Yes, you can untame a wolf in Minecraft. To untame a wolf, you can use a lead and right-click on the wolf while holding the lead. This will break the lead and the wolf will become untamed. Alternatively, you can use the command “/entitydata @e[type=wolf,distance=..X] {Tame:0}” replacing the X with the distance of the nearest untamed wolf from you. This will untame the nearest wolf within that distance. Once a wolf is untamed, it will no longer follow the player and will not despawn. It will also lose any collar color it had and will become hostile again, unless it’s in a peaceful difficulty level.
Things to know before taming a wolf in Minecraft
- Be careful not to accidentally attack a wild wolf. When a wolf is taunted, the wolf and all nearby wolves immediately become hostile to the player.
- Hostile wolves are characterized by their blood red eyes and constant growl. Their appearance is quite frightening: their tail is stretched out, their eyes turn red, their mouth is raised in a snarl and they show angry eyebrows.
- Bring at least 5 to 10 bones before looking for a pack of wolves. A single bone has only a 1⁄3 chance of taming a wolf.
- A good indicator of the success of the taming process is when red hearts appear above the wolf’s head, a red collar appears on the neck and they show a more friendly appearance.
- Look for a pack of wolves. They are commonly found in taiga biomes.
- Approach the wolf carefully. Avoid attacking nearby wolves as they will turn hostile if attacked.
- Feed the wolf with bones. Hold the item in your hand by pressing the correct hotbar number on your keyboard, then right-click the wolf to feed it.
- Keep feeding the wolf until it is successfully tamed. Red hearts will appear on top of their heads indicating that the taming process was successful.
- Right-click a tamed wolf to make it sit or stand. When seated, tamed wolves stay in the same spot whether the player walks away or not. Standing tamed wolves follow the player around, attacking any mobs that are hostile or that the player attacks.