So, I am a huge dog lover irl, so naturally in the sims I just need all of the dogs. So I had a nice family going, two parents and two kids and one dog. Perfectly reasonable. Then I see a cute stray, I adopt her. Then I'm like, "well she needs a friend, right?" so I let my boyfriend make me a dog in CAS to add to the family. THEN I let those two dogs have a puppy. So now I have to deal with an eight sim household, four of them being dogs. I'm a little overwhelmed and considering just playing a new save, which makes me sad because I really like this family. Has anyone else had this problem where they just can't resist all the cute? I've actually done the same thing to an older save that I no longer play. I have a problem. XD

"Dannydanbo;c-16286779" wrote:I got over excited with dogs at first, too. But you can give them up for adoption and keep the one(s) you really like best.Note: You can put the kids up for adoption too and keep all the dogs. :D I just get too emotionally attached to the dogs to give them up, like I imagine them being all lonely and neglected in the shelter, it makes me sad. Yes I empathize too much with virtual dogs lol

WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?@orangehippogriff insert dry wit: I'm asking myself this in real life. My kid brought home a kitten an year and a half ago...and now my wife brought home a kitten about three months ago ~sigh~ In the interests of domestic tranquility I acquiesced. Now I have a kitten that steals his "big sister's food", a cat that looks at me as if I betrayed her...by allowing my wife to bring in that little furry squirt and now the little furry squirt won't get off my lap when I need to do something.

"Nikkei_Simmer;c-16287351" wrote:WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?@orangehippogriff insert dry wit: I'm asking myself this in real life. My kid brought home a kitten an year and a half ago...and now my wife brought home a kitten about three months ago ~sigh~ In the interests of domestic tranquility I acquiesced. Now I have a kitten that steals his "big sister's food", a cat that looks at me as if I betrayed her...by allowing my wife to bring in that little furry squirt and now the little furry squirt won't get off my lap when I need to do something. I mean if I could I’d probably have like 20 pets irl so I can’t blame you

Oh my gosh you guys! LOL! I feel so much like you all! I thought I was the only one! In real life as well I just want to rescue all those poor sad animals! Big sensitive heart right here ya'all.... o:)

I'm the same. I end up filling my households with cats. In game and IRL. Story of my life! :D

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zazubean
7 years ago
"Dannydanbo;c-16286779" wrote:
I got over excited with dogs at first, too. But you can give them up for adoption and keep the one(s) you really like best.

Note: You can put the kids up for adoption too and keep all the dogs. :D

I just get too emotionally attached to the dogs to give them up, like I imagine them being all lonely and neglected in the shelter, it makes me sad. Yes I empathize too much with virtual dogs lol
NikkeiSimmer
Rising Adventurer
7 years ago
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?

@orangehippogriff

insert dry wit: I'm asking myself this in real life. My kid brought home a kitten an year and a half ago...and now my wife brought home a kitten about three months ago ~sigh~

In the interests of domestic tranquility I acquiesced. Now I have a kitten that steals his "big sister's food", a cat that looks at me as if I betrayed her...by allowing my wife to bring in that little furry squirt and now the little furry squirt won't get off my lap when I need to do something.
zazubean
7 years ago
"Nikkei_Simmer;c-16287351" wrote:
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?

@orangehippogriff

insert dry wit: I'm asking myself this in real life. My kid brought home a kitten an year and a half ago...and now my wife brought home a kitten about three months ago ~sigh~

In the interests of domestic tranquility I acquiesced. Now I have a kitten that steals his "big sister's food", a cat that looks at me as if I betrayed her...by allowing my wife to bring in that little furry squirt and now the little furry squirt won't get off my lap when I need to do something.

I mean if I could I’d probably have like 20 pets irl so I can’t blame you
sassycotton
7 years ago
Oh my gosh you guys! LOL! I feel so much like you all! I thought I was the only one! In real life as well I just want to rescue all those poor sad animals! Big sensitive heart right here ya'all.... o:)
Kittybass
New Spectator
7 years ago
I'm the same. I end up filling my households with cats. In game and IRL. Story of my life! :D
l_LilMagician_l
7 years ago
I did that with horses in Sims 3. :D I tried it with dogs in Sims 4, but since they need to be walked so often, it just got to be too overwhelming. I have only a cat now, which is way lower maintenance. But I think I'll get another dog once I can free up a space in my household.

Also, instead of giving up the dogs I couldn't handle, I just switched them to other unplayed households. So I still see them around town occasionally. :)
zazubean
7 years ago
"HowGreatThouArt;c-16290494" wrote:
I did that with horses in Sims 3. :D I tried it with dogs in Sims 4, but since they need to be walked so often, it just got to be too overwhelming. I have only a cat now, which is way lower maintenance. But I think I'll get another dog once I can free up a space in my household.

Also, instead of giving up the dogs I couldn't handle, I just switched them to other unplayed households. So I still see them around town occasionally. :)

See that’s what I was going to do, I was going to create “family” members for that family and give some of the dogs to them but my boyfriend was like “noooo keep the doges” so now I’m playing a new save :P
ceekae2011
7 years ago
this is going to sound REALLY bad but I usually breed the two adult dogs that I have so they get a puppy and "kill" (with a cheat to age past elder) the two adult dogs. That way I kinda feel like both of the adult dogs are in the puppy and it only takes up 1 household member
sassycotton
7 years ago
I have a whole house filled with dogs in the game 2 I own now Nickie and Cotton. One who we used to own Sassy. 2 I knew from humane society. One is in memory of Lenard nimoy that I named Spock and one named after one of my favorite dwarfs Grumpy.
AvaSims4080
7 years ago
I wish you the best of luck.