
FetchPets
Lost a tamed dog somewhere across the world and have no idea where it wandered off to? FetchPets brings all your tamed pets straight to you - from anywhere on the server, including pets sitting in unloaded chunks that no vanilla /tp command can ever reach.
The problem it solves
When a chunk unloads, the entities inside it stop ticking. To a normal command, your pet simply doesn't exist until you physically walk back into render distance - which is impossible if you don't know where it went. That's a hard engine limitation, not a syntax problem.
FetchPets gets around it by reading the world's entity data directly off disk, finding every pet you own, and pulling only those specific chunks back in to teleport them. No "force-load the entire world" lag.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/fetchpets |
Teleport all your tamed pets to you |
/fetchpets list |
List your pets and where they are - without teleporting |
/fetchpets <player> |
(op) Teleport another player's pets to them |
/fetchpets list <player> |
(op) List another player's pets |
/fetchpets reload |
(op) Reload the config |
Aliases: /fetchdogs, /comepets, /callpets.
Permissions
| Node | Default | Grants |
|---|---|---|
fetchpets.use |
everyone | Fetch and list your own pets |
fetchpets.others |
op | Act on other players' pets + reload |
Covers every tameable pet
Wolves, cats, parrots, horses, donkeys, mules, llamas - and any modded pet that uses the standard owner tag. Sitting pets are stood back up so they actually follow you home (toggleable).
How /fetchpets list looks
MichaelGaming12 has 4 pets:
- Wolf 'Rex' @ 412, 64, -1180 in Nether (world_nether) [unloaded]
- Horse 'Buttercup' @ -2003, 65, 540 in Overworld (world) [unloaded]
- Cat @ 12, 71, 5 in Overworld (world) [loaded]
Configuration
settings:
stand-up-sitting-pets: true # stand sitting pets up so they follow you
include-loaded: true # also sweep loaded worlds, not just disk
cooldown-seconds: 5 # per-player cooldown (0 = off)
Notes
- Cross-dimensional: pets stuck in the Nether or End are pulled to wherever you stand.
- The world scan runs off the main thread, so it won't freeze your server.
- Only the pet's owner is matched, so you'll never grab someone else's dog.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as FetchPets-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 21 KB
- Download link checked 14 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.