Teeny correction but the dogs actually can go in the pools! Both small and large dogs. They’ll even fetch a ball from the pool

The fact this cats and DOGS pack comes without a doghouse says enough. There's such a lack of pet items.

Isn't it weird how the pets are more affected by the traits than the human sims are? 🤨 The Sims Team should think about this

I also hate that pets take up household slots even though you can't control them. they should be an addition and not take up space

My fave thing about this pack is that if you put the mouse hole (from city living i guess?) into a build the cats will chase the mice and they're really interested in the mice 😭😭

My review is that if you like pets, it's great. If you don't like pets, it's pointless, except that Brindleton is really pretty.

The fact they gave pets a color wheel and not for the sims too….

I'm glad someone finally mentioned the tragic "pet beds". They're basically just a 2D rug. It always bugged me that it's just completely flat

I agree with you, this pack is "useful" only if you want pets. Since I love pets that's the only reason I got it lol. About the walks, it is so strange to me that for example agressive dogs don't react to other dogs or people on walks. But something bothers me and I don't know if someone else is bothered about it too : The size categories of dogs ? What is that ? For the sims team, a chihuahua is the same size as a staffie ? Or a labrador is the same size as a tibetan mastiff or a malamute ? I know it may be shallow, but it really bothers me, and I think the sizes system is a bit superficial and not entirely thought through. I don't know for cats' sizes since I don't really know anything about cats, but yeah. That was my rant.

There is a little obstacle competition that takes place at the dog park that your SIM can enter with their canine companion. Though it isn't on the calendar it seems to happen randomly much like the sea turtle hatching of Sulani. It's only happened when my SIM and his dog have been at the dog park. A pop-up shows in announcements and works similar to entering competition for talent show nights at community lots. You can click on the gate of the obstacle course that magically appears and choose to enter the competition. The better your dog is trained and the higher your relationship status the better you'll do in the competition. Chaos can still ensue if you're SIM is sad, angry or tense or desperately in the red for basic needs. It's been awhile so not sure about recent glitches but if your SIM needs extra cash while building a relationship with their pet it's a silly-fun time.😸

The fact that they released the “My First Pet” stuff pack or game pack or whatever it was right after this just makes the Expansion Pack seem a lot more like a cash grab. Things from the stuff pack should’ve come along with this pack as well. The Sims 3 really did everything better with the Expansion Packs. These pets feel way more like objects that take up a family slot. In The Sims 3 you could at least control the dog, cat, or horse, which makes a lot more sense for why they take up a spot

Pets could get famous for a minute there but I think they fixed that bug 🙃 I had a famous pet, and it was hilarious every time I saw it sparkle lol

About CAS Im happy that ea added curlier hair, since it looks more like my hair than the stuff in the base game :D

The first time that I played in Brindleton Bay, I started in Spring. Day 1 : Sunny. Day 2 : Thunderstorm. Day 3 : Sunny. Days 4, 5, 6 : Thunderstorm. Day 7 : Sunny. Day 8 : MASSIVE thunderstorm. It lasted unabated until day 10 of Winter. After that, does anyone wonder why the first reward traits I give to my Sims are waterproof and storm chaser ? I got a cat. He was lazy and independent. He was VERY content to amble around and nap all day. Never played with him and almost never petted him, he never ran away. My First Pet should get merged into Cats & Dogs.

I love this pack, but I would only recommend buying it on 50% off and whether or not it’s worth buying completely hinges on wanting a pet in the game. Like you said, it’s really not a gameplay focused pack and does not deserve the price tag it has, I think you’re mostly paying for the extremely detailed create a pet which realistically…wasn’t all that necessary? Don’t get me wrong, it’s really cool that we can paint our pets literally however we want, but it was a strange thing to prioritise over functional gameplay.

It is super sad that they exploit this pack. I’m not diehard on pets but love when they are well done. This EP just did not meet that. They seem like props.

I had a family with a pitbull once and she would jump in the pool all the time, so they can do it but none of my other pets did it, so maybe it depends on the dog's personality

U know how he said pets couldn’t swim in pools… There was a dog swimming in the trailer

Something I really miss from Sims 2 is pet careers. It really made trick training useful and pets contributed to the household income.

