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Kids can't walk dogs?!
loutredor
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My kids can teach tricks to the dogs, take care of them, and even learn the pet training skill, but for some reason they can't take them for a walk like the adults. Is this a bug or is it a voluntary decision from the developers? I find it really frustrating and strange. If indeed it is on purpose, I definitely don't understand that decision. Surely kids should be able to go play in the neighbourhood, and take their dog with them?
Also, this has nothing to do with it but since I am talking about things that I am not sure are bugs: I taught my cats to go pee outside, and even had the notification they had learnt it, but they still ask for a litter box every time they have to go, and pee inside if I don't give them one. I even have the option "scold for peeing inside" whenever it happens, even though they already learnt to go outside. Is this a bug or did I miss something in how to teach them correctly?
Also, this has nothing to do with it but since I am talking about things that I am not sure are bugs: I taught my cats to go pee outside, and even had the notification they had learnt it, but they still ask for a litter box every time they have to go, and pee inside if I don't give them one. I even have the option "scold for peeing inside" whenever it happens, even though they already learnt to go outside. Is this a bug or did I miss something in how to teach them correctly?
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Even though i think it will always be an adults responsibility to take care of the needs of the pet they decided to buy for their kid I would still have loved this option and i do hope they could put it in eventually, even though i'm sure it takes coding and animations.
It would also be super cute to see them walk the doggies. Hahahaha.
I do agree with you that part of the reasoning behind letting the children get a pet, is for the child to learn some responsibility. They feed them. They brush them, they walk them. The even should have to bathe them. Face it, we've gone uber-soft on the incoming generations. We're doomed. But, I have to say, I tried to look for the menu command for my Sim child to walk her dog, but couldn't find one. Sometimes I'm a little stiff-necked, in that it didn't occur to me that she just couldn't do it and that's why I wasn't finding it.
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Kids can go to adult venues, stay out all night, ditch school with not even an eyebrow raise from their parents but they cannot walk the dog?
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I remember as a kid my mom would always ask us "did you feed the dog?" Because that was our job. Wouldve been cool to see this implemented.
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Maybe its bug , I think they show dog walking in the trailer
This is already supposed to be in the game. At least, that's what we were told before the game was released. I don't know if the interaction is available to parents, but caring for the family pet is supposed to add to responsibility.
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Really? I will triple check next time i go in game, but i have never seen any of the kid's or teen's value traits be affected by feeding the dog. But i will def check this out next time i log in because it would be very useful and makes total sense.
Yeah, kids do get responsibility gains from taking care of the family pets. I don't recall off hand which interactions trigger responsibility points but I've seen a few different ones do that...I think it was when the kid filled the food dish and also when the kid cleaned out the litterbox.
EDIT: Just went back and tested it.....kids gain responsibility from filling the pet food dish, cleaning out the litter box and picking up dog poop. The parent can't direct them to do those things...but the kid definitely gains responsibility from doing those things.
Yes i can now confirm that kids DO get Responsibility points for feeding the dog. And im sure for all the things @JimG72 listed as well. Teens however, do not.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention
Still wish the kiddos could take the doggos for walkos tho
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Did you actually test this? Because that's incorrect. Teens gain responsibility for filling the food dish, cleaning the litter box and throwing away dog poop....same as children. I just tested and confirmed this.
Glad it doesn't bother you. I just wish this could be added for roleplaying-purposes, since there are parents out there who believe their kids should be able to get a dog and be the responsible owner (i don't personally like this way of thinking - parents are always the ones responsible for whatever life they bring into the house). I wanted to have a strict sims-dad tell his son "it's your dog, your responsibility", but that fantasy sort of breaks, when the dad has to walk the dog.
Kids no matter what their parents think, are not responsible enough to walk dogs on their own. There are too many altercations that can happen with other pets or people and kids do not have the skill set to handle it. And all of the kids that have been dragged by or let loose of large dogs, when those large dogs sometimes bite other people or what have you... And the dog gets blamed, not the kid. And the dog gets punished, not the kid.
And I could go on and on but it really irks me when people have their kids walk the dog...
Thank you for clarifying this for me. I'm not a dog owner, so I didn't understand why a kid should not walk one.
I imagined an older child with a friendly family dog just walking around the neighborhood, but I see your point. Thanks