Dog

Dogs are a planned passive mob. They will serve as pets to the player.

Notch also said in a twitter post that Wolves can be tamed to produce pet dogs. It is believed that they will be used to hunt, example to send them out for a day or two to find food. Dogs are to be rare and not a common sighting. Notch has confirmed the addition of these animals upon having breakfast with a friend, along with confirming Wolves, as said on his blog. Dogs will help you track down your base, well, the nearest Workbench. Dogs will also confuse enemies, which is a good way to attack Skeletons and Creepers.