How can I find bones on minecraft?

So I've wanted to own a pet wolf on minecraft. I built a little house just near where a whole group of them go in the evening (nearly night) and they look so cute! I accidently attacked one once and it didn't like it. So I want to befriend it. I know you need to find bones to tame them but I only play on the peaceful mode because I'm more into building cool buildings rather than fighting monsters. What's the easiest mode, other than peaceful, to play on in order to get bones?

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The only way to get bones in Minecraft is to kill a skeleton (they will appear on easy or higher). I have an easy tactic that you can use if you don't want to fight one:
1) Make a bed (three wool in a horizontal line then three wood underneath each wool
2) Wait until nighttime and then in a safe place, place the bed and turn the setting to easy
3) Wait a short while so skeletons can spawn
4) After awhile sleep
5) Once you wake up it should be day, wait a bit and all skeletons and zombies exposed to direct sunlight will burn. Wait a bit longer for them to die
6) Change the setting to peaceful, leave your safe place and collect the loot

I hope this helps
Kind regards,
Craselin

PS: Also when you get the wolf to be tame RIGHT click on it to make it follow you or RIGHT click it again to make it sit and stay. Also to give the wolf the bone, RIGHT click it while holding the bone.
(If you left click it will attack it and you may be in danger after that :S

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Best Answer - Chosen by Voters The only way to get bones in Minecraft is to kill a skeleton (they will appear on easy or higher). I have an easy tactic that you can use if you don't want to fight one: 1) Make a bed (three wool in a horizontal line then three wood underneath each wool 2) Wait until nighttime and then in a safe place, place the bed and turn the setting to easy 3) Wait a short while so skeletons can spawn 4) After awhile sleep 5) Once you wake up it should be day, wait a bit and all skeletons and zombies exposed to direct sunlight will burn. Wait a bit longer for them to die 6) Change the setting to peaceful, leave your safe place and collect the loot I hope this helps Kind regards, Craselin PS: Also when you get the wolf to be tame RIGHT click on it to make it follow you or RIGHT click it again to make it sit and stay. Also to give the wolf the bone, RIGHT click it while holding the bone. (If you left click it will attack it and you may be in danger after that :S

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I usually play on peaceful, but when I want to get bones, I put all my value stuff in a chest, craft a sword and kill as many skeletons I can at night, if I'm low on health, I'll turn back to peaceful, and if I meet a creeper I turn on peaceful, hope my methods will help you.

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Just turn Easy mode on a night, and try to find a skeleton, and slay it. The second that it's dead, switch back to peaceful, and all monsters will disappear. If a creeper is next to you too, pause and switch to peaceful.

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The way you can get bones on minecraft is to kill a skeleton zombie and it should drop them

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you have to kill a skeleton creeper zombie or other hostiles mobs and dogs can take more than 1 bone to tame a good trap to kill them with was made by drunkoncustard (its on youtube)