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Wolves? What wolves? I have only spotted ONE wolf in playing minecraft for the past two weeks!

Can anyone tell me where I can find one? Is there some sort of biome they prefer? Are the spawning rules for wolves any different from regular critters?

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Wolves spawn in taiga and forest biomes only. (However, according to the Minecraft Wiki, a glitch allows wolves to spawn rarely in all biomes.) They follow the same spawning rules as other passive mobs; they spawn on grass with light level 7 or higher.

My best advice is to find a taiga or forest and run around looking for them.

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blast! Beat me by 21 seconds! – Raven Dreamer May 4 '11 at 22:27
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Muahahahaha! :) – Kevin Y May 4 '11 at 22:28
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Protip: Wait until night, and place a few torches in an otherwise dark area (in a forest/taiga). Kill anything that spawns and isn't a wolf. You can easily get wolves in 10 minutes. – fredley May 24 '11 at 18:09

According to the minecraft wiki,

Wolves spawn in Light level 7 or higher (like all passive mobs), on Grass (again, like all passive mobs), typically in Taiga and Forest biomes, and more commonly during dawn and dusk periods of the day.

They can spawn in groups of 1-8.

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haha, way to beat @Kevin Y! – chandsie May 4 '11 at 23:13
("blast! [Kevin Y] beat me by 21 seconds!" ;P) – Kevin Y May 5 '11 at 0:04
oh, oops! I commented on the wrong answer! – chandsie May 5 '11 at 0:43
@Chands - you should give Kevin Y the accepted answer. He had the first answer; it's only fair. – Raven Dreamer May 5 '11 at 1:09
you're right. i fixed that now. – chandsie May 5 '11 at 2:23

You can find wolves in areas with snow and lots of trees. Once you find a wolf, you can tame them with bones. Tamed wolves will attack whatever you attack, so be careful not to accidently punch your other pets. You can make tamed wolves sit or stand. ( Warning: If a wolf is sitting down for too long, the wolf will never be able to stand up forever.

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I found one in a forest biome in about thirty minutes and you just need to keep looking.

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This is really a comment, not an answer to the question. You can always comment on your own posts, and once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post. – Zommuter Aug 20 '12 at 14:51

You can find them in the water in the forest

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