How to Start
If you’re an animal lover, this aspiration is right up your alley! Your Sim will go on a heartwarming journey to bond with dogs and cats across four stages. To get the most out of it, consider these ideal traits:
| Suggested Traits | Effect |
|---|---|
| Cat Lover | Increases relationship gain with cats |
| Dog Lover | Increases relationship gain with dogs |
| Outgoing | Makes socialising easier with pets and Sims |
| Animal Enthusiast (Cottage Living) | Works with livestock but does not help here |
Aspiration Reward Trait: Animal Whisperer
Your Sim will train and discipline pets more easily and gain relationships with them faster!
How to Get a Pet
There are three main ways to bring a furry friend into your Sim’s life:
1. Create-a-Sim Method
- Click the icon in CAS (Create-a-Sim)
- Choose “Add Pet” → Pick either a cat or dog
- Customise their breed, traits, and appearance
2. Adopt via Phone
- In Live Mode, click on your Sim’s phone
- Go to the House icon → “Hire a Service”
- Choose Adopt Cat or Adopt Dog
- Pick 1–3 pets to visit your home
- Interact before choosing one to keep!
3. Befriend a Stray
- Strays roam in Brindleton Bay
- Or add these lot traits to your home:
- Dog Hangout
- Cat Hangout
- Breeding Ground (optional)
- Befriend strays until you unlock the “Adopt” interaction
Strays can disappear and return as someone else’s pet, so act quickly!
Aspiration Milestones & Goals
Stage 1: Acquaintance of the Animals
| Task | Tip |
|---|---|
| Have a pet in your household | Adopt, create, or befriend a stray |
| Be friends with 1 cat or dog | Use friendly interactions (CAS pets are auto-friends!) |
| Be friendly with animals 12 times | Only cats and dogs count, not chickens or cows! |
Stage 2: Friend of the Animals
| Task | Tip |
|---|---|
| Be friends with 5 cats/dogs | Visit parks or walk around Brindleton Bay! |
| Be companions with 1 animal | Unlocks under Friendly > Become Companions after high friendship |
| Successfully train out 2 misbehaviours | Lecture pets consistently (e.g., barking, jumping) 4–5 times |
Traits like “Troublemaker” increase pet misbehaviour—helpful here!
Stage 3: Best Friend of the Animals
| Task | Tip |
|---|---|
| Be companions with 2 animals | Keep building friendships—don’t forget strays count too! |
| Feel the Love 5 times | Appears with high friendship levels |
| Successfully train out 4 misbehaviours | Continues from earlier stage—same method applies |
Stage 4: BFF of the Animals
| Task | Tip |
|---|---|
| Play with 2 different ghost pets | Visit the graveyard behind the lighthouse in Brindleton Bay at 8 PM+, or wait for your own pets to pass and return |
| Feel the Love with 8 pets | Spread kindness—this interaction shows with any well-befriended pet |
| Be friends with 12 cats/dogs at the same time | Use the Friendliest Introduction if your Sim has the Cat/Dog Lover trait for quicker bonding |
Reward Trait: Animal Whisperer
- Faster relationship gain with animals
- Easier training and discipline
- Pets are more responsive and obedient
Final Tips
- Brindleton Bay is your best friend! Visit parks and docks often to meet animals quickly.
- Have treats ready! Buying pet treats helps build relationships.
- Ghost pets can also appear if you have pet gravestones on your lot.
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