How to Register for a Dog Show in Sims

The expansion packages "The Sims: Unleashed" and "The Sims 2: Pets" allow sims to have pets. You can choose from popular dog breeds to choose from or design your own dog. You can choose characteristics such as levels of friendliness, neatness and smartness for each dog. A dog, like a human sim, has needs you must meet, such as eating and sleeping.

A human sim can enter his dog in a dog show. A well-prepared, happy dog can win prizes.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sims game
• Sims Expansion Pack that adds pets--"The Sims: Unleashed" or "The Sims 2: Pets" (Some consoles don't require the basic Sims game first, but PCs do.)

Enter

1. Prepare your dog for the show. An unhappy dog won't win. Each of the dog's need meters should be green. Sim animals can't be controlled directly by the player. The player has to instruct the sim human to tell a pet to eat and take a bath. (Tips that can help your sim dog win are listed below.)

2. Take the dog to an Old Town location with a pet judging station (look for the white paw). A pet judge will approach and ask if the sim would like to enter the dog in a pet show. Click to accept.

3. Click on the pet judging station to start the show. The dog will move into place and the show will begin. No special registration for the pet show is needed.

Tips & Warnings

• Training dogs is time-consuming for the human sim. There are pet trainers available in Old Town pet locations (look for the white paw). Click on a trainer to pay the trainer to work with the dog. Housebreak the dog to increase your chances of winning. The pet show judges look at all the dog's skills. Housebreak a dog by having the human sim scold the dog when it goes to the bathroom inside and praise the dog when it goes outside. ("Praise" and "scold" will be options when there is an action for which the pet can be praised or scolded.) Train the dog in obedience. The more a dog is given the "sit and stay" command by the human, the more obedient the dog will be. Teach the dog tricks. Click on the dog and select "tricks." Next select "train," then choose the particular trick the dog will be taught. In "buy" mode, you can buy a trophy case for your sim dog's prizes.
• Entering a dog show with an unhappy dog or a dog without enough skills results in a booby prize.

References

• The Sims: Unleashed (Prima's Official Strategy Guide); Mark Cohen; 2002
• IGN Cheats: Game Cheats and Codes

Resources

• Game Spot
• EA Games