4 Sims hours is not a 'short' dog walk

I agree but find the longer walks work when you just want to focus on one sim and just have the other out of the way for a while.

I think it also depends on the neighborhood they live in: They follow the same pathing for jogging so if it's a huge neighborhood space like any one of them in Windenburg it will take HOURS to do, while say the neighborhood where the Landgraab's house is might actually be short. Regardless I just take them for a jog bc it's naturally quicker.

It just makes no sense to me that the 'take dog for a walk' whim only gives 10 pts, considering what a time sink it is.

OMG yesssss!!! I thought it was a bug in my game because I have mods!
its so annoying! they have to fix it.

It will not be so easy to fix because it isn't programmed in a way that it's estimated by hours, but by walking routes.
Anyhow, this mod will reduce the times a bit:
http://www.bienchen83.bplaced.net/s4/mods/sims4me_shorterdogwalks.rar

What I noticed is that the dog walkbys are broken since the december patch. I really hope the team will fix that soon. I loved those walkbys.

You don't have to complete the walk to get the aspiration points. Simply starting to take the dog for a walk gives you the 10 points. After a short bit you can also cut the walk short and return home.

"83bienchen;c-16261298" wrote:
It will not be so easy to fix because it isn't programmed in a way that it's estimated by hours, but by walking routes.
Anyhow, this mod will reduce the times a bit:
http://www.bienchen83.bplaced.net/s4/mods/sims4me_shorterdogwalks.rar

What I noticed is that the dog walkbys are broken since the december patch. I really hope the team will fix that soon. I loved those walkbys.

Thank you for this mod. The timing on this dog walking is ridiculous. I should be able to get in a morning walk with the dog before work, but noooooo, they could walk to a new world for all the time this takes. Outrageous. I'll go looking for that mod Monday when I resume sim game play. :)

ETA: oh this is the download. Thank you ;)

It's not just a case of a 4 hour dog walk - you have to factor in the 2 or 3 hours it takes to get a Sim fed, toileted and showered prior to even thinking about taking the dog for a walk.

This is one of the reasons I gave up on having dogs in game. Sims take long enough to have a meal, shower, skill build, socialise never mind marathon dog walks.

If we had rotary washing lines - which I had previousy suggested - you could simply attach your dog (even a toddler) to it and let them walk in circles following a treat that is always moving ahead of them - donkey following a carrot style.

I have all the best ideas.