You can tell your dog's health by looking at his tail. If the tail is up, he has full health. If his tail starts going down, then he has low health. To give your dog more health, feed him food.

You can't create a cat, but if you want to get a cat, you need to get fish, and if you see a cat, stand very still. Hopefully, the cat will start walking towards you, and it will allow you to become its owner. It takes time, so be patient.

To make a dog sit, left click on them. If you don't left click, then you might end up killing your pet, so be careful.