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{{Infobox entity
| *-2size = 100px
| *-1caption = Adult
| *-2caption = Puppy
| group = Pale
| 1-1 = Wolf.png
| 1-2 = Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png
| group2 = Ashen
| 2-1 = Ashen Wolf.png
| 2-2 = Ashen Baby Wolf JE2.png
| group3 = Black
| 3-1 = Black Wolf.png
| 3-2 = Black Baby Wolf JE2.png
| group4 = Chestnut
| 4-1 = Chestnut Wolf.png
| 4-2 = Chestnut Baby Wolf JE2.png
| group5 = Rusty
| 5-1 = Rusty Wolf.png
| 5-2 = Rusty Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
| group6 = Snowy
| 6-1 = Snowy Wolf.png
| 6-2 = Snowy Baby Wolf JE2.png
| group7 = Spotted
| 7-1 = Spotted Wolf.png
| 7-2 = Spotted Baby Wolf JE2.png
| group8 = Striped
| 8-1 = Striped Wolf.png
| 8-2 = Striped Baby Wolf JE2.png
| group9 = Woods
| 9-1 = Woods Wolf.png
| 9-2 = Woods Baby Wolf JE2.png
| group11 = Tamed
| 11-1 = Tamed Wolf.png
| 11-2 = Tamed Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png
| group10 = Angry
| 10-1 = Angry Wolf.png
| 10-2 = Angry Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png
| group12 = Armored
| 12-1 = Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE2.png
| 12-1caption = Adult only
| invimage = Wolf Spawn Egg
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| health = '''Wild:''' {{hp|8}}<br>'''Tamed:''' {{hp|40}}
| behavior = Neutral (wild, or if owned by a different player)<br>Passive (player is owner or active)
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Animal}}
| damage = '''Wild {{In|Java}}:''' <br>Easy: {{hp|3}}<br>Normal: {{hp|4}}<br>Hard: {{hp|6}} <br> '''Wild {{In|Bedrock}}:'''<br> Easy: {{hp|2}}<br>Normal: {{hp|3}}<br>Hard: {{hp|4.5}} <br> '''Tamed:'''<br> {{hp|4}}
| size =
'''Adult:'''<br>Height: 0.85 blocks<br>Width: 0.6 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.425 blocks<br>Width: 0.3 blocks<br>
| speed = 0.3
| spawn = *{{BiomeLink|Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Grove}}
*{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}}
*{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}}
*{{EffectSprite|health-boost}} When two adult wolves [[breed]].
| usableitems = {{drop|Item|Lead}}
{{drop|Item|Wolf Armor}}
{{drop|Item|Shears}}<small>(when equipped with wolf armor)</small>
{{drop|Item|id=Dyes|Dye}}<small>(when tamed)</small>
{{drop|Item|Bone}}
{{drop|Item|id=Raw Beef|Meat}}
{{drop|Item|Rabbit Stew}}
{{drop|Block|Golden Dandelion}}<small>(baby only)</small>
{{drop|Item|Name Tag}}
}}
A '''wolf''' is a [[neutral mob]] that can be [[tamed]] using [[bone]]s. Tamed wolves defend their owners against attackers and can assist in combat. Wolves can also be equipped with [[Wolf Armor|wolf armor]], but only if tamed.

== Spawning ==
Wild wolves spawn naturally in multiple biomes on [[grass block]]s, [[coarse dirt]], [[snow]] ({{in|java}} only on 8 layers of snow), [[snow block]]s, or [[podzol]]. {{IN|be}}, they have a 10% chance of spawning naturally as a baby. Their appearance and the amount of wolves that attempt to spawn depend on the biome.

{{Mob spawn table|Wolf}}

=== Color variants ===
{{Redirect|Wolf variant|the definition of wolf variants in data packs|Mob variant definitions#Wolf}}
Wolves have 9 color variants, each of which spawns in a different biome. Most variants spawn in packs, with some having larger or smaller packs.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Spawning patterns by color variant
|-
! Color variant !! Biome !! Pack size
|-
| {{EntitySprite|ashen wolf}} Ashen || {{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}} || 4
|-
| {{EntitySprite|black wolf}} Black || {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}} || 2–4
|-
| {{EntitySprite|chestnut wolf}} Chestnut || {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}} || 2–4
|-
| {{EntitySprite|wolf}} Pale || {{BiomeLink|Taiga}} || 4
|-
| {{EntitySprite|rusty wolf}} Rusty || {{BiomeLink|Sparse Jungle}} || 2–4
|-
| {{EntitySprite|snowy wolf}} Snowy || {{BiomeLink|Grove}} || 1
|-
| {{EntitySprite|spotted wolf}} Spotted || {{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}} || 4–8
|-
| {{EntitySprite|striped wolf}} Striped || {{BiomeLink|Wooded Badlands}} || 4–8
|-
| {{EntitySprite|woods wolf}} Woods || {{BiomeLink|Forest}} || 4 
|}

When a wolf pack spawns near a biome border, individual wolves of the pack might take on a different appearance if their spawn location is in a bordering biome.<ref>{{bug|MC-269144||Wolf pack spawning on biome borders results in default wolves|WAI}}</ref>

Wolves spawned in [[jungle]]s or [[bamboo jungle]]s (using [[spawn egg]]s, [[monster spawner]]s, [[command]]s, or due to a wolf pack bordering these biomes) spawn as rusty wolves; wolves in [[savanna]]s or [[windswept savanna]]s spawn as spotted wolves; wolves in [[badlands]] or [[eroded badlands]] spawn as striped wolves. Wolves in all other biomes spawn as the pale variant.

<gallery widths="280" heights="200">
Wolf variants.png|All of the nine wolf color variants. Order from left to right: snowy, striped, spotted, rusty, chestnut, black, ashen, woods, and pale.
</gallery>

For pictures of individual color variants, see {{slink||Gallery}}.

=== Sound variants ===
{{Redirect|Wolf sound variant|the definition of wolf sound variants in data packs|Mob variant definitions#Wolf sounds}}
Wolves have seven sound variants: Big, Classic, Cute, Puglin, Angry, Grumpy, and Sad. These variants are meant to reflect a wolf's personality,<ref>{{mcnet|/test-new-egg-citing-features|Test new egg-citing features|February 19, 2025|Linn Viberg}}</ref> but have no effect on the wolf's behavior.

Wolf sound variants are assigned independently of a wolf's spawning biome, with a 14.2% chance of spawning for one of each sound variant. Wolves make the sounds associated with their variant when they make bark, pant, whine, growl, death, or hurt sounds. Sound variants are unrelated to color variants. Similarly, the angry sound variant is unrelated to the {{EntitySprite|angry-wolf}} angry wolf state.

For the sounds of each sound variant, see {{Slink|2=Sounds}}.

== Drops ==
Adult wolves drop {{xp|1|3}} [[experience]] orbs when killed by a [[player]] or a tamed wolf. {{IN|be}}, a tamed wolf that is killed by its owner does not drop experience.

Wolves wearing [[wolf armor]] always drop their wolf armor when they die, regardless of what kills them.

Upon successful [[breeding]], {{xp|1|7}} are dropped.

Like other baby animals, baby wolves drop no experience when killed.

