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With ''[[The Sims: Unleashed]]'', ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]'', ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]'', and ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs]]'' Sims can own a variety of '''pets'''. Although all games have [[small pet]]s that Sims can take care of by feeding and cleaning their cage, these expansion packs allow the Sims to have greater interaction with, and customization of their furry loved ones.

 

 

==The Sims: Unleashed==

 

[[Adoption#Adopting pets|Adopting a pet]] can help Sims at home, especially if they live alone. Dogs can bring the newspaper in every morning if trained, while cats can chase rabbits and gophers away from a vegetable patch. Pets don't necessarily need to be bought, though; if there are stray cats or dogs wandering around the neighborhood, and if a Sim makes friends with one, it can be adopted for free, although this can take time.

 

 

Sims can buy cat collars from '''The Collar Purple''' and dog collars from the '''Canine Collar Contraption'''. To put a collar on a pet, the player will need to select a Sim that has a collar for that type of pet in his or her inventory, then click on the pet. An option to put the collar on the pet will appear.

Cats and dogs have two [[life stages (pet)|life stages]], kitten/puppy and adult. Adult cats and dogs, like human Sims in ''The Sims'', are ageless and have indefinite life spans.

 

 

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|Players with ''[[The Sims: House Party]]'' or a [[The Sims#Compilations with the original The Sims game|compilation]] which includes it should note that dogs and cats cannot use the '''Anti-Heisenberg Teleporter''' or objects based on it.

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{{Main|Housebreaking}}

[[File:Housebroken behavior.png|left]]It takes time, but a pet needs to learn what it can and can't do. In the case of a dog, the first step is to teach it not to relieve itself in the house. Wait until the dog has to go (toilet thought bubble), step outside the house, and call it. The dog should come to the Sim and relieve itself outdoors. When this happens, praise the dog and give it a treat, so it knows it did well. If the dog relieves itself inside the house, scold it.

===Breeding===

{{Main|Breeding}}

Another way to produce pets is by breeding. Just like Sim babies, puppies and kittens are items. A neglected puppy or kitten will be taken away by [[Animal Control]]. It will take three Sim days for the kitten or puppy to mature, and once it does the player will be given the option to keep it or sell it.

 

{{Main|Pet Show}}

To participate in a pet show, take a pet to an [[Old Town]] lot and enter the competition. If there's a Judging Station in a lot, a Pet Judge will come up to the player's Sim and ask if they want to enter the competition. Pets are judged according to their skills and their mood at the time, so make sure the pet's needs are taken care of before leaving the house. There are various trophies and ribbons that can be won, which can be taken home and placed on the Pet Award Cabinet.

 

 

The pet can be socialized with. The interactions for pets are different than for normal Sims, and are: baby talk, hug, kiss, pet, play, pull tail, rubdown, scold, scratch, and tease. Pets also have three different facial expressions, as opposed to normal Sims, who have nine. The NPC parrot cannot be socialized. Pets can also be told to follow the player.

 

The final mission in the game involves controlling the pet, the first time for ''The Sims'' series, although no interaction deviating from the script can be done, and walking is the only way the pet is actually controlled.

 

==The Sims 2: Pets==

 

Pets have three [[life stages (pet)|life stages]]: kitten or puppy, adult, and elder. Kittens and puppies are mobile, but must be carried up and down stairs. They can eat from [[food bowl]]s and get into [[pet bed]]s without help, and kittens can use [[litter box]]es without help. They cannot have jobs or learn commands, but they can learn behaviors. They cannot get on furniture or Sim beds, but can be praised for ''not'' doing those things, and can therefore be taught not to do them.

 

 

Sims can buy pet collars from the '''Collar Connection Display''', but the player must choose whether the collar will be for a large dog, a small dog, or a cat. Once purchased, collars appear to be stored in an equivalent of the household wardrobe that stores the Sims' [[Clothes#The Sims 2|clothing]], so once a collar is purchased for a type of pet, it can be placed on any pet of that type in the household. To put a collar on a pet, or to change or remove a pet's collar, the player will need to click on a [[mirror]], and choose the option to change the pet's appearance. Both the Sim and the pet will go to the mirror, and the player will be able to select any collar that has been purchased for that type of pet. The action will fail if the pet cannot get to the mirror, so the player may need to buy a full-length mirror and place it in an open area, so both the Sim and the pet will be able to get to the mirror. Of course, the mirror can be sold for its full price once the collar is on the pet.

 

 

While pets cannot see [[ghost]]s, they react strongly if they sense one.

 

===Breeding===

{{Main|Breeding}}

If there is both a male and female pet of the same species on a Sim's lot and there is a pet house available, a Sim has the option to command a pet to '''try for puppies/kittens''' with another pet. If successful, the two pets will go into a pet house and [[woohoo]]. Pets can produce a litter of up to 4 puppies or kittens. Players also have the options of keeping a pet's offspring, or [[Business|selling them]].

 

A complete list of pre-made breeds in ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]'':

 

*Staffordshine

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==The Sims 3: Pets==

 

Players can obtain pets in many ways. The first and most basic way is to create them in Create-A-Pet. Players can choose from 118 dog breeds (72 Large and 46 Small), 46 Cat breeds and 30 horse breeds - all 194 breeds can be seen [[List of pet breeds#The Sims 3 Era|here]]. For families created without pets, they can be adopted from both the Animal Shelter and from other families in the neighborhood who have listed an owned pet(s) for adoption. Both of these options cost nothing to the buyer.

 

===Breeding===

 

*[[Dogs]]

*[[Cat]]s

*[[Horse]]s

 

*Deer

*Raccoon

*Unicorns (Found at fishing spots at Night)

 

*Birds: Blue Gold Macaw, Catalina Macaw, Cockatoo, Congo African Gray, Crow, Falcon, Spotted Sixam, Yellow Naped Amazon, Cardinal, Easter Bluebird, Gold finch, Lilac Breasted Roller, Nuthatch, Parakeet, Pigeon

*Lizards: Anole Lizard, Ancient Dragon, Gecko, Chameleon, Pygmy Komodo Dragon, Agama Lizard, Texas Spiny Lizard, Iguana

 

==The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs==

 

 

==References==

 

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