Cats & Dogs SimGuru/Maxis-Sourced Info

Cat & Dog Traits, AI, Live Mode, etc. (see the next post for Sim-pet interactions/relationships)

Traits
Links to full trait lists and other CAP info here: https://simsvip.com/2017/10/08/sims-4-cats-dogs-sims-camp-create-pet-overview-list/
From the CAP Twitch livestream: AI will be partly trait-driven.
https://twitter.com/SimGuruRad/status/903332048722583553

Aggressive pets can be mean and might attack. (from the Vets livestream)


Live Mode/AI
Info from SimGuru Grant about pet AI, including where pets can go (under beds, on counters...) and what they can up to their (eat your food!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8EcepJ3q_A

https://twitter.com/SimGuruRomeo/status/918568759245266944

https://twitter.com/SimGuruRomeo/status/918568935477223424


From the CAP Twitch livestream:

• There aren't service dogs, but pets do love you.
  
• You don't have to have a collar to walk your dog.
  
• Cats "jump on basically everything"
  
• Pets can enter most lots but not Sixam.
  
• Big dogs can jump on counters but little dogs can't jump up there.
  
• Pets can eat people food.
  
• Cats can't swim
  
• Pets can run away and come back. They might come back pregnant.
  
• Dogs can chase cats.
  
• Many of the the dogs can sleep on Sim beds. corrected on Twitter:
  

From the Vets livestream:

Aggressive pets can be mean and might attack.

Pets can chase birds (not sure if that q. was specific to cats).

Under “Pet Care” as an interaction there is a “What’s Wrong?” where you can find out if your pet is sick, hungry, etc.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruJM/status/918938001928945664
https://twitter.com/SimGuruJM/status/919007254610722816

Can the animals use the stairs on their own?
https://twitter.com/SimGuruDaniel/status/919976262197587968