General

Will this be on [insert minecraft version here]?

Workdog will be ported to 1.18.2, 1.19.2, and 1.20.1 immediately (ETA end of 2024 or beginning of 2025). Older versions will not be supported. Fabric will not be supported. Neoforge and 1.21+ is to be determined (most likely yes, but aforementioned versions are the first goal).

How do I tame a dog/wolf?

Dogs and wolf puppies can be tamed with raw meats, adult wolves cannot be tamed.

How do dogs breed?

Female dogs will go into heat after a timer, male dogs will automatically breed with nearby in-heat dogs, and typically result in a pregnancy that will last 72000 ticks by default. All breeding timers are configurable except the male cooldown, which is 5 minutes.

How long does it take for puppies to grow up?

By default, puppies will grow up in 72000 ticks. This is configurable.

Compatibility

Will this and hot chicks be compatible?

Should be. If not, will be fixed. (Let us know.)

Concerning the "Lite" beta version

How do I make the dog stop following me?

Aside from the typical sitting mechanic, you can use a Stick to cycle through follow, work, and wander modes.

How do I know the dog's gender?

Currently you will need to pick them up in a crate and read the item's tooltip; OR, if you name the dog, you can sneak to see their correlated timers above their name tag as long as they are not sterile/infertile.

Is breeding functional?

Yes!

Mix breeds?

Mixed breeding only results in a 50/50 between parents' simulated genetics, which includes a 30% each chance for each parent's breed + coat type, then the remaining 20% can be "carried" coat colors from either parent's breed.
A quote from fisk concerning actual mixed breeds: "we haven't implemented mix breeds and don't plan on it. i don't believe in mix/crossbreeding healthy dogs in general and i don't want to get into the designer/mutt/shelter propaganda type stuff... or the assets required to achieve simply cats-type genetics, lol."

How do I speed up the breeding timers?

There is no in-game way to do this as of now; however, all the timers are configurable.

Can the dog equipment currently be applied to the dogs?

Not yet! However, you can dye the leather equipment just like leather armor. ;) Have fun!