Dog just stands for hours / Sim stuck in pool...

Skidoodilybop

My Sim decided to adopt Rainbow, the stray dog, and after a full day of adventuring and getting to know each other, they went for a swim! Rainbow was able to get out of the pool, then she jumped back in. My sim was exhausted, so I requested that he go to bed in his tent - but he just tread water in one spot for two hours! He just stared at the pool stairs and even resetting didn't work. I had to "teleport" him to another area of the lot, where he swam in place in the ground, until I reset him again, leaving him standing ON the ground finally. I deleted and reapplied the stairs in a different side of the pool, hoping that would help later.

After getting my Sim to bed, Rainbow got out of the pool again, leaving a puddle, and then she stood in place for multiple hours, looking around. I tried resetting her, too, but the only thing that got her moving around again (besides looking around), was the next morning when my Sim woke, and he interacted with her.

Anyone else run into these issues?

DivieOwl

Next time a sim gets stuck in a pool just press the M button on keyboard and travel with them. Or delete the pool in build/buy. As for the dog, if you go in speed 3, pets usually fall asleep when your sim is. Sometimes they'll stand around a bit, then find a spot to sleep. Its possible they are coded to do nothing/sleep when all Sims on active lot are asleep, and since your sim was in a tent, the dog was never prompted to sleep cause no speed 3. It always takes my pets about an hour into speed 3 to sleep.

rosemow

Hello
I am sorry that you had this happen. Sometimes sims do get stuck in positions, and sims need to be teleported/reset.
Sometimes pressing the M key to travel, or going to game options and back can help. Also, with pets try having another sim travel to another lot and back, and the reloading of the lot can help to reset the pet.
Sometimes game code glitches and causes this to occur.