K9 Mod

A small metallic canine companion mod from Doctor Who for your Minecraft world! Recently updated to Fabric 1.20.1-1.20.2!

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About this Mod

Presented by Amble Labs

Mod that inspired this: AIT (Adventures in Time)

Summary

A small metallic canine from Doctor Who for your 1.20.1–1.20.2 Fabric Minecraft world inspired by the 4th Doctor's robotic sidekick, K9! This mod is for people who want a useful robot companion, whether that be for mining or to have a little bit of Doctor Who.

Unpowered K9

What does this mod add?

K9 Mob
K9 Crate
K9 Wristband
Metal Bone
Lithium Cells
Wrench

K9's Features:

All the features of a regular dog, except for the incessant begging.
K9 goes to items and picks them up.
K9 can be sat on hoppers and get items extracted from it's inventory.
K9 has an inventory, like a shulker box on wheels!
K9 has a dyeable collar, and an easter egg if you decide to fool around a little bit!

Playable on Fabric 1.20.1 and 1.20.2 (or Forge 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.19.2 and 1.16.5)

Recommended to play with 8GB of RAM minimum singleplayer.

Recommended to have 8GB of RAM allocated to the multiplayer servers.

How do I tame and power my K9?

K9 can spawn by right clicking the K9 Crate
K9 can be tamed with a metal bone.
K9 is powered by 8 lithium cells that are drawn from to keep it's battery up; shift+right click with the wrench to open the battery menu.
K9 is fed and can be healed with redstone, or right clicked with a wrench to get to full health.
K9's health and battery are separate.

K9 Bonding Moment

Links & Community

GitHub
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CurseForge
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Modrinth
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Discord

This project is sponsored by BisectHosting!

Available Versions

K9 Mod 1.0.3-1.20.1-releaserelease

MC 1.20.1fabric

January 31, 2026

K9 Mod 1.0.2 - Fabric 1.20.1release

MC 1.20.1fabric

January 23, 2024

K9 Mod 1.0.1 - Fabric 1.20.1 (BUGGED DO NOT USE)release

MC 1.20.1fabric

January 7, 2024

K9 Mod 1.0.1 - 1.20.2 - Fabricrelease

MC 1.20.2fabric

November 26, 2023

K9 Mod 1.0.0 - 1.20.2 - Fabricrelease

MC 1.20.2fabric

November 21, 2023

How to Install K9 Mod on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.2).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "K9 Mod". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4 (+2 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

K9 Mod server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is K9 Mod compatible with fabric and forge?

K9 Mod officially supports fabric, forge for Minecraft 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with K9 Mod – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if K9 Mod consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.