== <span class="anchor" id="Behavior and appearance"></span> Behavior ==
[[File:Begging Tame Wolf.png|thumb|upright|A tamed pale wolf "begging" the player for food or admiring bones held by the player]]
[[File:Dog Trio.png|thumb|Three tamed pale wolves following the player around]]

Wolves exhibit three different states depending on how the player interacts with them and what mobs are nearby:

* {{EntitySprite|wolf}} '''Untamed'''{{Anchor|Wild Wolf}}: wild wolves have a drooping tail and their eyes consist of a white pixel and a black pixel for the pupil (on each side). They are neutral toward the [[player]]. They are hostile toward [[sheep]], [[rabbit]]s, [[fox]]es, baby [[turtle]]s, [[skeleton]]s, [[wither skeleton]]s, [[stray]]s, [[bogged]], and [[parched]], taking on their angry appearance while attacking these mobs, and changing back when the targeted mob dies or moves out of range. They are not hostile toward [[skeleton horse]]s despite their skeletal appearance. They chase [[bat]]s despite being unable to reach them.<ref>{{bug|MC-9925||Wolf chasing bats- Works as intended or not?|WAI}}</ref> They avoid or attack [[llama]]s (see {{slink||Movement}} for details), although wolves always attack a llama that spits on them. They do not [[despawn]], even if they are in an unloaded chunk, or 32 blocks away from the [[player]]. They can be ridden by baby [[zombie]] variants.{{only|be|short=yes}}
* {{EntitySprite|angry-wolf}} '''Angry'''{{Anchor|Hostile Wolf}}: characterized by their constant growling and fearsome appearance. Wild wolves become hostile when they are either attacked by a [[player]] or [[mob]], if not killed in one hit,<ref>{{bug|MC-2432||Pack of wild Wolves / Zombified piglins / Silverfish / Bees not becoming aggressive at one hit kill|WAI}}</ref> or when they see a [[mob]] they are hostile against. Their tail is held out straight, their eyes become blood red, their mouth is raised in a slight snarl, and they have angry eyebrows. Angry wolves are hostile only to the players or mobs that attacked them, or to the mobs they are hunting. They can see attackers even if they are under the Invisibility effect, but they cannot track the attacker down if they get out of their render distance, or the attacker was able to unload the [[chunk]] where the wolves are. Notice that only the damage done to players gets scaled by difficulty, all other mobs receive {{hp|4}} damage regardless of difficulty. Angry wolves cannot be [[leash]]ed, but a wild wolf may become angry while it is still leashed without dropping the lead.{{only|java|short=1}}{{note|In {{BE}}, the {{cd|minecraft:wolf_leashable}} gets removed when a wolf becomes angry.}}
* {{EntitySprite|tamed-wolf}} '''Tamed'''{{Anchor|Tamed Wolf}}: tamed wolves have friendlier-looking eyes, and having more health than untamed wolves. They have a default red collar around their neck, which can be dyed by {{control|using}} one of the sixteen colored [[dye]]s on the wolf by the owner of the wolf. Pressing {{Control|use}} on the wolf makes it sit and remain in place, and not follow the player. Tamed wolves that are not sitting attack players or mobs that their owner attacks, or those that injure their owner unless the target has the same owner or is on the same [[team]], dealing them {{hp|4}} damage regardless of difficulty. They do not attack [[creeper]]s or [[ghast]]s. Standing tamed wolves attack only skeletons and their variants without provocation. Kills by tamed wolves count as player kills: this means mobs killed by a tamed wolf can drop [[experience]], [[rare drops]] or [[Drops#Equipped items|equipped items]]. Tamed wolves are always passive to the [[player]] if the player is their owner, even if the player hits them or kills a tamed wolf on the same team. Tamed wolves teleport to the owner if they take damage.{{only|java|short=1}} Mobs killed by tamed wolves give their owner kill credit, triggering [[advancement]]s and updating [[statistic]]s.

A wolf becomes hostile to a player or other mob that attacks it unless the attacker is the wolf's owner, or is otherwise on the same team, or if killed in one hit.
It also causes wild wolves and standing tamed wolves in a 33×21×33 cuboid centered on the attacked wolf to become hostile to the attacker, allowing coordination for attacks and team hunts (only in wild wolves).

{{IN|java}}, any tamed wolf attacked by a player/mob causes all standing wolves on that team to attack that player/mob who attacked the tamed wolf.

Skeletons and their variants, foxes, baby turtles and passive rabbits actively avoid both tamed and wild wolves. [[Killer rabbit]]s{{only|java|short=1}} attack wolves actively. Sheep ignore wolves, but flee when attacked by one. Sheep ignore tamed wolves but also do not flee from them.

When a [[player]] within 8 blocks holds [[meat]] or [[bone]]s near a wolf, the wolf tilts its head as if to 'beg' for the food for 2 to 4 seconds.

The behavior of baby wolves is the same as adult tamed wolves. Baby wolves have large heads, similar to other baby animals.

Wolves are 0.85 blocks tall and baby wolves are 0.425 blocks tall.

The textures of the wolves are tinted dark gray once submerged in water.

In Peaceful [[difficulty]], attacking a wild wolf aggravates the wolf and its group, but they deal no damage to the [[player]].

=== Movement ===
[[File:Wolf shaking.gif|thumb|A tamed pale wolf shaking off water.]]
Standing tamed wolves wander randomly when near their owner, but follow if more than 10 blocks away and teleport to a nearby free block (if any) if more than 12 blocks away or 16 blocks away if they are currently hostile toward a target. Besides making travel easier, teleportation can be used to rescue them from [[lava]], [[water]] or pits, as they immediately teleport to a safe area.

* Wolves can be told to "sit" by pressing {{control|use}} on them and made to stand again with another press of {{control|use}}.
** While sitting, they do not follow the player.
** Wolves stand up and follow the player if the wolf is touching the water or injured while sitting. {{Only|Java}}
* Wolves can either attack (within 16 blocks) or flee from (within 24 blocks) [[llama]]s. The wolves' speed is increased by 50% when they flee.
* Wolves find paths to their targets if attacking within 16 blocks, even in difficult terrain. They also navigate along the edges of cliffs and occasionally fall far enough to take [[damage]] if they leap.
* Wolves attack their targets running about at the player's walking speed and by leaping at them in exactly the same manner as [[spider]]s, but cause no damage while in midair. Tamed wolves attack any animal the player starts to attack. They also can navigate and turn around in 1×1 horizontal tunnels.
* After emerging from water, a wolf shakes the water off their fur. This is represented by an animation and water [[particles]].

=== Teleportation ===
Tamed wolves [[Teleportation|teleport]] to their owner if they are more than 12 blocks away or more than 16 blocks away if they are currently hostile toward a target, unless the owner is not directly touching the ground{{verify|Is this true for both editions? See also talk page}} (e.g. using [[elytra]], swimming, flying, in a [[boat]]).

Tamed wolves teleport to a block on the edge of a 5×1×5 region centered on the player. This block must be [[transparent]], with a solid block below and another transparent block above. If no such block can be found, the wolf does not teleport.

It is possible for tamed wolves to teleport to an inaccessible location (e.g. under [[ice]]) and be injured or die of [[suffocation]] as a result. This happens when the wolf considers [[transparent]] blocks, such as [[glass]] or [[slab]]s, to be open.{{verify|Is this still happening or was this a bug that's fixed? Is this perhaps Java- or Bedrock-only?}}

Wolves cannot teleport across [[dimension]]s. As such, if the player is in another dimension than the wolf, it remains in its current dimension and automatically sits until the player allows it to stand. However, wolves can be transported to another dimension by pushing them into the portal first.

Tamed wolves do not teleport if:
* The wolf has been ordered to sit.
** Exception: The wolf is likely to teleport if it is injured while sitting (it no longer sits after teleporting). An example is if a wolf that is sitting is hit by another player, it teleports to their owner.
** Exception: If the wolf is in a loaded [[chunk]], and the player gets damaged by a mob, there's a chance for the wolf to stop sitting, causing them to teleport if the player is far away, then attack the player's attacker and sit down afterward.
* The wolf is angry, e.g. if it is chasing after a [[skeleton]]. This can lead to wolves standing and jumping in one place, such as over a cavern if a skeleton is near. The wolf teleports once the skeleton is killed.
* The wolf is in a [[minecart]] or a [[boat]].
* The wolf has been attached to a fence post with a lead.
* The wolf is in an unloaded [[chunk]], which can occur if the player moves away too quickly for the chunk to remain loaded (such as when flying with an elytra or travelling by boat on an ice highway).

