Commands

Petting registers an administrative command designed for server operators and map makers to spawn pre-tamed pets directly to a designated player.

`/summon pet`

Spawns any valid mob into the world and immediately bonds it as a tamed pet to the specified player.

/summon pet <owner> <entity> [<pos>] [<nbt>]

Argument	Type	Required?	Description
`<owner>`	Player selector	Yes	The player who will become the permanent owner of the newly summoned pet (e.g. `@p`, `@s`, or a player name).
`<entity>`	Entity Type ID	Yes	The registry identifier of the entity to spawn (e.g. `minecraft:creeper`, `minecraft:warden`, `minecraft:iron_golem`).
`[<pos>]`	Coordinate vector (`x y z`)	No	The world coordinates where the pet should spawn. Defaults to the executor's current position if omitted.
`[<nbt>]`	NBT Compound `{...}`	No	Optional NBT data tags applied to the entity upon creation (e.g. custom names, equipment, or potion effects).

Mob Validation:
The entity type must resolve to a living mob.
If an invalid entity type is specified (such as a boat, minecart, arrow, or experience orb), the command fails with the error message:
> "Target entity is not a mob and cannot be tamed as a pet."
Immediate Taming:
Bypasses health weakening requirements and failure chances.
Bypasses the server maxPetCount limit, allowing operators to gift pets beyond standard survival limits.
Success Feedback:
Sends a confirmation message to the command executor:
> "Summoned <Entity> as a pet for <Player>"

Spawn a tamed Wolf at your current position:
text /summon pet @s minecraft:wolf
Spawn a tamed Iron Golem for a player named Alex at specific coordinates:
text /summon pet Alex minecraft:iron_golem ~ ~ ~
Spawn a tamed Creeper wearing a custom name tag:
text /summon pet @s minecraft:creeper ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:'{"text":"Sparky"}'}
Spawn a tamed Warden with extra speed:
text /summon pet @s minecraft:warden ~ ~ ~ {Attributes:[{Name:"minecraft:movement_speed",Base:0.4}]}

Related Pages: Taming · Configuration