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Sims 4: How To Train Dogs (Sit, Speak, Shake Hand & More)

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Are you tired of your dogs misbehaving, or do you simply like the idea of having well-trained pets? Say no more, you’ve come to the right place!

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In order to train your pets to do some cool tricks, you will have to own the “Sims 4: Cats & Dogs” expansion pack first. If you already have it, read on and let’s dive right into it!

How To Train Dogs (Sit, Speak, Shake Hand & More) – Sims 4

Assuming that you already have the dog you want to train, you should start the process by clicking on him, then select ‘More Choices’ and then select ‘Training’. After that, you should see a handful of actions such as but not exclusive to: speak, fetch, heel, sit, shake, etc. (image below).

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You may be offered different actions here, but you will unlock more as your training skills go up.

Simply pick an action you would like to teach your dog and wait for it to perform said action. There’s a good chance your dog’s going to refuse to do anything and just ignore you, or mess up the action. This is completely normal. All you have to do is repeat the action – just keep selecting that same one until the dog eventually performs it successfully.

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You can select ‘Trained Commands’ to perform the tricks or actions your dog has learned!

Additionally, you can teach your dog not to do certain things: play in puddles, whine for food, attack, etc.

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To do this, you must wait for the dog to perform aforementioned actions, at which point you should click on him and select ‘Lecture About’. Again, you may need to repeat this process a couple of times in order for the dog to learn it but once it does, you won’t ever have to repeat it again.

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Milan Solarov

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Milan Solarov creates practical gaming guides based on hands-on testing, clear walkthroughs, and player-focused research for GamesFuze.

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