Wolf teleportation is completely silent.<ref>{{bug|MC-166291||Certain forms of teleportation do not play the teleportation sound|Invalid}}</ref>

=== Taming, health, and feeding ===
[[File:Lots of tamed wolves.png|thumb|Many different types of wolves (tamed) sitting.]]
[[File:Begging-dogs.png|thumb|A group of begging wolves.]]

A wolf can be [[tamed]] by feeding it [[bone]]s. Once tamed, a wolf does not accept any more bones. The number of bones required is random: each bone has a {{frac|1|3}} chance of taming the wolf. If the wolf is tamed, it receives a red collar and, {{in|java}}, sits if not [[swimming]]. There is no limit to the number of wolves that a [[player]] can tame. A wolf cannot be tamed if it is [[hostile]] or already tamed.

{{Anchor|Health}}
A tamed wolf's tail rises and lowers depending on its [[health]]. The exact health of an individual wolf can be determined by measuring the angle between its hind legs and tail. The angle indicates the percentage of health that the wolf has. Tamed wolves whine when they have low health (below {{hp|20}}{{only|JE|short=1}} / {{hp|10}}{{only|BE|short=1}}). Untamed wolves have a maximum health of {{hp|8}}; the position of an untamed wolf's tail does not depend on its health. Tamed wolves, as well as untamed wolves {{in|Bedrock}}, can be healed by feeding them any of the meat and fish items listed below.

{{Anchor|Foods used for healing and breeding wolves}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Food !! Heals !! Causes love mode in {{BE|short=1}}
! Notes
|-
| {{ItemLink|Pufferfish|link=Pufferfish (item)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{hp|2}} || {{tc|No}}
| Does not inflict [[Hunger (status effect)|Hunger]], [[Poison]], or [[Nausea]].
|-
| {{ItemLink|Tropical Fish|link=Tropical fish (item)}} || {{tc|No}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Raw Chicken}}
| rowspan="4" | {{hp|4}} || {{tc|Yes}}
||Does not inflict Hunger.
|-
| {{ItemLink|Raw Cod}} || {{tc|No}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Raw Mutton}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Raw Salmon}} || {{tc|No}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Raw Beef}}
| rowspan="3" | {{hp|6}} || {{tc|Yes}} || rowspan="3" |
|-
| {{ItemLink|Raw Porkchop}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Raw Rabbit}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Rotten Flesh}}
| {{hp|8}} || {{tc|Yes}}
| Does not inflict Hunger.
|-
| {{ItemLink|Cooked Cod}}
| rowspan="2" | {{hp|10}} || {{tc|No}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Cooked Rabbit}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Cooked Chicken}} || rowspan="3" | {{hp|12}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Cooked Mutton}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Cooked Salmon}} || {{tc|No}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Cooked Porkchop}}
| rowspan="2" | {{hp|16}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Steak}} || {{tc|Yes}}
|-
| {{ItemLink|Rabbit Stew}} || {{hp|20}} || {{tc|No}}
| {{IN|bedrock}}, the [[bowl]] is also consumed.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-184073||Feeding wolf with rabbit stew doesn't return empty bowl}}</ref>
|}

Wolves do not get [[Hunger]] from eating [[rotten flesh]] and [[raw chicken]], nor [[Poison]] from eating [[Pufferfish (item)|pufferfish]]. Feeding any meat item to a tamed wolf that is already at full health starts the "[[Breeding|love mode]]" animation.

A tamed wolf's collar color can be changed by the owner {{control|using}} one of the sixteen colored [[dye]]s on the wolf.

Using a wolf spawn egg on a tamed wolf makes the baby automatically be tamed to the parent wolf's owner.

=== Wolf armor ===
[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor.png|thumb|A pale wolf wearing wolf armor.]]
{{main|Wolf Armor}}

{{Control|Using}} wolf armor on a wolf that the player has [[tamed]] equips it onto the wolf.

Wolf armor absorbs all damage done to the wolf with some exceptions (see the list below), until its durability runs out. When the armor absorbs damage, the wolf does not produce a hurt noise.

Baby or untamed wolves cannot wear armor.

Wolf armor does not absorb damage dealt by the following sources:
* [[Drowning]]
* [[Freezing]]
* [[Suffocating]]
* [[Magic damage|Magic]]
* [[Thorns]]
* The [[Wither (effect)|Wither]] effect
* [[Void]]
* Being outside the [[world border]]
* [[Entity cramming]]
* The {{command|kill}} command

If the owner uses [[shears]] on a wolf that is wearing armor, the armor gets unequipped from the wolf.

If a wolf dies while equipped with wolf armor, the armor is dropped.

A wolf armor's durability is 64 Durability points. It can make a cracking sound in certain points. Damage particles appear as the armor goes down 60, 44, and 20 points.

Repairing wolf armor recovers 8 durability points per [[armadillo scute]]. When merged with another wolf armor via crafting table or anvil it also gives a 5% durability bonus.

=== Breeding ===
{{main|Breeding}}
[[File:Sitting pup.png|thumb|A pale puppy sitting.]]

Tamed wolves at full [[health]] can be bred with any type of meat, including rotten flesh and raw chicken without causing the hunger [[status effect]] (see the list above). {{IN|java}}, [[rabbit stew]] and any type of fish can also be used to breed wolves. There is a 5-minute cooldown {{in|JE}} and a 1-minute cooldown {{in|BE}} for breeding, during which the wolf does not accept meat. In order to breed, both wolves must be standing.

Baby wolves have a 50% chance of being the same variant as either of its parents. Similar to a [[sheep]]'s wool color, the color of a baby wolf's collar is a mix of the colors of the parents' collars, if it is possible to mix them; otherwise, one of the parents' collars is randomly chosen.

Similarly, breeding two wolves with different sound variants or a single one produces a baby with a randomized sound variant.

Baby wolves take 24000 ticks (20 minutes) to grow, but the growth time can be accelerated {{control|using}} any type of meat; {{in|java}}, rabbit stew and any type of fish can also be used. Each use takes 10% off the remaining time to grow up.

Breeding two wolves that recognize someone else as an owner causes the baby to also be owned by the owner of the original two wolves. If two tamed wolves have different owners, the baby is randomly assigned to one of their two owners as its permanent owner.

{{IN|java}}, if an untamed wolf is fed any type of meat or fish, it enters love mode but doesn't look for a partner and cannot breed.

