Pet Teleport Plugin
Anyone who has spent hours building a base knows the pain of leaving a tamed wolf behind. You wander into a new biome, realize your loyal companion is still sitting near a village thousands of blocks away, and groan. The Pet Teleport Plugin solves that problem with a single command. Instead of trekking back across the overworld or diving into the Nether to retrieve a stranded horse, you simply type a command and your animal appears beside you.
This add-on is a port of the popular Pet Teleport mod, adapted so it works smoothly as a plugin on server environments. Whether you run a small survival world for friends or a busy Paper server, this tool keeps your tamed animals close without breaking the flow of gameplay.
What the Pet Teleport Plugin Does
At its core, the plugin adds a /pet command that teleports your tamed animals to your current position. The clever part is how it handles pets that are far away. The plugin remembers where each animal was last seen, so it can briefly load that chunk, grab the pet, and bring it back to you. That means your wolf stuck at a base 5,000 blocks away, or your horse left behind in the Nether, can rejoin you in seconds.
If the pet is no longer there, perhaps because it died or someone else moved it, you get a clear message telling you so. No guessing, no wasted trips.
Command Syntax
- /pet brings all of your pets to you at once.
- /pet <name> brings every pet wearing that specific name tag.
- /pet <type> brings every pet of a given type, such as horse or happy_ghast.
Tab completion is smart about this. It only suggests the names and types of pets you actually own, so you never have to memorize a long list of entity IDs. Just start typing and the plugin fills in the rest.
Supported Versions and Loaders
The Pet Teleport Plugin for Minecraft is built primarily for Paper and Spigot servers, which are the most common choices for multiplayer worlds. If you are running a vanilla server, you will want to check compatibility before installing, since the permission system and command handling differ.
Version support matters here. Happy ghasts, for example, only exist from Minecraft 1.21.6 onward, so that feature simply will not appear on older versions. For most modern setups running 1.21.x, everything works as expected. Always confirm your server version matches the plugin build you plan to use.
If you would rather skip manual file management entirely, the foxygame.net launcher offers a convenient path: its add-on catalog lets you browse and install the Pet Teleport Plugin alongside your other favorite server tools, handling version matching and updates automatically so you can get back to playing.
A Special Case: Happy Ghasts
Happy ghasts add a fun twist to the ownership system. These mobs cannot be tamed the normal way. Instead, the first player to ride one becomes its owner. From that moment on, the plugin treats it like any other pet, and /pet will find and summon it just like a wolf or cat. This makes the plugin genuinely useful for players exploring the newer content, since a happy ghast can otherwise be difficult to relocate.
Permissions and Server Setup
On Paper and Spigot servers, the plugin uses a single permission node: petteleport.use. This lets you control exactly who can use the /pet command. Grant it to your regular players, restrict it to staff, or hand it out as a reward. The choice is yours, and it keeps things fair on larger servers where unrestricted teleporting could feel unbalanced.
How to Install
- Download the plugin file that matches your server version.
- Stop your server completely before adding new files.
- Place the plugin jar into your server's plugins folder.
- Start the server and confirm the plugin loaded without errors.
- Assign the petteleport.use permission to the appropriate groups.
Once installed, test the command in a safe area before rolling it out to everyone. A quick check with a single tamed animal confirms everything is working.
Why Players Keep It Around
The appeal is simple: it removes a tedious chore without removing the challenge of the game. You still tame your animals the hard way, you still care for them, and you still risk losing them in dangerous situations. The plugin just spares you the long walk when you want them back.
For anyone tired of leaving pets behind, this add-on is a small quality-of-life upgrade with a big payoff. Download the Pet Teleport Plugin, set your permissions, and never abandon a faithful companion again.