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🏆 Husbandry Advancement Tree

Vanilla Outsider: Better Dogs adds a dedicated set of 13 custom Husbandry advancements integrated directly into Minecraft's native advancement screen under the Husbandry tab:

[Husbandry Root]
  └── On Guard!
        ├── A Pack of Guardians
        └── On Patrol
  └── A Pack of Personalities
  └── Keep it in the family
        ├── Fresh Blood
        └── A Fresh Start
  └── Double Trouble
        ├── Triple Threat
        │     └── Puppy Rain
        └── Litter Legend
  └── Looking for a Home
  └── Self-Service

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📜 Full Advancement Reference Table

Advancement Title	Frame	Display Icon	Requirements & Trigger Criteria	Parent Advancement
On Guard!	Task	minecraft:bone	Place a tamed wolf into Guard Mode for the first time using a Bone while sneaking (betterdogs:guard_wolf_personality).	Husbandry Root
A Pack of Guardians	Goal	minecraft:iron_sword	Place a wolf of each personality type (Normal, Aggressive, and Pacifist) into Guard Mode using a Bone while sneaking.	On Guard!
On Patrol	Goal	minecraft:shield	Have your guarding Aggressive dog defeat a hostile monster within its 12-block patrol radius (betterdogs:on_patrol).	On Guard!
A Pack of Personalities	Goal	minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg	Tame at least one wolf of each personality type: Normal, Aggressive, and Pacifist (betterdogs:tame_wolf_personality).	Husbandry Root
Keep it in the family	Task	minecraft:rotten_flesh	Linebreed two closely related tamed wolves (siblings or parent/child) and produce an Inbred Runt (betterdogs:inbred_wolf).	Husbandry Root
Fresh Blood	Goal	minecraft:bone	Breed an Inbred Runt parent with an unrelated wild or imported wolf to produce a healthy puppy and recover the lineage (betterdogs:outcross_runt).	Keep it in the family
A Fresh Start	Challenge	minecraft:golden_apple	Cure an Inbred Runt by right-clicking it with a Golden Apple (betterdogs:cure_inbred). Reward: 100 XP.	Keep it in the family
Double Trouble	Task	minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg	Breed two tamed wolves and yield a litter of 2 puppies in a single breeding session (betterdogs:wolf_litter).	Husbandry Root
Triple Threat	Goal	minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg	Breed two tamed wolves and yield a litter of 3 puppies in a single breeding session (betterdogs:wolf_litter).	Double Trouble
Puppy Rain	Challenge	minecraft:wolf_spawn_egg	Breed two tamed wolves and yield a maximum litter of 4 puppies (betterdogs:wolf_litter). Reward: 100 XP.	Triple Threat
Litter Legend	Challenge	minecraft:experience_bottle	Experience all litter sizes: get a litter of 2, 3, and 4 puppies at least once. Reward: 250 XP.	Double Trouble
Looking for a Home	Task	minecraft:paper	Place one of your tamed dogs up for adoption using a piece of Paper while sneaking (betterdogs:put_up_for_adoption).	Husbandry Root
Self-Service	Task	minecraft:cooked_beef	Let an injured tamed dog heal itself by automatically consuming meat dropped on the ground (betterdogs:self_service).	Husbandry Root

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🛠️ Trigger Types & Technical Criteria

Mod developers and pack creators can reference custom criteria triggers in custom datapacks:

• betterdogs:tame_wolf_personality — Triggers when a player tames a wolf. Checks personality enum (NORMAL, AGGRESSIVE, PACIFIST).
• betterdogs:guard_wolf_personality — Triggers when a wolf enters Guard Mode.
• betterdogs:inbred_wolf — Triggers when breeding yields an inbred runt.
• betterdogs:outcross_runt — Triggers when an inbred runt breeds with an unrelated wolf.
• betterdogs:cure_inbred — Triggers upon curing an inbred wolf with a Golden Apple.
• betterdogs:wolf_litter — Triggers upon puppy spawn, passing litter count parameter.
• betterdogs:put_up_for_adoption — Triggers when paper adoption state is activated on a dog.
• betterdogs:on_patrol — Triggers when an Aggressive guard dog slays a mob inside its patrol zone.
• betterdogs:self_service — Triggers when a dog heals by eating ground food.

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