=== Jockey ===
{{Exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
[[File:Baby Zombie Riding Wolf.png|thumb|width=165x165|A pale wolf ridden by a baby zombie.]]
15% of nearby baby [[zombies]], [[husks]], or [[drowned]] may ride a wild wolf to form a [[jockey]].
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
{{More sounds|section=1|26.4: dye staining sound event for collars}}
Wolves use the Friendly Creatures sound category for [[Sound#Entity–dependent categories|entity–dependent sound events]].
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf.step
| entity.wolf.shake
| entity.wolf.eat
| item.wolf_armor.damage
}}

=== Angry ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf_angry.ambient
| entity.wolf_angry.pant
| entity.wolf_angry.whine
| entity.wolf_angry.growl
| entity.wolf_angry.hurt
| entity.wolf_angry.death
}}

=== Big ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf_big.ambient
| entity.wolf_big.pant
| entity.wolf_big.whine
| entity.wolf_big.growl
| entity.wolf_big.hurt
| entity.wolf_big.death
}}

=== Classic ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf.ambient
| entity.wolf.pant
| entity.wolf.whine
| entity.wolf.growl
| entity.wolf.hurt
| entity.wolf.death
}}

=== Cute ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf_cute.ambient
| entity.wolf_cute.pant
| entity.wolf_cute.whine
| entity.wolf_cute.growl
| entity.wolf_cute.hurt
| entity.wolf_cute.death
}}

=== Grumpy ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf_grumpy.ambient
| entity.wolf_grumpy.pant
| entity.wolf_grumpy.whine
| entity.wolf_grumpy.growl
| entity.wolf_grumpy.hurt
| entity.wolf_grumpy.death
}}

=== Puglin wolf ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf_puglin.ambient
| entity.wolf_puglin.pant
| entity.wolf_puglin.whine
| entity.wolf_puglin.growl
| entity.wolf_puglin.hurt
| entity.wolf_puglin.death
}}

=== Sad ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.wolf_sad.ambient
| entity.wolf_sad.pant
| entity.wolf_sad.whine
| entity.wolf_sad.growl
| entity.wolf_sad.hurt
| entity.wolf_sad.death
}}

=== Puppy ===
{{SoundEvents
| entity.baby_wolf.ambient
| entity.baby_wolf.pant
| entity.baby_wolf.whine
| entity.baby_wolf.growl
| entity.baby_wolf.hurt
| entity.baby_wolf.death
| entity.baby_wolf.shake
| entity.baby_wolf.step
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wolf
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=wolf
|showentitytags=y
|entitytags=followable_friendly_mobs
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wolf
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=wolf
|showentityfamily=y
|entityfamily=mob,wolf
|id=14
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
Wolves have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

{{JE}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
<section begin="entity data" /><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt inherit/angerable}}
** {{nbt inherit/tameable}}
** {{nbt inherit/breedable}}
** {{nbt inherit/entity}}
** {{nbt inherit/mob}}
** {{nbt|byte|CollarColor}}: The color of the wolf's collar. Present even for wild wolves (but does not render). Default value is 14 (red). Represents the {{DCL|minecraft:wolf/collar}} component.
** {{nbt|string|variant}}: The variant of this wolf. Default value is "minecraft:pale". Represents the {{DCL|minecraft:wolf/variant}} component.
** {{nbt|string|sound_variant}}: The sound variation for this wolf. Represents the {{DCL|minecraft:wolf/sound_variant}} component.
</div>
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Color
! Data value
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar.png|32px]] White
| <code>0</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar.png|32px]] Orange
| <code>1</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar.png|32px]] Magenta
| <code>2</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar.png|32px]] Light Blue
| <code>3</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar.png|32px]] Yellow
| <code>4</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar.png|32px]] Lime
| <code>5</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar.png|32px]] Pink
| <code>6</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar.png|32px]] Gray
| <code>7</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar.png|32px]] Light Gray
| <code>8</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar.png|32px]] Cyan
| <code>9</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar.png|32px]] Purple
| <code>10</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar.png|32px]] Blue
| <code>11</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar.png|32px]] Brown
| <code>12</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar.png|32px]] Green
| <code>13</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar.png|32px]] Red
| <code>14</code>
|-
| [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar.png|32px]] Black
| <code>15</code>
|}

; Variants
* <code>pale</code> (default)
* <code>ashen</code>
* <code>black</code>
* <code>chestnut</code>
* <code>rusty</code>
* <code>snowy</code>
* <code>spotted</code>
* <code>striped</code>
* <code>woods</code>

; Sound Variants
* <code>classic</code>
* <code>angry</code>
* <code>big</code>
* <code>cute</code>
* <code>grumpy</code>
* <code>puglin</code>
* <code>sad</code><section end="entity data"/>

{{BE}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

=== Wolf color variants ===
{{JE}}:
{{main|Mob variant definitions#Wolf}}
Wolf color variants can be configured using [[JSON]] files within a [[data pack]] in the path {{cd|data/<namespace>/wolf_variant}}.

=== Wolf sound variants ===
{{JE}}:<br>
Wolf sound variants can be configured using [[JSON]] files within a [[data pack]] in the path {{cd|data/<namespace>/wolf_sound_variant}}.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Leader of the Pack;It Spreads}}

Achievements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load achievements|Overkill;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|The Parrots and the Bats;Two By Two;Best Friends Forever;It Spreads;Shear Brilliance;The Whole Pack;Good As New}}

Advancements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load advancements|Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|HnWFq1nN8eQ}}
{{yt|BpypfdJTe34}}

Wolves when they were in development uploaded by [[Jeb]] as shown below.
{{yt|c9Lp9p5yjuo}}

