How to Make a Den for a Dog and a House for a Cat in Minecraft

Last Updated: February 13, 2021

Do you have cats and dogs in Minecraft? Follow these steps to learn how to make them cozy abodes.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:
Dog Den

1
Make a 5x5x5 gateway out of wool blocks (whatever color you want except black or brown).
2
Build backwards with black wool to create a rectangular prism. On the other wall use colored wool different from the front.
3
Move to the still-open front. Put dark oak wood fences at the bottom, with a dark oak fence gate.
4
Cover the rest with colored wool so that it's enclosed.
5
Put either a skylight or torches/glowstone in the den.
6
Put in a chest with rotten flesh or raw chicken.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:
Kennel for Cats, Dogs, and Rabbits (cannot tame rabbits, so they need a kennel)

1
Make a rectangle of iron bars (2 high) just large enough to fit a dog or cat in. It will fit rabbits too (with one block extra inside).
2
Put the dog or cat into the kennel using a lead (rabbits work with leads too).
3
Sit the dog or cat down (or quickly close the iron bars around the rabbit).
4
Put quartz slabs on the top to close it in.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:
Cat House

1
Make a large box, like for the dogs. On the front make a pixel-art cat face.
2
Build a scratching post (one block wide, two block tall fence post with banners all around is a common design) in the middle. You can design a scratching post in many different ways, so use your imagination.
3
Put in a chest full of fish. Try using clownfish but it doesn't matter as long as it's NOT cooked.

Community Q&A

Question

Why do I need the food in a chest?

Ellie Farron

Community Answer

You don't necessarily need to put the food in the chest. It's easier to feed your pets if it's in the chest, though.
Question

Why is it so big?

Community Answer

So your cat or dog doesn't have to sit in a small space. If you were making a farm you would usually want to make the fenced area big for the animals. This is the same concept.
Question

How do the pets stay there?

Belle K.

Top Answerer

When you have tamed an animal, you can right-click on it at any time to make it sit. It will then no longer follow you or move.
Question

How do you feed the animals on a iPad?

Maddie And Me

Community Answer

Get close to the animal you want to feed. Then you will see a small grey button that says "feed". Click that button and you can feed the animal.
Question

What is the best block to make the cat house out of?

Seasalt25

Top Answerer

Any block will work! You can choose your favorite block, use your favorite colors, use blocks that match the theme of its surroundings, or simply just choose what you think looks good.
Question

I play in Pocket Edition, and haven't got a cat, but want one. I'm holding raw salmon, but when I approach an ocelot or village cat, it runs away before the Tame button appears. Why, and what to do?

Samuel James Canlett

Community Answer

Try pressing the sneak button to get closer to it, once you have fed it once it won't run away but won't be fully tamed.

Warnings

Killer bunnies will hurt dogs, so make sure you have a normal one.

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No wild wolves and rabbits in the same den. Tame the dogs first!

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