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Wolf won't attack skeleton if the skeleton's head is covered

Wolves and dogs have always been able to attack skeletons as long as some part of them was visible but now they cant attack them in these situations.
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As far as the game AI is concerned, you have two full blocks and the skeleton is inside them

Dogs and wolves have always been able to attack skeletons in this way.

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Can confirm that the above way of farming skeletons have always worked. I've used this setup for years, and now it's no longer working. I can understand that mobs need their "eyes" to see things for the AI to kick in, but for wolves to need to see the skeleton's "eyes" in order to attack just seems unnecessary.

Can confirm in 1.17.1.

Can confirm in 1.19.3 and 23w04a.

Can confirm in 1.19.4

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Minecraft 19w08b, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14.1, 1.14.4, ..., 1.15 Pre-release 6, 20w06a, 1.17.1, 1.19.3, 23w04a

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