Despite having Cats & Dogs since it came out, I just recently learned that you can sell your puppies and kittens. I've noticed that not all offspring are equal in price. Does anyone know which kind are more profitable? Or what the "formula" is, so to speak?I feel as though the prices aren't random at all. I believe trough some testing it may have to do with the traits the puppies have. My highest puppy I've sold was for $896, who had the traits Vocal, Playful, and Loyal. I'm going to make a family with 7 puppies with those traits just to sell and see if, indeed, it isn't random.And if it's not random, I plan on making a chart of all the possible trait out comes and test their prices. This would take awhile maybe. We'll see what happens.I'm only testing small dogs for now, I have no clue if large dog puppies have different prices (I should have a mix of large and small for the 7 puppy test. :O Why didn't I think of that sooner? xD) and I won't be doing cats (since they have their own set of traits). One project at a time.

Saved space for results.I've made a family with 3 large dog puppies and 3 small dog puppies, all with Vocal, Playful, and Loyal.Now, time to sell them and see the results.EDIT 1 :!:Okay, so. Each puppy had different prices. My trait hypothesis is thrown out the window. Each puppies price was lower and lower:$784$672$560$448$336$224This leads me to believe it might be the puppies overall health and mood that determines the price, which would make sense I guess. To test this I will make a fam with two puppy. I will greatly care for one while isolating the other and then selling them once the depleted pup is red.EDIT 2 :!:Well this makes no sense. Perhaps this is truly random.The well taken care of pup, with all needs completely full was $336.The poorly cared for red pup was $224.Now what? Is this random? .-. What to do now.I don't get it! How can some puppies go for over $800 and others are in the $200s!? There has to be something... Some sort of pattern?EDIT 3 :!:Is there a coder who can take a look at the pricing system of the game? xD

How do you sell them? Ive tried but never have been given that option.

Traits definitely have an impact on the sale price. I always assumed it was random but when looking in the code the other week I came across coding for the traits and the impact each one has on the sale price. An affectionate dog would increase the amount you get while an aggressive dog would decrease the amount you get for example. It might be that there's a base price that's randomised but the traits will then alter that price to give a final result.

Another question for you guys.. do you know if you can sell them without your sim getting a very sad 2 day moodlet? every time i breed them and sell their puppies or kittens the sims flip their lids. :/

Eva has outgoing, cat lover, and lazy traits. Other sim (dont remember her name) has good, music lover, and creative. I wanted to use Eva as a breeder, but she got sad and almost unmanageable for the two days. the other sims dog randomly got pregnant thanks to my MCCC mod settings.

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Inupei
7 years ago
Saved space for results.

I've made a family with 3 large dog puppies and 3 small dog puppies, all with Vocal, Playful, and Loyal.
Now, time to sell them and see the results.

EDIT 1 :!:
Okay, so. Each puppy had different prices. My trait hypothesis is thrown out the window. Each puppies price was lower and lower:

$784
$672
$560
$448
$336
$224

This leads me to believe it might be the puppies overall health and mood that determines the price, which would make sense I guess. To test this I will make a fam with two puppy. I will greatly care for one while isolating the other and then selling them once the depleted pup is red.

EDIT 2 :!:
Well this makes no sense. Perhaps this is truly random.
The well taken care of pup, with all needs completely full was $336.
The poorly cared for red pup was $224.

Now what? Is this random? .-. What to do now.
I don't get it! How can some puppies go for over $800 and others are in the $200s!? There has to be something... Some sort of pattern?

EDIT 3 :!:
Is there a coder who can take a look at the pricing system of the game? xD
Vivi_WillowTree
7 years ago
How do you sell them? Ive tried but never have been given that option.
TheLittleThings
7 years ago
Traits definitely have an impact on the sale price. I always assumed it was random but when looking in the code the other week I came across coding for the traits and the impact each one has on the sale price. An affectionate dog would increase the amount you get while an aggressive dog would decrease the amount you get for example. It might be that there's a base price that's randomised but the traits will then alter that price to give a final result.
Vivi_WillowTree
7 years ago
Another question for you guys.. do you know if you can sell them without your sim getting a very sad 2 day moodlet? every time i breed them and sell their puppies or kittens the sims flip their lids. :/
Vivi_WillowTree
7 years ago
Eva has outgoing, cat lover, and lazy traits. Other sim (dont remember her name) has good, music lover, and creative. I wanted to use Eva as a breeder, but she got sad and almost unmanageable for the two days. the other sims dog randomly got pregnant thanks to my MCCC mod settings.
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
7 years ago
I don't think getting sad from selling pets is trait related. I've had a premade sim (Ulrike Faust, Perfectionist, Art lover, Creative) become sad from simply WATCHING another sim give up a kitten for adoption.

Ulrike was over at Katerina Lynxes and the kitten in question (Bartholomew jnr.) was intended for her. Since I couldn't make Katerina give the little guy to Ulrike directly, I had her give him up and then Ulrike went home and adopted him.
ElectraRai
7 years ago
"kaylin205;c-16358539" wrote:
Another question for you guys.. do you know if you can sell them without your sim getting a very sad 2 day moodlet? every time i breed them and sell their puppies or kittens the sims flip their lids. :/

When npc comes to take away puppies/kittens at ground floor, i am making my sims go upstairs on first floor and do something like use computer or have a shower. This way i never get sad moodlet :)
stockingfeet
7 years ago
I wish there was a way we could sell puppies dogs kittens and cats to neighbours. like the selling table. sims come around to actually buy them, after we put up an advert, or start sale.
anyway. interesting thread, I didn't know we could sell them either. do the parents of the puppies get sad??
Kavistah
7 years ago
I wish they would add the ability to make a pet shop so you can sell the puppies and kittens that way. Over the phone is just so impersonal. Then maybe the sims wouldn't get so sad.
Writin_Reg
7 years ago
"OraclesLight;c-16399077" wrote:
I wish they would add the ability to make a pet shop so you can sell the puppies and kittens that way. Over the phone is just so impersonal. Then maybe the sims wouldn't get so sad.

It is becoming illegal in a lot of countries now - and as countries adopt these laws EA supports it as they are a big supporter of the worldwide Animal Welfare organizations - and I say good for them. Pet mills need to be put out of business - no baby should suffer like some of these little ones (and their parents) do, so I for one, am glad EA supports it. Thankfully it is becoming law in many USA states as well, and it will be a happy day when it is country wide. So I am glad the Sims now support not selling animals in shops.