The Sims 3: Pets

The Sims 3: Pets is the fifth expansion pack for The Sims 3.EA.com - The Sims 3 Pets The game sees a return of pets from The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims: Unleashed. Cats and dogs have returned, along with a brand new animal: horses. There are also snakes, turtles, birds, rodents, lizards, deer, and raccoons in the PC/Mac version.
==Description==
Bring excitement and surprise into your Sims' lives with pets! Create the perfect (or imperfect) pets for your Sims, from fierce guard dogs to destructive kittens to trusty horses and more as you determine not only how your Sims' pets look but their personality traits as well. With a variety of new activities and social interactions, take direct control of your Sims' pets and explore new ways to mess with their lives. Give your Sims a new member of their household and discover all-new ways to play with life!
==Game Features==
*More pets means more fun! Create a wide variety of unique dogs, cats, and—for the first time ever—horses! Think your Sim has what it takes to tame a wild horse?
**There are 46 cat breeds, 72 big dog breeds, 46 small dog breeds and 30 horse breeds. Players may have a poodle with short hair, or also have a Poodle with Dalmatian spots.
*** The player not only gets to choose the dominant pattern, but can also pick an accessory pattern; both can be colored in any way the player chooses. In horses, the mane and tail color are independent of the main color of the horse.
***The player can add colorful markings on their fur and slide them around wherever they want on their Sims' pets bodies! Markings are also in layers and can be placed in any order.https://www.facebook.com/TheSims3/posts/10150205728060079
**The player can assign features and traits to pets.
*Features of pets:
**Pets age from Puppy/Kitten/Foal, to Adult, and ElderE3: Sims 3 Pets is Just What You’d Expect
** Pets can be adopted either from the shelter and other households that are selling them. Sims can also take in stray pets.
**Pets have their own wishes and lifetime rewards.The Sims 3 Pets Live Broadcast Notes
**Pets can meet, fall in love, reproduce, and have family trees.
**The player has full control of a Sim's pet to chase, dig, tackle and more.
**Pets can learn skills. Cats and dogs can learn to hunt, dogs can learn to locate collectibles and fetch Sims a date, and horses can learn racing and jumping.
**Pets have inherited genetics.
*New pet: horses.
**Horses can be mount and ridden, which acts as a means of transportation for a Sim.
**Horses can be trained to enter and partake in horse riding competitions.
*New Small pets
** Build a collection of Lizards, Turtles, Snakes, and Birds!The Sims 3.com - The Sims 3 Pets
*New NPC animals: deer, raccoons and wild horses.
*Exclusive Limited Edition content! Only in The Sims 3 Pets Limited Edition for PC/Mac will you receive a pet store filled with one-of-a-kind objects..
*New pet motives, Destruction for Dogs, Scratch for Cats, Exercise and Thirst for Horses. 
*New skill for Sims: Riding.
*New music styles:
** Country
**R&B
**Songwriter
*New traits for Sims:
**Equestrian
**Animal Lover
**Dog Person
**Cat Person
*New Lifetime Wishes for Sims are:
**Ark Builder
**The Zoologist
**The Animal Rescuer
**The Jockey
**Fairytale Finder
**Canine Companion
**Cat Herder
*New Multi-Rabbithole: The Diner and the Supermarket, the Science lab and the Hospital, and more!
*New truck - ice cream truck, similar to the food truck. It sells ice cream and does not require a parking spot.
*The Collections from The Sims 2. Players have to categorize Buy and Build mode objects themselves.Returning of collections
*New shopping lists: In grocery stores, players may now create, save, view, and complete their own shopping list of items within the rabbithole's shopping menu.
*Cooking options: Sims have the option to cook Gourmet food for their pets. The food can be Duck, Chicken, Steak gourmet food. The pets will get a positive moodlet if they eat it. Gourmet Kitty, Gourmet Pooch or Gourmet Horsie.
==Pet traits ==
Traits are also featured for pets just like Sims. There are total of 30 pet traits. Each pet can have three traits. More traits can be "trained" by reinforcing certain behaviors. Some traits are unique to one species, and some can be for any species. There are also some traits that will conflict with one another, such as Agile and Hates to Jump.
==Pre-Release ==
A trailer was leaked at the same time as the The Sims 3: Generations one. An official trailer has since been released, announcing the game. As with other expansion packs, there was a 'hint' in the Generations expansion pack, being a paw print on the back of any baby/toddler magical gnomes.
==Trivia==
* This is the first time that games or expansions in two different "generations" of The Sims series have the same title.
*The PC version is bundled in a package with the base game as The Sims 3 Plus Pets.EA - The Sims 3 Plus Pets is a Purr-fect Package
*A playable demo for Create a Pet was released on September 27, 2011 via Origin.TheSims3.com - News and Events - Create a Pet demo
*This is the first game in The Sims 3 series which soundtrack is not composed by Steve Jablonsky. He is instead replaced by composer Christopher Lennertz, who had previously worked on the Mass Effect soundtrack.SimPrograms - The Sims 3: Pets Soundtrack
*The Sims 3: Pets shares a very similar melody theme with other games such as the base game, The Sims 2: University, The Sims 2: Open for Business, The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims 2: FreeTime and The Sims 3: Late Night.
*In the trailer of this game, the Grim Reaper can be seen riding a horse into a portal. In The Sims 2, the Grim Reaper is mentioned as a horse lover.
*Plan B Stay Too Long from the trailer was not released in Simlish and is not found on the stereo. The player will need to add the song manually if they wish to hear it in-game.
