Pet Reminder
Few things sting more in World of Warcraft than pulling a boss, popping your cooldowns, and realizing halfway through the fight that your trusty pet is still napping in the stables. Hunters, Warlocks, and Unholy Death Knights know this pain all too well. Pet Reminder exists for exactly one reason: to make sure that never happens to you again.
This lightweight addon watches your character and throws a loud, unmissable alert on your screen whenever you are missing a permanent combat pet. No more scrambling to summon mid-pull. No more apologizing to your raid group. Just a simple visual nudge that keeps your damage where it belongs.
What Pet Reminder Actually Does
At its core, the addon is a watchdog. It checks whether you have a permanent combat pet active and, if not, displays a large customizable text alert right on your screen. The alert is designed to grab attention, using jumping or shaking animations so it cuts through the chaos of a busy interface during raids, dungeons, or open-world questing.
Because it supports Hunters, Warlocks, and Unholy Death Knights, it covers the three classes where a missing pet means a serious DPS loss. Whether you are a Beast Mastery Hunter in Retail or a Demonology Warlock leveling through Classic, the addon has your back.
Key Features at a Glance
- Large, customizable on-screen text alert that is impossible to miss
- Jumping or shaking animations to grab your attention instantly
- Adjustable text size, animation height, and animation speed
- Move and lock the alert frame anywhere on your screen
- Simple slash command, /fpr, to open the options panel
- Lightweight design that will not bloat your addon memory
Every element is tweakable, which means the alert can sit quietly in a corner for a casual player or scream across the center of the screen for a hardcore raider. That flexibility is a big part of why players keep it installed across multiple characters.
Version Compatibility Across WoW Eras
Retail and Modern WoW
On Retail, Pet Reminder keeps pace with the current interface and API changes, so your alert frame behaves exactly as expected after every major patch. Hunters and Warlocks running Mythic+ or raid content will find it especially useful when swapping specs or pets between pulls.
Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, and MoP
For players who prefer the older eras, the addon is compatible with Classic, The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, and Mists of Pandaria. That means whether you are leveling a Warlock in vanilla-era Azeroth or raiding Icecrown Citadel with your Hunter, the reminder fires exactly when it should. If you play across several versions, you can run the same addon everywhere without relearning a thing.
How to Install Pet Reminder
Getting set up takes less than a minute. If you are wondering how to install it, the process is the same as any standard World of Warcraft addon.
- Close World of Warcraft completely before you begin.
- Place the extracted Pet Reminder folder into your Interface/AddOns directory.
- Confirm the folder contains the .toc file directly, not a nested folder inside another folder.
- Restart the game and check the AddOns list on the character select screen.
- Log in, type /fpr, and customize your alert to taste.
Once loaded, the addon runs quietly in the background. You will only notice it when it matters, which is precisely the point. Many players also keep a second copy configured for their alternate characters so the alert styling stays consistent across their whole roster.
If you would rather skip manual folder juggling, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install path that drops Pet Reminder straight into the correct directory for your game version. The launcher also maintains a browsable addon catalog and handles auto-updates, so your reminder stays current even after Blizzard ships a new patch.
Why It Belongs in Your Addon Folder
Pet classes live and die by their companions. A Hunter without their pet is a ranged auto-attack bot. A Warlock without a demon loses a chunk of their toolkit. An Unholy Death Knight without their ghoul leaves damage on the table every single global. Pet Reminder closes that gap with a single, elegant alert that costs you almost nothing in performance.
The addon is small, focused, and does one job extremely well. It does not try to be a full UI overhaul or a rotation helper. It simply reminds you of the one thing every pet class forgets at the worst possible moment.
Final Thoughts
Whether you are pushing keys on Retail, grinding honor in Classic, or revisiting Wrath of the Lich King, forgetting to summon your pet is a mistake that costs real damage. Download Pet Reminder for World of Warcraft, drop it into your AddOns folder, and let it handle the nagging for you. Your raid leader, your damage meter, and your sanity will all thank you.