Pets Locator
See your tamed wolves and cats directly on the vanilla locator bar, with collar color tinting.
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About this Mod
Pets Locator
Shows your tamed wolves and cats on the vanilla locator bar (added in Minecraft 1.21.6), right alongside other players.
Features
- 🐺 Wolf and 🐱 Cat icons appear on the locator bar
- Icons are tinted with the collar color — change the collar, the icon changes
- 🐴 Horse icons appear on the locator bar, with a distinct icon per coat color (7 variants)
- Up/down arrows when your pet is significantly above or below you
- Works in singleplayer (renders its own bar when no players are nearby) and multiplayer
- Client-side only — no server-side installation required
How it works
Every 20 ticks, the mod scans for your tamed pets within 64 blocks. Their position is projected onto the locator bar using the same formula as vanilla player waypoints. The icon color matches the collar's dye color at runtime.
For wolves and cats, the icon color matches the collar's dye color at runtime.
For horses, since Minecraft does not track horse ownership natively, the mod registers your horse the moment you tame it and remembers it locally (stored per world / per server).
Compatibility
| Loader | Minecraft versions |
|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8 |
| Fabric | 1.21.9, 1.21.10 |
| Fabric | 1.21.11 |
| NeoForge | 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8 |
| NeoForge | 1.21.9, 1.21.10 |
| NeoForge | 1.21.11 |
Requires Fabric API (Fabric only). Client-side only — safe to install without the server having it.
Available Versions
How to Install Pets Locator 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 (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Pets Locator". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+6 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Pets Locator 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Pets Locator compatible with fabric and neoforge?
Pets Locator officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Pets Locator – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Pets Locator 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.
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