Free Roaming For Pets

Pets (specifically dogs/wolves and cats, perhaps even parrots) should have a ‘free roaming mode’. It’s not always beneficial to have them trailing behind the player, but leaving them to simply sit and do nothing else takes away from the game’s “pet” experience. Cats are currently able to pretty much wander freely and sit on beds (within proximity of the player), so why not go a step further and allow them to do so without teleporting to the player (if the player so chooses)? Extending this kind of mob behavior/personality to wolves and even parrots would be great, as the teleporting/following-without-a-leash mechanic is nice but should not be the only other alternative to leaving them sat in one spot. Perhaps it could work similarly to allays, where they follow the player if given an item but otherwise stay wandering within a certain closed off area. This small change would make the pet experience more realistic. In addition to this, many players like to build enclosures for their pets; allowing pets to freely explore the environment would give these kinds of builds a purpose and a function rather than being JUST an aesthetic choice. :)