*The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims: Unleashed are both the fifth expansion pack of their respective games, and are both themed around pets.
==Gallery==
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TS3Pets dog and cat fight.jpg|A dog and a cat playing
Sims3Pets1.jpg|The two customizable dog sizes
Sims3Pets2.jpg|A cat playing in the bathroom with its owners
Sims3Pets3.jpg|Two sims going horseback riding
simspets1.jpg|A sim treasure hunting with his dogs
simspets3.jpg|A dog alerting his owner about a fire
simspets2.jpg|Wild horses in Appaloosa Plains
simspets11.jpg|A cat and laser pointer
Unleashed.jpg|Beta screenshot of a dog successfully catching a frisbee
Girl and Dog.jpg|A girl and her puppy
Catplay.jpg|A cat and its owner playing with a wall toy
Ghostcat.jpg|A ghost cat terrifying a living sim.
The-sims-3-pets-ghost.jpg|A ghost dog and it's ghostly owner.
Sim riding horse as a transport.jpg|A sim riding horse as a form of transportation
Sims 3 Pets Limited.jpg|The Sims 3: Pets Limited Edition Box Art
Ts3p slider.png|A Sim Stroking a Dog.
Pet store.jpg|The Limited edition Pet store
Dogs chasing a burglar.jpg|A burglar being chased by three dogs
The sims 3 Dog 1.JPG
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the sims 3 Cat & Horse.JPG
Reaper on Horse.JPG|The Grim Reaper riding a horse
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simspets4.jpg|Dog tombstones
Simspets9.jpg|Spa
Simspets8.jpg|Cafe
Simspets7.jpg|Theater
Simspets6.jpg|School/Stadium
Simspets5.jpg|City Hall
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simspets10.jpg|Hospital
Ice Cream Truck.png|Ice Cream Truck
Appaloosa_Plains_townsquare.jpg|Dog Park
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Apaloosa plains.png|Appaloosa Plains
087.jpg|New Magic Gnomes
Simsnieuws5252.jpg|New Magic Gnomes II
088.jpg|Freezer Bunny Gnome Riding A Llama
simspets12.jpg|Applying coat pattern to a pet
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cute sims 3 pic.JPG|A Sim lovingly stroking his horse
Pets In TS3.jpg|A Sim with a cat, a dog and a horse.
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Videos=
The Sims 3 Pets Announce Trailer|Announcement Trailer
The Sims 3 Pets (Unleashed) Leaked Trailer|The Sims 3: Pets (Unleashed) Leaked Trailer
The Sims 3 Pets Launch Trailer|The Sims 3: Pets Launch Trailer
The Sims 3 Pets. Have a Pet. Be a Pet.|Have a Pet. Be a Pet.
The Sims 3 Pets Expansion Pack - PC Trailer|Pets PC GamesCom Trailer
Trevor Mountleg presents The Sims 3 Pets|Trevor Mountleg presents The Sims 3: Pets
The Sims 3 Pets Producer's Walkthrough|The Sims 3: Pets Producer's Walkthrough
The_Sims_3_Pets_Live_Q&A,_Sneak_Peak_Preview_with_Ben_Bell|An interview with Ben Bell.	
Gamescom - Sims 3 Pets PC Producer Demo Chat|The Sims 3: Pets Gameplay/Demo Video
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==Music==
In addition to licensed music, the expansion will feature an orchestral score. Unlike the base game and preceding expansion packs that were composed by Steve Jablonsky, the score for Pets is composed by Christopher Lennertz. The orchestral score is available as a download from the iTunes Store.iTunes - Music - The Sims 3 Pets by EA Games Soundtrack
This is a list of artists and their songs that are to be featured in Pets:
Artist 	Track 	Real-world preview	Notes/References
Plan B 	Stay Too Long 	 	The Sims 3: Pets soundtrack
Alex Boyd 	Light Up Tonight 	 	
Cher Lloyd 	Superhero 	 	
Erasure 	Where I Start To (Break It All Down)	 	
Kimbra 	Good Intent 	 	
Anjulie 	Headphones 	 	
Asher Roth 	Another One Down 	 	
BG5 	Lay A Little Sunshine 	 	
Blush 	Undivided 	 	
CSS 	City Grrrl 	 	
Earnhardt Jr. Dale Jr	Morning Thought 	 	
Jack’s Mannequin 	Television 	 	
Joshua Radin 	Here Lies 	 	
Katy Rose 	A Part Of It 	 	
Lenka 	Two 	 	
Luke Bryan 	Country Girl (Shake It For Me) 	 	
Martina McBride 	Teenage Daughters 	 	
Mona 	Lean Into The Fall 	 	
Outasight 	Life Or Something Like It 	 	
Robby Armstrong 	Rodeo 	 	
Rock Mafia 	The Big Bang 	 	
Speakers 	Gimme Go 	 	
The KickDrums 	Counting On You 	 	
The Lunabelles 	A Place To Shine 	 	
Thompson Square 	I Got You 	 	
Wolf Gang 	The King And All Of His Men 	 	
Carpool 	Shine On 	 	
Fall On Your Sword 	New Ways to Vandalize Your Heart 	 	
Galactic 	Ohhh Ahhh 	 	SimPrograms - The Songs of The Sims 3 Pets
==See also==
*Comparison between The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets.
==External links ==
*The Sims 3: Pets on TheSims3.com
*The Sims 3 Pets on Carl's Guide
==References==
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