Wolf Den Dog House

Quickstart

1. Craft a Dog House using oak planks and red wool, or grab one from the Functional blocks section of the Creative inventory.
2. Place it anywhere — the doorway faces toward you by default, but you can orient it any direction while placing.
3. Tame a wolf and bring it within 8 blocks of the Dog House.
4. Right-click the Dog House to send your wolf inside. A message confirms it has settled in.
5. Right-click the occupied house at any time to release your wolf in front of the door.

Overview

Wolf Den Dog House adds a decorative, functional 2×2×2 wooden Dog House with a red roof that acts as a cozy shelter for your tamed wolves. The house is a full multiblock structure — all eight blocks that make it up behave as one unit. You can store one wolf at a time, release it on demand, and trust that the house will keep track of your wolf even after you save and reload the world.

What It Adds

How To Use

Storing a Wolf

Right-click any part of the Dog House while it is empty. The house searches for the nearest tamed wolf that belongs to you within 8 blocks. If one is found, it is stored inside and hidden from the world. You will see the message "Your wolf curled up inside the dog house." If no eligible wolf is nearby, you will be told "No tamed wolf of yours is close enough to enter."

Releasing a Wolf

Right-click any part of an occupied Dog House. Your wolf reappears in front of the doorway. You will see "Your wolf left the dog house."

Interacting From Any Block

Because the Dog House is a multiblock, you can right-click any of its eight blocks — front, back, top, bottom, or sides — and the interaction will work as if you clicked the main block. There is no specific "correct" face to target.

Breaking the House

Breaking any single block of the Dog House removes the entire structure and drops one Dog House item. If a wolf is stored inside, it is safely released before the structure disappears — it will never be lost or trapped.

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the Dog House at a crafting table with oak planks and a piece of red wool:

The Dog House is also available directly from the Functional tab in the Creative inventory.

Abilities And Mechanics

• Rotation on placement — The doorway faces the direction you are looking when you place the block, so you can orient it to match your build.
• One wolf per house — Each Dog House holds exactly one tamed wolf at a time.
• Persistence across saves — The stored wolf's identity is saved with the house. Logging out and back in does not lose the wolf.
• Multiblock routing — All eight blocks of the structure share the same state. Any right-click interaction is routed to the main block automatically.
• Safe destruction — Removing any part of the structure always releases the wolf first, preventing it from being permanently trapped.

Progression And Strategy

• Build a kennel row by placing multiple Dog Houses side by side and storing a different wolf in each one, giving each wolf its own named shelter.
• Rotate each house so the doorways all face the same direction for a tidy, uniform look.
• Use the Dog House to keep wolves safely tucked away in a base while you go adventuring, then release them when you need a companion.
• Because breaking any part of the house releases the wolf, you can freely relocate a Dog House — break it, pick it up, and rebuild it — without worrying about losing your wolf.