Dog

Dogs were introduced in The Sims: Unleashed. In Sims 1, a family can adopt a dog by going to the Pet Center in Old Town, or a Sim can befriend and adopt a stray. However, the Create-A-Sim section of Sims 1 does not allow you to create pets.

Dogs must be housebroken by praising them when they relieve themselves outside and/or scolding them when they do it inside. A dog may - or may not - try to drive El Bandito the raccoon off a lot, but will ignore the burglar.

If a family has a male and female dog, they may breed. The puppy will appear as a small tent with a dog-face above it. You need to keep the mother's motives up for the three Sim days it takes the pup to become an adult, otherwise she may neglect it, in which case Animal Control will come to take it away. When the puppy becomes an adult, you will be asked if you want to keep it as a pet. If you choose not to, the new dog will disappear from the game, but the family will get some cash.

In Sims 2, dogs may be created in the Create-A-Pet section of Create-A-Sim. Sims can adopt dogs or puppies using the phone.