Is it just me or do even "short" walks take FOREVER to complete? Or going for a jog means lowering my Sims' hygiene so furiously that they stop during their jog and just come home, disgusting lol. Even short walks, my Sims are gone for so long, and the dog ends up getting so hungry they have that warning over their icon to feed them.Does this happen based on the neighborhood in which you're choosing this action? I'm currently playing in Sulani, inside the Lani St. Taz neighborhood. My household resides on Pier Perfection so obviously they have some bridges and things that get in the way of a clear jogging path. I'm not sure if it's a bug (I didn't see anything too specific in my search), or if it's based on location, or something else.Dogs seem to cry if they don't get walked once a day, so I mean... this happens a lot for me :lol: SOMETIMES I choose to go for a walk/jog and then cancel shortly after and my Sim gets a leash moodlet, something about going for a nice jog with the pup, sometimes not. The dog will not have the leash thought bubble and walk around sulking if this does happen.Anyone else have this problem? Any creative solutions you've come up with?

If you leave them to their own it does take all day. What I do when I send my sim out for a walk, I will decide how far they will go, or how long I want them to spend their walk. Then I will cut their walk short, and then have them walk back to their home. Usually, I have my sim spend either an hour or half an hour depending on their schedule. When they get to the point of turning back I always have my sim direct the dog to take a potty break for the dog.

Yes, that is what I do. Yes, I also keep them on their leash until they return home.

Yeah, even a "short" walk takes forever. I just cancel in the middle and send them back home

I think it's been that way for a long time, so I don't know if they'll ever fix it :\

I don't ever remember a time when "short walks" were actually short. I usually just cancel out as well, but this should still be looked at.

Taking dogs for short/medium/long walk, or jogging, all take a long time.

29 Replies

LaBlue0314
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
If you leave them to their own it does take all day. What I do when I send my sim out for a walk, I will decide how far they will go, or how long I want them to spend their walk. Then I will cut their walk short, and then have them walk back to their home. Usually, I have my sim spend either an hour or half an hour depending on their schedule. When they get to the point of turning back I always have my sim direct the dog to take a potty break for the dog.
seancesims
6 years ago
"LaBlue0314;c-17321530" wrote:
If you leave them to their own it does take all day. What I do when I send my sim out for a walk, I will decide how far they will go, or how long I want them to spend their walk. Then I will cut their walk short, and then have them walk back to their home. Usually, I have my sim spend either an hour or half an hour depending on their schedule. When they get to the point of turning back I always have my sim direct the dog to take a potty break for the dog.

Oh that's a good idea! Do you just cancel the walking option (keeping the dog leashed) and direct them to walk home?
LaBlue0314
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Yes, that is what I do. Yes, I also keep them on their leash until they return home.
icemanfresh
Legend
6 years ago
Yeah, even a "short" walk takes forever. I just cancel in the middle and send them back home
catloverplayer
Legend
6 years ago
It sounds like a bug. I don't believe short walks have always been long. I'd report it to AMQ to be safe.
seancesims
6 years ago
@LaBlue0314 @icmnfrsh So I took that advice and cancelled the action when they'd gone far enough. So far I've noticed that if I cancel the walk and click on the "Go Home" button over my Sim's icon, nothing happens. But if I go to the house and select "Go Here" instead (or "jog here"), they will go. So that part has to be a bug, and I'll report it for sure! Thanks @catloverplayer
icemanfresh
Legend
6 years ago
I think it's been that way for a long time, so I don't know if they'll ever fix it :\
seancesims
6 years ago
"icmnfrsh;c-17322449" wrote:
I think it's been that way for a long time, so I don't know if they'll ever fix it :\

To be honest... if they fix other more crucial bugs over this forever and ever, that's fine with me. Cancelling and redirecting is a fine workaround so if they don't fix it... meh. As long as they continue to fix more important bugs lol.
LiELF
Legend
6 years ago
I don't ever remember a time when "short walks" were actually short. I usually just cancel out as well, but this should still be looked at.
asimbsim
6 years ago
If you don't mind mods, LittleMsSam has a brilliant one for this, and it just adds an option to take dog for "Quick Walk", which is super quick, and the dog stops begging for a walk after that :) Makes dog walking sooo much easier!