[ARCHIVED] [CD] Can't lecture/train pets
Product: The Sims 4 Platform:PC Which language are you playing the game in? English How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%) What is your current game version number? n/a What expansio...
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Did you test the same dogs in a new save ? Maybe it has something to do with their traits ? I can also not train them which worked fine when I adopted a third dog (tried the two women with the two dogs.
I am having the same problem in a new save. Can’t train or scold a pet if the sim wasn’t a part of the household when the pet was added. Also can’t add them as a companion. This is true for my 2 dogs and a cat, and they don’t share a common trait.
I can send you my save later tonight after work if that would help.
ETA: if they adopt a 4th pet, it’s fine, both sims can train/scold that pet. But they can’t train/scold pets that were adopted by the other sim when the households were separate, if that makes sense.
I can send you my save later tonight after work if that would help.
ETA: if they adopt a 4th pet, it’s fine, both sims can train/scold that pet. But they can’t train/scold pets that were adopted by the other sim when the households were separate, if that makes sense.
- @crinrict No mods or CC in my game at all. I don’t think there’s anything abnormal about how I merged the households either. I just had one sim ask the other to move in. The other accepted the offer and brought their pets with them.
Great. Thanks
And the original owner doesn't have the options either ?
- The original owner can still train/scold.
So in my case, I had a female sim that I created with 2 dogs. Then I created a male sim, and he adopted a cat via the computer. After they moved in together, the dogs can still only be trained/scolded by the female sim. And the cat can only be scolded by the male sim.
Relationship doesn’t seem to matter either, because the dogs both have a very high relationship with the male sim. I'm guessing it's an 'ownership' issue. The dog isn't recognized as being owned by the new Sims.
- That’s what I think too. If the sim wasn’t a part of the household when the pet was added, he/she is not recognized as the owner. I do hope they fix this, because it’s a bit annoying. Not game-breaking by any stretch, but still inconvenient.
Well, we kinda figured out why, so that's a good start, right ?
- Definitely! 🙂
I have had this happen too. I moved Mayor Whiskers into my sim's house through household management and she was not able to lecture or correct his bad behavior but she was able to correct and lecture her own cat, plus a stray cat I shift clicked to add to the household. It was Mayor Whiskers I couldn't because I moved him in through the household management. Had it happen with other households after that too and only with pets moved to the household that way. I am able to lecture them if they were originally part of the household or adopted/shift clicked into the house.
I cannot train or teach any of my pets that I have adopted. I've adopted 2 cats and they scratch up my house and destroy everything and I can't lecture them about it or anything. Cant cook without them diving to the counters to devour the food though there is food for them. I dont have the option to train or lecture anywhere. And my sim is the one who adopted them. No mods. Nothing.
