This Minecraft tutorial explains how to change the color of a collar on a tamed wolf.

Once you have tamed a wolf in Minecraft, the wolf will become a faithful companion like a dog and wear a collar around its neck. You can change the color of the collar using a cheat (game command). There are 16 different colors to choose from when customizing the dog collar.

TIP: Starting in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, the /entitydata command was replaced by the /data command to change the color of a tamed wolf’s collar.

Let’s explore how to do this in Minecraft.

Requirements

To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.

Command to Change the Collar Color

Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the syntax to change the color of a tamed wolf’s collar using the /data command is:

/data merge entity @e[type=wolf,<selector>] {CollarColor:<value>}

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12, the syntax to change the color of a tamed wolf’s collar using the /entitydata command is:

/entitydata @e[type=wolf] {CollarColor:<value>}

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10, the syntax to change the color of a tamed wolf’s collar is:

/entitydata @e[type=Wolf] {CollarColor:<value>}

Definitions

  • selector is used to narrow down the entities to one wolf only. The /data command can not be used to update multiple entities. The available selectors are: advancements, distance, dx, dy, dz, gamemode, level, limit, name, nbt.
  • value is the number that represents a specific color in the CollarColor NBT tag (formerly called CollarColor data tag). The number that you use depends on the version of Minecraft that you are using. It can be one of the following values:
    Color of Collar value
    (1.13)    		 value
    (1.8 – 1.12)
    black 15 0
    red 14 1
    green 13 2
    brown 12 3
    blue 11 4
    purple 10 5
    cyan 9 6
    light gray 8 7
    gray 7 8
    pink 6 9
    lime 5 10
    yellow 4 11
    light blue 3 12
    magenta 2 13
    orange 1 14
    white 0 15

Examples

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20

To change the collar color to purple for one tamed wolf in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:

/data merge entity @e[type=wolf,limit=1] {CollarColor:10}

To change the collar color to magenta for one tamed wolf that is 2 blocks to the South:

/data merge entity @e[type=wolf,dz=2,limit=1] {CollarColor:2}

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12

To change the collar color to purple for all tamed wolves in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12:

/entitydata @e[type=wolf] {CollarColor:5}

To change the collar color to lime for all tamed wolves within 8 blocks:

/entitydata @e[type=wolf,r=8] {CollarColor:10}

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10

/entitydata @e[type=Wolf] {CollarColor:13}

To change the collar color to blue for all tamed wolves within 5 blocks:

/entitydata @e[type=Wolf,r=5] {CollarColor:4}

How to Enter the Command

1. Open the Chat Window

The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the T key to open the chat window.

2. Type the Command

In this example, we are going to change the collar color to blue for all tamed wolves within 5 blocks in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.10 with the following command:

/entitydata @e[type=Wolf,r=5] {CollarColor:4}

Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.

Once the cheat has been entered, the color of the collar will change.

Now all tamed wolves within 5 blocks will have a blue collar.

Congratulations, you have learned how to change the color of a wolf’s collar in Minecraft.

Other Wolf Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a wolf in Minecraft:

How to Summon a Wolf
How to Summon a Tame Wolf

Other Data or EntityData Commands

Here are some other /data commands or /entitydata commands that you can try in Minecraft:

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