How to name a dog in minecraft?

Issues relating to "Wolf", "Wolves", or "Dog" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there. Trivia . If a tamed wolf is named with a name tag, its name is shown in the chat when killed. Wolves can teleport into transparent blocks. read more

Breed two dogs by feeding them. Once you've tamed two wolves, bring them to the same location. Feed a piece of meat to each one by equipping the meat and hovering over the dog. Once both dogs have eaten, hearts will appear over their head. They will approach each other and a young dog will appear. The young dog is already tamed. read more

Get a name tag by trading with white-robed villagers (librarians) or fishing. Then, craft an anvil out of 3 iron blocks and 4 iron ingots (if you don't have one yet). Right click on the anvil and place your name tag. Above the three slots found in the anvil GUI, you'll see a bar that contains the item's name in it. read more