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Pets should have better Following AI instead of Teleporting.

They are NOT Endermen.
As such, they should not teleport like them. It is simply there due to lazy/Beta coding.
Pet Teleportation often lead to terrible situations as the animals do not pay attention to drops, lava, exploding mobs, friendly fire, etc.
The only reason for the Teleporting is so that they can keep up with the player, because they're too slow & don't have good pathfinding AI...
Something even ZOMBIES have now...

The only way, currently, to prevent the teleporting is by making your animals sit still... which I'm not saying should be removed, but we shouldn't have to make our animals sit still at home while we go out.
It breaks immersion & makes them feel too much like robots & not enough like pets.
Shouldn't they be allowed to move around at home?
(Possibly even follow us from window to window as we walk away?)

 

Our animal friends in Minecraft need an update.

 

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    I am in favor of this great idea, our pets should have a certain autonomy.

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    @Nerfix99 Autonomy is definitely an aspect that is greatly appreciated in the community, despite their unawareness of it.
    Not only pets, but many current mobs could benefit from it.

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    I agree with this. I feel like an ai pathway should be there, and it should be smart too. Although teleporting is useful when you're flying. So, maybe instead of taking it away, the distance on how far you are from the dog is increased before teleportation.

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    I am also in favor of this idea. I'm tired of my pets de-spawning due to the chunk unloading because I am flying too fast (elytra and fireworks). I end up having to go back to figure out what chunk my pet was in before it was unloaded. Due to this, I end up always having to leave my pet at home because I just don't want to deal with it. 

    Pets should also have a better AI to avoid hazards such as lava, falling from large heights, and not drowning themselves.