MC Spotlight video (2012):
{{yt|296d0ZXT7bc}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|* When where howling and barking added to subtitles, provide the associated bug report
* Document howl sounds in a playable format
* Pre-Tiny Takeover BE baby wolves}}
{{more sounds|Baby sounds from before 26.1|section=1}}
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||August 15, 2010|link={{tweet|notch|21220377124}}|[[Notch]] responded positively to the idea of adding wolves to the game. It was mentioned that they could be tamed, and they could also howl at the full moon at midnight.}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 2, 2011|link=wordofnotch:3597265965|Notch confirmed the addition of wolves after having breakfast with an idol of his (likely {{w|Peter Molyneux}}).}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 15, 2011|link={{tweet|jeb_|47650984125665280}}|[[File:Wolf (pre-release).png|42px]] [[Jeb]] posted a first image of wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 16, 2011|link={{tweet|jeb_|48037113270251520}}|[[File:Wolf (pre-release 2).png|42px]] [[File:Sitting Wolf (pre-release 2).png|42px]] Jeb posted a second image of wolves, with updated texture and model, showing one of them in a sitting pose.}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 18, 2011|link={{ytl|c9Lp9p5yjuo}}|[[File:Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Jeb posted a video of wolves in action with an updated texture and a unique texture for tamed wolves.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4|[[File:Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Added wolves.
|Wolves can be tamed. When wolves are hit by the [[player]] or the player's tamed wolves, they become angry. A glitch is encountered where if the [[player]]'s wolf isn't sitting when the player logs off, it becomes wild and the player must tame it again. This problem was fixed a couple of updates after wolves were first introduced.{{when}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|Wolves no longer continuously make whimpering [[Sound|noises]] in [[multiplayer]] even when at full [[health]]. This originally happened because [[Jeb]] accidentally used client-side health instead of synced health.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|53757304130113536|Wolves whimper in SMP because I accidentally used the client-side health value instead of the synched one|April 1, 2011}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|[[Player]]s hurting themselves with [[arrow]]s no longer causes all of their tamed wolves to attack them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Just like farm [[animal]]s, wolves no longer despawn, and they now spawn rarely.
|Most wolves now generate with the world.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|[[File:Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added baby wolves. They can be spawned only through map editors and NBT editing.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=?|Wolves now only despawn when they are untamed and [[hostile|angry]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w03a|Wolves can now be bred using any type of meat: [[raw chicken]], [[cooked chicken]], [[raw porkchop]], [[cooked porkchop]], [[raw beef]], [[steak]], or [[rotten flesh]]. A tamed wolf can only be bred when it is at full [[health]]. Baby wolves can now be obtained through normal gameplay.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w06a|Wolves no longer spin in circles on non-full-height blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w07a|Wolves no longer teleport huge distances when the player is hit.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w34a|[[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Tamed wolves can now have dye-able collars.<ref>{{tweet|dinner|236530180737335296|Nope, but they have dyable collars instead!|August 17, 2012}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.4|dev=pre|Untamed baby wolves can now be spawned in [[Creative]] mode using a [[spawn egg]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|Added [[lead]]s, which can be used to leash wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w18a|Wolves no longer become angry when attacked by a [[player]] in Creative mode.
|Wolves now appear angry when attacking sheep.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=?|Untamed wolves that are not angry now despawn after existing in loaded [[chunk]]s for at least two minutes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|Feeding baby wolves now accelerates their growth.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w05b|Tamed wolf collars are no longer visible when they have the [[Invisibility]] effect.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|Wolves (both wild and tamed) now chase and attack both regular [[skeleton]]s and [[wither skeleton]]s.
|Tamed wolves named using a [[name tag]] now display [[death messages]] to the owner.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w18a|A tamed wolf's collar color now defaults to orange rather than red.<ref>{{bug|MC-54109}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|Due to a bug, wild wolves now deal {{hp|4}} attack damage instead of {{hp|2}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-199350}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w27a|Wolves can now be fed using [[raw rabbit]], [[cooked rabbit]], [[raw mutton]] and [[cooked mutton]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Untamed wolves no longer beg when a player holds [[bone]]s nearby, while tamed wolves now do.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w38a|All tamed wolves – even unnamed ones – now display [[death messages]] to their owner.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w39a|Wolves are now slightly taller (0.85 blocks tall rather than 0.8, with babies 0.425 blocks tall rather than 0.4).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w46a|A tamed wolf's collar color now once again defaults to red.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w21a|Wild wolves no longer despawn.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|Wild wolves now attack baby [[turtle]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Wolf JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the textures of wolves and baby wolves.
|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] Changed the textures of tamed wolves.
|[[File:Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of tamed baby wolves.
|[[File:Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the textures of angry wolves and angry baby wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Wild wolves now attack [[fox]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Tamed wolf kills now count as player kills, meaning mobs killed by tamed wolves have a chance to produce rare drops.
|Previously, mobs killed by tamed wolves dropped only experience in addition to common drops.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w37a|Now have a 5% chance to spawn as babies.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w45a|Changed the position of wolves' hind legs from [[File:Sitting_Tamed_Wolf_JE1_(facing_NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Sitting_Tamed_Wolf_JE2_(facing_NWU).png|32px]] when sitting.<ref>{{bug|MC-117635}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w10a|[[Firework]] damage now provokes wolves.<ref>{{bug|MC-111498||Fireworks and water bottles damage don't make neutral mobs angry or hostile|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=pre3|Wolves are now properly rendered in dark places.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w44a|Wolves can now spawn on [[snow block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Tamed wolves can now wear [[wolf armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w03a|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] Changed the collar textures of tamed wolves.
|[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE2.png|42px]] Changed the texture that wolf armor has when it is worn by a wolf.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w06a|Increased the maximum health of tamed wolves from {{hp|20}} to {{hp|40}}. Preexisting tamed wolves need to be fed to reach the new maximum health.
|Doubled the health restored by each item when it is fed to a tamed wolf.
|Removed tamed wolves' hidden resistance to environmental damage.
|Wolves are no longer damaged by [[snowball]]s from [[snow golem]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-72151||Snow Golem's snowballs damage wolves instead of pushing them|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w07a|Wolves now attack [[bogged]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|[[File:Ashen Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Black Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Chestnut Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Rusty Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Snowy Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Spotted Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Striped Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Woods Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Added eight new wolf variants.
|Wolves can now spawn on [[coarse dirt]] and [[podzol]].|Wolves can now spawn in [[Sparse Jungle]], [[Savanna Plateau]] and [[Wooded Badlands]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w11a|When summoned using [[spawn egg]]s or [[commands]], the variant selection now follows the natural spawning biome rules with some extensions.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w21a|Wolves now only panic from [[cactus]], [[freezing]], [[fire]] and [[lightning]] bolt damage.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|Wolves can now be fed using all types of [[fish]]<ref>{{bug|MC-269814||Can’t feed fish to wolves|Fixed}}</ref> and [[rabbit stew]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|[[Wolf armor]] now shows the [[enchantment glint]] on wolves when enchanted.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.4|dev=24w45a|Baby Wolves now get a collar with the color that is a mix between the parents' collar color if possible.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w08a|Added six new wolf sound variants. These sound variants are not related to the existing texture variants.
|The original wolf sound variant is now considered classic.
|Wolf Spawn Egg received a new texture.
|Removed <code>Wolf howl1.ogg</code> and <code>Wolf howl2.ogg</code>, which were unused sounds,<ref>{{bug|MC-177094}}</ref> with a sound ID of <code>entity.wolf.howl</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.6|dev=25w15a|Wolves now have their legs mirrored.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap2|Baby wolves are now referred to as puppies.|[[File:Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png|48px]] [[File:Ashen Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Black Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Chestnut Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Rusty Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Snowy Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Spotted Baby Wolf JE2.png|48px]] [[File:Striped Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Woods Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Tamed Baby Wolf JE3 BE4.png|48px]] [[File:Angry Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png|48px]] The model and textures of puppies have been changed.|Sitting tamed puppies have a bug where the body texture is flipped so that their collar is rendered at the tail instead of at the neck.<ref>{{bug|MC-305501}}</ref>|Added new baby sounds for wolves.|Armor on baby wolves no longer render.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap5 |Added [[golden dandelion]]s, which can be used to prevent puppies from growing up.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap7|Sitting tamed puppies now have their collar rendered correctly.}}}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wolves and baby wolves.
|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Wolves can be tamed and tamed wolves can be [[breeding|bred]] to make tamed baby wolves.
|[[File:Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] When wolves and baby wolves are hit by the [[player]] or the player's tamed wolves, they become angry.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 2|Wolves now have [[sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 9|Wolves now have interact buttons at the bottom of the screen to tame and sit them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.5|Wolves now [[damage]] the [[player]] in Peaceful [[difficulty]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Wolves' collars are now [[dye]]able.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 11|Tamed wolves now attack targets when hit with a [[bow]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Wolves now naturally attack skeletons and rabbits.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Baby zombie [[jockey]]s now search for nearby adult untamed wolves to mount prior to attacking a [[player]], villager, or golem.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Baby [[husk]]s can now mount wolves.
|Wolves now attack [[stray]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Wolves now run away from [[llama]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Moved the tails of sitting wolves up slightly higher on their model.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5.0|dev=beta 1.5.0.4|Wild wolves now attack baby [[turtle]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Wolf JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the textures of wolves and baby wolves.
|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar JE2 BE2.png|42px]] Changed the textures of tamed wolves.
|[[File:Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of tamed baby wolves.
|[[File:Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Changed the textures of angry wolves and angry baby wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Wild wolves now attack [[fox]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Wolves now spawn in [[forest]]s, wooded hills and [[giant tree taiga]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.20|dev=Preview 1.18.20.28|Now deal {{hp|4}} damage instead of {{hp|3}} on normal mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Armadillo and Wolf Armor|dev=Preview 1.20.60.23|[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Wolves can now wear [[wolf armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|dev=Preview 1.20.60.25|Wolves can now spawn on [[Snow Block|snow]] and [[top snow]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.70|dev=Preview 1.20.70.20|Increased the maximum health of tamed wolves from {{hp|20}} to {{hp|40}}. Preexisting tamed wolves need to be fed to reach the new maximum health.|Doubled the health restored by each item when it is fed to a tamed wolf.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.70|exp=Armadillo and Wolf Armor|dev=Preview 1.20.70.20|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar BE3.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar BE3.png|42px]] Changed the collar textures of tamed wolves.
|[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor BE2.png|42px]] Changed the texture that wolf armor has when it is worn by a wolf.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.70|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.70.24|Wolves now attack [[bogged]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.20|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar JE3 BE4.png|42px]] Changed the collar texture of tamed wolves.|Wolf armor and the new wolf collar textures are no longer experimental.|Moved the tails of sitting wolves down slightly lower on their model.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.20.80.21|[[File:Ashen Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Black Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Chestnut Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Rusty Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Snowy Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Spotted Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Striped Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Woods Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Added eight new wolf variants.
|Wolves can now spawn in [[savanna plateau]]s, [[sparse jungle]]s, and [[wooded badlands]].|Wolves now leap when attacking their targets.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.20.80.23|If spawned through non-natural means or due to a wolf pack spawning on a biome border, rusty wolves, spotted wolves, and striped wolves now spawn instead of pale wolves in all [[jungle]], [[savanna]], and [[badlands]] variants, respectively.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.10.23|Wolves now only panic from [[cactus]], [[freezing]], [[fire]] and [[lightning]] bolt damage.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.28|Wolves being killed in one hit no longer angers nearby wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.21|[[Breeding]] wolves now produce offspring with one the parents' collar colors or a mixture of the parents' collar colors if the colors are compatible.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|dev=Preview 1.21.70.24|Added six new wolf sound variants. These sound variants are not related to the existing texture variants.
|The original wolf sound variant is now considered classic.
|[[File:Wolf Spawn Egg JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of wolf spawn eggs have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.111|dev=Preview 1.21.110.20|Wolves no longer start shaking off [[water]] if they are already shaking off water.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.0|dev=Preview 26.0.27|exp=Drop 1 of 2026|Tweaked the bounding box of baby wolves to align with the new model.|[[File:Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png|48px]] [[File:Ashen Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Black Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Chestnut Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Rusty Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Snowy Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Spotted Baby Wolf JE2.png|48px]] [[File:Striped Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Woods Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Tamed Baby Wolf JE3 BE4.png|48px]] [[File:Angry Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png|48px]] The model and textures of baby wolves have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.10|dev=Preview 26.10.20|All features behind the "Drop 1 of 2026" experimetal toggle are fully implemented.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.10.21 |Added [[golden dandelion]]s, which can be used to prevent puppies from growing up.}}}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Added wolves.
|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Wolves can be tamed.
|[[File:Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] When wolves are hit by the [[player]] or the player's tamed wolves, they become angry.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|[[File:Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added baby wolves.
|Wolves can now be bred using any type of meat: [[raw chicken]], [[cooked chicken]], [[raw porkchop]], [[cooked porkchop]], [[raw beef]], [[steak]], or [[rotten flesh]]. A tamed wolf can only be bred when it is at full [[health]].
|Baby wolves spawn untamed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU8|Baby wolves born from breeding are now tamed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|[[File:Tamed Wolf with White Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Black Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Green Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] Tamed wolves can now have [[dye]]able collars.|Baby wolves can now be spawned by using {{xbtn|lt}} on that [[mob]] using its [[spawn egg]].{{verify}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|A tamed wolf's collar color now defaults to orange rather than red.
|Feeding baby wolves now accelerates their growth.
|Wolves (both wild and tamed) now chase and attack both regular [[skeleton]]s and [[wither skeleton]]s.|Tamed wolves named using a [[name tag]] now display [[death messages]] to the owner.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU32|xbone=CU20|ps3=1.23|psvita=1.23|ps4=1.23|wiiu=Patch 3|A tamed wolf's collar color now once again defaults to red rather than orange.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|All tamed wolves – even unnamed ones – now display [[death messages]] to their owner.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wolves and baby wolves.
|[[File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Wolves can be tamed and tamed wolves can be [[breeding|bred]] to make tamed baby wolves.
|[[File:Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px]] [[File:Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|32px]] When wolves and baby wolves are hit by the [[player]] or the player's tamed wolves, they become angry.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|Changed the entity ID of wolves from <code>Wolf</code> to <code>wolf</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Numeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.{{info needed|what was this entity's numeric ID?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=?|Added {{nbt|byte|armor}} tag.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w05a|Replaced {{nbt|byte|armor}} tag with {{nbt|compound|body_armor_item}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w03a|Replaced {{nbt|compound|body_armor_item}} tag with {{nbt|compound|equipment.body}}.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Wolf|Wolves|Dog}}

