Also, puppies cannot get jobs or learn commands. If a house is on a foundation, even a well-housebroken pup will need a Sim's help to relieve its bladder. However, puppies cannot go up or down stairs without the help of a Sim. Puppies can also learn behaviors, so they can be housebroken. They can feed themselves, if there is food available, and sleep on pet beds without the help of a Sim or their mother. Unlike their counterparts in Unleashed, puppies in Pets are mobile and largely self-sufficient. They will also greet mail carriers as they arrive on the lot. Dogs can also dig on empty terrain, which will lower their hygiene motive and leave a hole that must be manually filled in. A Sim can take a dog for a walk, which will relieve its bladder need.
Sims can play fetch with a dog, or can play a razzle game with it. Wolves can be bred with dogs.Īfter a dog becomes an adult, a Sim can stroke the dog, rub its belly, or feed it a treat. Other than the pack leader, they can be adopted like other strays. The wolves that are sometimes seen wandering the neighborhood, including the leader of the pack whose bite creates werewolves, are a variation of large dog. Aside from that, small and large dogs are treated the same. A small dog will live for 25 days as an adult, while a large dog will be an adult for 22 days. A dog's size affects how long its adult life stage will last. Regardless of breed, all small dogs are the same size, as are all large dogs. In Pets, dogs come in two sizes: small and large. Players can also get a pet dog in Apartment Life by buying the pet cage in the pets section of buy mode, although these dogs are "decorative", and are considered as small pets. Sims can adopt dogs or puppies using the phone, by buying them on community lots that sell pets, or by forming a friendship with a stray dog and adopting them. In The Sims 2: Pets, dogs may be created in the Create a Pet section of Create a Sim. You can help The Sims Wiki by expanding this section. This section is in need of additional information. Luna Charming (owned by Claire Charming).Bobo, Duke & Leroy (owned by the Hick family).The pre-made dogs belonging to playable households in The Sims: Unleashed are: A dog may or may not try to drive El Bandito the raccoon off a lot, but will ignore burglars.ĭogs can only be bathed in the Squeak-EE-Clean Pet Tub, and cannot be bathed in normal bathtubs used by Sims. Dogs must be housebroken by praising them when they relieve themselves outside and scolding them when they do it inside. Children can also play tag with dogs.ĭogs can be taught three skills: obedience, tricks, and housebreaking. Sims can pet the dog or wrestle with it for fun. However, pets cannot be created in Create a Sim. A family can adopt a dog by going to the Pet Center in Old Town, or a Sim can befriend and adopt a stray. Dogs were introduced in The Sims: Unleashed.