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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.

 

In ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City (Nintendo DS)|The Urbz: Sims in the City]]'', pets can be genetically spliced out of amber. By entering the Create A Pet minigame, one of those species will be randomally generated: Triceratops, Unicorn, Veloci-rooster, Jackalope, Dodo, Simosaurus Rex.<ref>http://www.ea.com/uk/the-urbz-sims-in-the-city</ref> NPC pets include monkeys, and a parrot.

 

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]]'':

 

 

==Differences between Unleashed and The Sims 2: Pets==

There are a few differences between pets in ''Unleashed'' and in ''The Sims 2: Pets'' that players used to ''Unleashed'' should be aware of.

 

If a male and female pet of the same species develop a high enough relationship and there is either a Pet House (Dogs and Cats) or Box Stall (Horses), the '''Try for Baby '''option becomes availabe on that species specific Sleeping Item. The same musical chime heard when a Sim becomes pregnant plays if the female pet does so. Pets then go through 3 days of pregnancy. [[Dog]]s and [[Cat]]s produce litters of 2-5 (No more than the maximum household capacity) and [[Horse]]s only give birth to one Foal at a Time.

 

*[[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

[[File:Grim reaper with dog.jpg|thumb|A dog dies in ''The Sims 2'']]

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Pets in [[The Sims 2 Pets (console)|console versions]] of ''The Sims 2 Pets'' cannot die.