== Trivia ==
* If a tamed wolf is named with a [[name tag]], its name is shown in the chat to the owner when killed.
* Despite being unused at the time, one of the two howling sounds can be heard in an official Mojang [[YouTube]] video.<ref>{{YouTube link|oM0efF8anO4|POV: YOU'RE A WOLF|Minecraft|July 27, 2023}}</ref> The other one is heard twice in {{AMCM}}. A potentially different howling sound can also be heard in the announcement trailer for [[Minecraft Dungeons II]],<ref>{{YouTube link|fjI_Akk5z8Y|MINECRAFT DUNGEONS II {{!}} Announce Trailer|Minecraft|March 21, 2026}}</ref> and in the trailer for [[Armored Paws]].
** The unused wolf howling sound effects were both removed in [[1.21.5]].
* The different wolf variants were initially made just for fun, until they were deemed the perfect addition to the [[armadillo]]s and [[wolf armor]]s.<ref>{{YouTube link|LNO89rgNYQQ|All About The Armored Paws Drop|Minecraft|April 21, 2024}}</ref>
* In the [[April Fools']] snapshot [[Java Edition 22w13oneBlockAtATime|22w13oneBlockAtATime]] naming a wolf "Mars" gives it a unique texture.
* In the April Fools' snapshot [[23w13a_or_b]], naming a wolf "[[Brandon Pearce|kingbdogz]]" using a [[name tag]] causes the wolf to be given a crown.
* A wild baby wolf's head grows significantly when it becomes angry.
* In [[singleplayer]], if the player punches a wild wolf and leaves its field of vision, it stares at the player and does not move at all. Going back into its range causes it to continue pursuing the player.
* If the player attacks a wolf, but then moves a large distance away (e.g. 70 blocks), the wolf still appears hostile, but exhibits neutral behavior.{{only|java}}
* With wild, tame, and angry states, baby and adult states, 9 variants, whether it is [[Name Tag#Easter eggs|named "Dinnerbone"/"Grumm"]] or not, and specifically for tamed wolves sitting and standing states, 40 tail positions, 16 collar colors, whether it is wearing [[wolf armor]] and whether that armor is [[Dye#Dyeing armor|dyed]] or not, and 16,777,216 dyed wolf armor colors, there are 1,642,824,992,160 possible visually distinct wolves. Because dyeing armor is limited to about 5,439,691 colors {{in|be}} without the use of [[command]]s, 532,654,544,160 of those are obtainable through normal means.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
{{hidden begin|Show all renders}}
; Pale wolves
<gallery>
Sitting Angry Wolf.png|Sitting angry wolf
Sitting Baby Wolf.png|Sitting baby wolf{{Until|Tiny Takeover}}
Sitting Baby Angry Wolf.png|Sitting angry baby wolf{{Until|Tiny Takeover}}
Tamed Wolf with Red Collar.png|Tamed wolf
Tamed Wolf with White Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Green Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar.png
Tamed Wolf with Black Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Red Collar.png|Sitting tamed wolf
Sitting Tamed Wolf with White Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Orange Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Magenta Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Light Blue Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Yellow Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Lime Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Pink Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Gray Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Light Gray Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Cyan Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Purple Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Blue Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Green Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Brown Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Black Collar.png
File:Sitting Tamed Baby Wolf JE3 BE4.png|Sitting tamed puppy
</gallery>
{{hidden end}}

==== Variants ====
<gallery>
Ashen_Wolf.png|Ashen wolf
Black_Wolf.png|Black wolf
Chestnut_Wolf.png|Chestnut wolf
Pale_Wolf.png|Pale wolf
Rusty_Wolf.png|Rusty wolf
Snowy_Wolf.png|Snowy wolf
Spotted_Wolf.png|Spotted wolf
Striped_Wolf.png|Striped wolf
Woods_Wolf.png|Woods wolf
</gallery>

