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In sims 3 the pets are a playable Sim and that's what we wanted in sims 3.
Edit: sims 4 pets are way more needy then sims 3 because in sims 3 you could play your pet and control their Desires and needs.
Sims 4 doesn't offer this option so you have to adjust your gameplay to fit this option. You shouldn't need a mod for this, but some players don't have time to deal and will use mods..
Yeah that's why sims 3 was a downside to me. Once I began playing sims 4 I uninstalled sims 3 all together since sims 4 is more realistic when it comes to pets. I dont particularly enjoy doing all the work keeping their needs up, and pets in sims 4 seem more independent to keep their desires and needs up by themselves, which I'd like to see on npc sims that wants to marry you. At least an option that pops up asking if the player wants to be able controlling the sim that joins the household, or keep it as a non playable. That would be an awesome feature in my opinion.