Since my favorite couple adopted two dogs, I've noticed that they each share a similar obsession.
Lit fireplaces.
They spend more time staring at them than
literally anything else. As soon as one of my sims is done playing with one of them, he runs to the fireplace to stare at it. As soon as they come in from a walk, they give the same treatment to the fireplace in the living room. Sure, they also hang out in the oversized upstairs bathroom (where one of them spends a lot of time drinking from the toilet), but soon enough, they get sick of that and return to the crackling fire. They also seem to enjoy challenging it to a duel by barking at it.
You might think this is a complaint, but on the contrary, I find it hilarious that they can't stop their addiction to fire. They're like little kids at a fireworks show. Or worse, because the fireplace is only centimeters away from their noses.
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The May Family
Modeling Career?
2. I just realized that in sims 4 I never play with the fireplaces
3. Since I never use fire places I don't know, is it a bug with every dog or just that household?
Saying "not to be rude", then blatently being rude does not excuse rude behavior.
1. Me too. They watch the fireplaces like humans watch TV.
2. Fireplaces are awesome, but if you do decide to install one, make absolutely certain you install a Fireguard upgrade... unless you want fires to happen.
3. I can't say for sure if it's a bug. I think it's just part of the pets themselves. One of them goes crazy whenever the dishwasher runs, and the other one hates the stereo. I think it's just their personalities, and in that case, I hope it's not a bug. In a way, I'd be sad if they stopped obsessing over it.
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
All pets have hidden obsessions and fears, so it's part of the gameplay.
It doesn't happen with a Fireguard upgrade.
Not in my experience anyway. I once tested it without having the Fireguard upgrade to see what would happen. It started a fire the same day I bought the fireplace. Once I upgraded it with Fireguard, a fire never happened, neither in the living room or the bedroom where I each have fireplaces. And I've had them a while.
What is the fireguard upgrade?
mind you, be very careful with placing things too close to the fireplace, even with fireguard installed. one of my households had a rug just a wee bit close for comfort and it would occasionally catch fire even with the upgrade installed. mostly if sims decided to put empty dishes right on the edge closest to the fireplace