The Sims 3 Pets Guide Walkthrough Dogs
Dog Lifetime Happiness and Lifetime Rewards
Pets don’t have Lifetime Wishes, but they get wishes just like Sims do. Many wishes are pretty easy to grant, while some might take a little more time. For example, a dog might wish to chase a stick, and that’s an easy one. Play fetch with your dog a few times and voila! The dog is happy. Or the dog might wish to improve his Hunting skill level. That will take a little work and time to accomplish, but the reward, in Lifetime Happiness points, will be higher.
Dogs also have the same mood meter as Sims, and when that meter is green up to the bubble on the top, dogs earn Lifetime Happiness points just like Sims do. Happy, well-tended dogs can earn some pretty cool Lifetime Rewards.
Dog Lifetime Rewards
| Name | Points Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vomit Machine | 3,000 | Here’s a great way to get your owner’s attention. Gain the ability to vomit at will. |
| Best Behavior | 5,000 | Save your furniture! Save your house! This reward will make it so your pet will never scratch or bite the furniture, roll in puddles, or get into trash and kitty litter…of course, unless you really want them to. |
| Never Nauseous | 5,000 | Pets become immune from getting nauseous and vomiting. |
| Steel Bladder for Pets | 8,000 | Never again worry about those fretful accidents Pets with Steel Bladders lose the urge to pee. |
| Fertility Treatment for Pets | 10,000 | Puppies, kittens, and foals galore. This guarantees large litters for your pet. |
| Beloved Animal | 10,000 | Your pet gains more social fulfillment from interacting with humans. |
| Attitude Adjustment | 15,000 | Have you ever wondered how your favorite pet would be if he were loud instead of quiet or neat instead of piggy? Go ahead and choose new traits for your pet. |
| Alpha Pet | 15,000 | Your pet is gifted with heightened senses when searching for prey. Results from hunting are greatly improved. |
| Super Smart Pet | 15,000 | Your pet becomes super smart and responds to praising and scolding much more. |
| Super Swank Pet Bed | 20,000 | A really swank pet bed, so your pet can sleep in style. |
| Bottomless Pet Bowl | 30,000 | Give your pet a pet bowl that provides high quality sustenance and never needs refilling. |
| Pet Hygienator | 20,000 | Landgraab Industries’ latest solution in high technology pet hygiene. Use it to keep your dogs and cats squeaky clean and free from fleas. |
| Clone Voucher for Pets | 35,000 | The pet that purchases this reward gets a Clone Voucher. Redeem it at the science facility to have a young clone of your pet join your household! You cannot purchase this reward if your household is full. |
| Young Again Potion for Pets | 50,000 | This potion will magically turn back the time on your pet’s life. Here’s to starting over! |
Needs
Like all creatures, dogs have needs. To keep your dog happy, and thereby keep the Mood meter at the top to build Lifetime Happiness points, make sure your dog has all these needs met:
Hunger, Bladder, Energy, Social, Destruction, Fun, Hunger
Hungry dogs will whimper and display thought balloons of food. Feed your dog regularly! If a dog gets to the starving state, it howls, and loses LTR with all household members child and older. Hungry dogs will beg for treats.
If pets eat trash or too many treats they may become Nauseous, and have a chance to vomit. This makes a nasty mess for your Sim to clean up.
Bladder
Dogs will pee anywhere unless you train them to go outside. Direct them to do their business in the yard, or reinforce their behavior when they do. Otherwise, you’ll have smelly messes in the house. Dogs who really need to go will whimper and show thought balloons.
Energy
All that hunting, trick performing, and toy chewing makes a dog tired! Sleepy dogs start to yawn. Let (or direct) your dog go to bed before he becomes exhausted.
The Super Swank Pet Bed Reward Object gives dogs the positive Slept Like Canine Royalty moodlet.
Social
Dogs live for interacting with their Sims. They want to be petted and played with and walked. And after all, that’s why you wanted a dog in the first place, right? Dogs make wonderful companions, but unless they’re very independent, they need that companionship. If dogs are neglected, they get lonely. Play with them, talk to them, or teach them tricks or skills to keep them engaged and socialized.
Destruction
Dogs’ special need is Destruction. Dogs just need to chew things! They will satisfy this instinctual craving one way or another. Left to their own devices, dogs will chew on the furniture and dig unsightly holes in the yard. But your Sims can head off this negative behavior by providing chew toys for their dogs. Purchase the Pet Toy Crate item from Buy mode, and place it on your lot. The crate contains three dog toys and three cat toys.
Chewing on any of the dog toys satisfies the Destruction need. Sims should encourage their dogs to use these when needed, either by directing the dog to a toy before the need drops too low, or by using reinforcement: praising the dog for chewing the toy, and scolding him for chewing the furniture.
Fun
Lack of Fun will make dogs stressed or strained. Fortunately, dogs are easily amused by most things you want to do with your dog anyway. Keep an eye on a dog’s Fun meter, and play with them, teach them, or have them do tricks if they start to get stressed out.
Keep your dog’s Fun meter high to gain strongly positive moodlets like Having a Blast.