{{hidden begin|Show all renders}}

==== Tamed wolves ====
<gallery>
Tamed Ashen Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Ashen wolf
Tamed Black Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Black wolf
Tamed Chestnut Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Chestnut wolf
Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE3 BE4.png|Tamed Pale wolf
Tamed Rusty Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Rusty wolf
Tamed Snowy Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Snowy wolf
Tamed Spotted Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Spotted wolf
Tamed Striped Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Striped wolf
Tamed Woods Wolf JE1 BE1.png|Tamed Woods wolf
</gallery>

==== Angry wolves ====
<gallery>
Ashen Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Black Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Chestnut Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Angry Wolf.png
Rusty Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Snowy Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Spotted Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Striped Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Woods Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>

==== Tamed wolves wearing wolf armor ====
<gallery>
Ashen Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
Black Wolf wearing  Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
Chestnut Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
Wolf wearing Wolf Armor.png
Rusty Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
Snowy Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
Spotted Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
Striped Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
Woods Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>

==== Sitting wolves ====
<gallery>
Sitting Tamed Ashen Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Sitting Tamed Black Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Sitting Tamed Chestnut Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Sitting Tamed Wolf with Red Collar.png
Sitting Tamed Rusty Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Sitting Tamed Snowy Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Sitting Tamed Spotted Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Sitting Tamed Striped Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Sitting Tamed Woods Wolf JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>
==== Wolf pups ====
<gallery>
Ashen Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Black Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Chestnut Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png
Rusty Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Snowy Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Spotted Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Striped Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Woods Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
</gallery>

==== Tamed wolf pups ====
<gallery>
Ashen Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Black Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Chestnut Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Baby Tamed Wolf JE3 BE4.png
Rusty Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Snowy Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Spotted Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Striped Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Woods Baby Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
</gallery>

==== Angry wolf pups ====
<gallery>
Ashen Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Black Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Chestnut Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Baby Angry Wolf JE3 BE3.png
Rusty Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Snowy Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Spotted Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Striped Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Woods Baby Angry Wolf JE2 BE2.png
</gallery>

==== Sitting tamed wolf pups ====
<gallery>
Sitting Tamed Ashen Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Sitting Tamed Black Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Sitting Tamed Chestnut Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Sitting Tamed Baby Wolf JE3 BE4.png
Sitting Tamed Rusty Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Sitting Tamed Snowy Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Sitting Tamed Spotted Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Sitting Tamed Striped Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Sitting Tamed Woods Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
</gallery>

==== Wolf pups before [[Tiny Takeover]] ====
<gallery>
Ashen Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Black Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Chestnut Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Baby Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Rusty Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Snowy Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Spotted Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Striped Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Woods Baby Wolf JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>

==== Tamed wolf pups before [[Tiny Takeover]] ====
<gallery>
Ashen Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Black Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Chestnut Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Baby  Tamed Wolf JE2 BE2.png
Rusty Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Snowy Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Spotted Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Striped Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Woods Baby Tamed Wolf JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>

==== Angry wolf pups before [[Tiny Takeover]] ====
<gallery>
Ashen Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Black Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Chestnut Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Baby Angry Wolf.png
Rusty Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Snowy Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Spotted Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Striped Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
Woods Baby Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png
</gallery>
{{hidden end}}

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Shakeyshakey.png|A tamed wolf shaking off [[water]] droplets after a [[swim]]
File:Hostile Wolf.png|A hostile wolf shaking off water droplets after a swim
File:Darkwolves.png|Wolves having a darker texture when they are [[swimming]] or when it's [[rain]]ing
File:CollaredWolves.png|Tamed wolves with [[dye]]d collars
File:12w03a Baby Wolf.png|A tamed baby wolf
File:Baby Wild Wolf.png|A wild baby wolf
File:Fightingwolves.png|An adult wolf fighting a baby wolf
File:Wolf Attacking Sheep.png|A wolf attacking a [[sheep]]
File:Wolf and Cat.png|A tamed wolf and a tamed [[cat]]
File:Wolf vs Sheep.gif|Ditto, but animated
File:Wolves vs Fox.gif|A pack of wolves attacking a [[fox]]
File:Angry wolf.png|A hostile wolf looking and running at the [[player]]
File:CatAndDog.png|A wolf and a [[cat]] sitting on [[carpet]]
File:Wolf family.png|Two tamed adult wolves and a baby wolf
File:Wolves sitting in a boat.png|Two wolves sitting in a boat
File:Wolfies old.png|Wolves in the three main biomes where they are found, prior to the [[Armored Paws]] drop
File:A tamed woods wolf.png|A tamed woods wolf inside a house
File:Woods dog in wilds.png|A wolf under a tree
File:Dogs, bears vs fox.gif|A pack of tamed wolves in conjunction with a pack of [[polar bear]]s attacking a [[fox]] (This only works when the fox is injured and there are polar bears attacking, as the fox is a victim, and tamed wolves as the fox was injured)
File:Trio of Wolves (Different Biomes).png|An trio of wolves from different biomes
File:LittlePupinTheFlowers.png|A puppy in forest with flowers
File:RunningPup.gif|A showcase of Wolf and Pup running in random positions and coming back
File:Wolfly Crazyland.png|Snowy, Rusty, Woods, and Pale Wolves, along with their pups, are looking towards Rainbow [[Sheep]] and Rendered upside-down mobs.
File:Seemingly theres something new.png|Tamed wolves are sitting together. On the left side is a woolds wolf and on the right side is a a pale wolf, with the wild pale wolf is on the left.

</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Upside Down Dog.png|A wolf named "[[Dinnerbone]]". This [[Name Tag#Easter eggs|easter egg]] causes the wolf to be rendered upside down.
File:Pale Wolf Taiga.jpg|A pale wolf in a [[taiga]]
File:Woods Wolf Forest.jpg|A woods wolf in a [[forest]]
File:Striped Wolf Wooded Badlands.jpg|A striped wolf in a [[wooded badlands]]
File:Meet the spotted wolf.jpg|A spotted wolf in a [[savanna plateau]]
File:Snowy Wolf Grove.jpg|A snowy wolf in a [[grove]]
File:Rusty Wolf Sparse Jungle.jpg|A rusty wolf in a [[sparse jungle]]
File:Chestnut Wolf Old Growth Spruce Taiga.jpg|A chestnut wolf in an [[old growth spruce taiga]]
File:Black Wolf Old Growth Pine Taiga.jpg|A black wolf in an [[old growth pine taiga]]
File:Ashen Wolf Snowy Taiga.jpg|An ashen wolf in a [[snowy taiga]]
File:Alex and Tamed Wolf Variants.jpg|[[Alex]] with several tamed wolves
File:Wolves Color and Armor Variation Desert.jpg|Various wolves wearing wolf armor
File:Wolves in a room full of snacks.jpeg|Wolves hanging out in a room full of snacks
File:Ari leads pack of wolves over ravine using a horse.jpg|alt="Ari is jumping over a ravine in a Savanna on a brown Horse with white spots. A big pack of Tamed Wolves of different variants is following them."|[[Ari]] leading a pack of wolves
File:Ari's pack scares skeleton.jpg|"Ari is fighting two Skeletons and a Creeper in a partially lit cave with their Tamed Wolves who are wearing colorful Wolf Armor sets."
File:Efe's wolf.jpg|[[Efe]] trying to tame a striped Wolf in a wooded badlands
File:Alex amongst wolves.jpeg|Alex amongst wolves who sit on a grassy field
File:Doghouse.jpg|A wolf in a small shelter
File:Adoptable puppy.jpg|A tamed pale puppy asking to be adopted
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
Wolves in working.png|The first screenshot of wolves<ref>{{tweet|jeb|47650984125665280|Ok don't laugh, I just tried to make it white to non-bear'ify it, didn't turn out well {{=}})|March 15, 2011}}</ref>
Wolf sitting.png|The second screenshot of wolves shared by [[Jens Bergensten]] (Jeb): wolves are now able to sit, and have a new texture<ref>{{tweet|jeb|48037113270251520|Wolf progress (yes it knows "SIT!")|March 16, 2011}}</ref>
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Ashen Wolf (texture).png|Ashen wolf texture file
Black Wolf (texture).png|Black wolf texture file
Chestnut Wolf (texture).png|Chestnut wolf texture file
Pale Wolf (texture).png|Pale wolf texture file
Rusty Wolf (texture).png|Rusty wolf texture file
Snowy Wolf (texture).png|Snowy wolf texture file
Spotted Wolf (texture).png|Spotted wolf texture file
Striped Wolf (texture).png|Striped wolf texture file
Woods Wolf (texture).png|Woods wolf texture file
Baby Ashen Wolf (texture).png|Baby ashen wolf texture file
Baby Black Wolf (texture).png|Baby black wolf texture file
Baby Chestnut Wolf (texture).png|Baby chestnut wolf texture file
Baby Pale Wolf (texture).png|Baby pale wolf texture file
Baby Rusty Wolf (texture).png|Baby rusty wolf texture file
Baby Snowy Wolf (texture).png|Baby snowy wolf texture file
Baby Spotted Wolf (texture).png|Baby spotted wolf texture file
Baby Striped Wolf (texture).png|Baby striped wolf texture file
Baby Woods Wolf (texture).png|Baby woods wolf texture file
</gallery>
{{Hidden begin|Show all textures}}
==== Angry ====
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Angry Ashen Wolf (texture).png|Angry ashen wolf texture file
Angry Black Wolf (texture).png|Angry black wolf texture file
Angry Chestnut Wolf (texture).png|Angry chestnut wolf texture file
Angry Pale Wolf (texture).png|Angry pale wolf texture file
Angry Rusty Wolf (texture).png|Angry rusty wolf texture file
Angry Snowy Wolf (texture).png|Angry snowy wolf texture file
Angry Spotted Wolf (texture).png|Angry spotted wolf texture file
Angry Striped Wolf (texture).png|Angry striped wolf texture file
Angry Woods Wolf (texture).png|Angry woods wolf texture file
Baby Angry Ashen Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry ashen wolf texture file
Baby Angry Black Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry black wolf texture file
Baby Angry Chestnut Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry chestnut wolf texture file
Baby Angry Pale Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry pale wolf texture file
Baby Angry Rusty Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry rusty wolf texture file
Baby Angry Snowy Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry snowy wolf texture file
Baby Angry Spotted Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry spotted wolf texture file
Baby Angry Striped Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry striped wolf texture file
Baby Angry Woods Wolf (texture).png|Baby angry woods wolf texture file
</gallery>

==== Tamed ====
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Tame Ashen Wolf (texture).png|Tamed ashen wolf texture file
Tame Black Wolf (texture).png|Tamed black wolf texture file
Tame Chestnut Wolf (texture).png|Tamed chestnut wolf texture file
Tame Pale Wolf (texture).png|Tamed pale wolf texture file
Tame Rusty Wolf (texture).png|Tamed rusty wolf texture file
Tame Snowy Wolf (texture).png|Tamed snowy wolf texture file
Tame Spotted Wolf (texture).png|Tamed spotted wolf texture file
Tame Striped Wolf (texture).png|Tamed striped wolf texture file
Tame Woods Wolf (texture).png|Tamed woods wolf texture file
Baby Tame Ashen Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed ashen wolf texture file
Baby Tame Black Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed black wolf texture file
Baby Tame Chestnut Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed chestnut wolf texture file
Baby Tame Pale Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed pale wolf texture file
Baby Tame Rusty Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed rusty wolf texture file
Baby Tame Snowy Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed snowy wolf texture file
Baby Tame Spotted Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed spotted wolf texture file
Baby Tame Striped Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed striped wolf texture file
Baby Tame Woods Wolf (texture).png|Baby tamed woods wolf texture file
</gallery>
{{Hidden end}}

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Wolf Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a tamed wolf
File:Sunny Wolf POV.jpg|[[Sunny]] from the perspective of a wolf<ref>{{YouTube link|oM0efF8anO4|POV: YOU'RE A WOLF|Minecraft|July 27, 2023}}</ref>
File:Steve Alex Wolf.png|[[Steve]] and [[Alex]] with a wolf
File:Wolf Artwork.png|Official tamed pale wolf artwork
File:Wolf Sticker.gif|Tamed pale wolf art
File:Wild key art.png|A tamed pale wolf in official artwork for [[The Wild Update]]
File:Armored Paws Badlands Artwork.jpg|[[Noor]] with many wolves from every biome with [[Wolf Armor|wolf armor]], as depicted in the [[Armored Paws]] [[Mojang cinematics|trailer]] and [[Minecraft Launcher|launcher]]
File:Kai Walking Dog.png|[[Kai]] walking their tamed wolf in a [[cherry grove]]
File:Kai Crafting.png|[[Kai]] crafting [[cherry planks]] besides their pet wolf
File:Kai Pet Doggyhouse.jpg|Kai’s pet wolf thinking of a cherry doghouse
File:Mm-wolf-header.png|Artwork of a wolf wearing wolf armor
File:Wolf Fusion.jpg|Tamed pale wolf action figure from Mattel
File:LEGO Wolf.jpg|[[Lego Minecraft]] tamed pale wolf
File:Owner of the Sphere JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork ''Owner of the Sphere'' made by JINX
File:Wolf Shirt.png|''Minecraft Jolly Mobs Wolf,'' an official T-Shirt design
File:Acid Wolf.png|''Acid Wolf'', an official T-Shirt design
File:Wolf Plush JINX.jpg|A tamed wolf plush made by JINX
File:Baby Wolf Plush JINX.jpg|A tamed baby wolf plush made by JINX
File:Wolf Mug.png|An officially licensed wolf mug
File:Wolf Jar.png|An officially licensed wolf jar
File:Wolf Bowl.png|An officially licensed wolf bowl
File:Puma Wolf.jpg|Promotional image for a collaboration with ''PUMA''
File:International Dog Day.jpeg|A pack of wolves having a party to celebrate International Dog Day
File:Studious wolf.jpeg|A wolf using [[enchanting table]]s, unsure what to do.
File:Ari's wolf.jpg|[[Ari]] holding up a wolf
File:Mars.png|Dog Mars in [[Java Edition 22w13oneBlockAtATime|22w13oneBlockAtATime]]
File:Steve and wolves howling.jpeg|Steve howls at the moon alongside a group of wolves.
File:Two wolves watching the sunset.jpeg|2 puppies looking at sunset
File:Geeked vs locked in.jpg|A split screen of a real life wolf and a pale puppy.
File:Pup x-ray conversation.jpeg|A conversation that someone is revealed to have a puppy inside of their body via an X-ray
File:Calming wolf realm image.jpeg|A wolf with closed eyes captioned "Which friend will make you fell like this when they finally joined the [[Realms|Realm]]?"
</gallery>

==== Other appearances ====
<gallery>
MCSM2 Tamed Wolf.png|{{MCSM|Wink}}, Stacy's pet wolf as depicted in {{MCSM}}
MCE Skeleton Wolf.png|A {{MCE|skeleton wolf}}, a wolf variant that appeared in {{MCE}}
MCD Wolf.png|A {{MCD|wolf}} as it appears in {{MCD}}
Wolf Render MCL.png|A {{MCL|wolf}} as it appears in {{MCL}}
AMCM Wolf.png|[[Movie:Dennis|Dennis]], Steve's wolf in {{AMCM}}
MCB Wolf Render.png|A wolf as it appears in ''[[Minecraft Blast]]''
</gallery>

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [[wikipedia:Wolf|Wolf]] article on Wikipedia
* {{mcnet|wolf|Mob Menagerie: Wolf|July 15, 2024|Duncan Geere}}

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