I played Sims 3 pets and Nintento Pets & co, and the Sims 4 cats and dogs was one of the biggest disappointments I had with University. I am so mad they did so little on gameplay, controlling animals was the best thing!

Ouch, I love the human CAS in this pack lol. I also didn't know about the interaction between cats and mermaids, that's such a weird but great touch to add

This pack also makes me sad and frustrated. When you want to interact with the strays, often even if the pet is walking past your feet the Sim just stands on the spot waiting for the command to go into action. I guess the animal is programmed to leave even if it’s right there, so interactions fail. Once a cat I owned gave birth whilst coming back from exploring the wild and the kittens were just stuck there. I could not carry them home and when I tried to put them up for adoption the guy was stood next to them trying to take them. All I could do was watch helplessly as the kittens got sad and scared in the rain as other Sims were mean to them 😭 buggy af

I like the pack for the pets, build buy, and the vet career. I'm glad I didn't pay full price. This was my first pack with the base game. I bought it for 20 bucks bundle. I thought the sims 4 was better, i know now...

The human CAs wasn't completely terrible. I thought the cat hoodie was cute! (That being said, the hairs were horrendous.) I will (probably) never like a Pets expansion pack more than I like the one for Sims 3. That one is tops!

the fact that we didn't get an outside doghouse with this EP lol.

I don't have that pack but if its that blank cats and dogs should've been in there base game!! (Just like weather!) And maybe they could've put out a pack with more animals, horses, wild life, birds, small pets etc and the careers.. !

My main pet peeve (lol) is the lack of pet beds. Bugger all toys as well. And omg the pets are so time consuming to take care of. I have 3 dogs IRL but honestly my Sim had to quit their job to keep the pets happy!

something i discovered when i reached level 5 of the pet training skill is if you go to a park you can 'show off tricks' that your dog has learned and sims will stand and watch you and give you money for your performance (however this can go on for quite a long time as i had multiple rounds of sims coming and watching)

No you’re right, the gameplay is very shallow. But when I bought it a few months ago, it was bundled with my first pet stuff and on sale so I couldn’t get too mad about that whole situation although I get why people who paid full price for both would be. But I personally think it’s a much better deal that way so if anyone is thinking about getting it, I say go for it, as long you can get that bundle on sale.

i was planning on buying it next sale, now im unsure 💔 thanks for the video tho! love this❤

Cat's can learn a lot of tricks, and you can train them to communicate with you in your language pressing buttons (there are a lot of videos if you's to check it out).

I would love to see your review on Eco Lifestyle pack, it has decent gameplay and a cool off-grid feature

This is the only expansion pack I don't have. I like making massive families in the Sims, so I just don't have room for pets and it sucks lol

I agree with your review . Why is it so hard for them to blend different parts of sims 2 and 3 into 4 . The game is already empty and then stuff doesn't work .

I don’t understand why they can make a colour wheel for the pets but not for hair colours 😢

girl i knew u were going to draw that

I do not even play Sims 4 but I do enjoy watching you and Stephosims.

OMG I totally guessed every single rating you gave we are so in sync lol

i purchased this pack recently when there was a 50% sale (would never buy a sims pack otherwise lmao) and what i miss the most is an animal shelter - like i know you can adopt pets online but why isn't there a physical shelter like in the sims 3? 😭 correct me if i'm wrong, i haven't explored Brindleton Bay that much yet, but it would have been such an obvious addition. A pet store could have been nice too, but since rodents and such are sold separately I suppose that should come in another game pack or idk. Animal training as a skill would have only made sense if it could have been an entire career, with the possibility of opening a pet training centre. I also find it weird how the veterinary career follows the logic of owning a retail shop, but the doctor career is entirely different. I wish there was an option to be a vet (or a doctor, now we are at it) at a clinic and then open up a private practice later.

tbh i don’t even see why people would buy the pack if they don’t want cats & dogs.. it’s literally the whole purpose of it

That laser litter tray needs to exist irl tho

Also with City Living installed cats can hunt mice in "Needs TLC" apartments.

Even in move objects i cant get my pet to sleep with me on the bed if i move the pet bed there, and it's also hard to move around them!

Wowowo, Satch, didn't you notice they added at least two new items to the buildbuy after the release/recently?? I don't remember these two biggest cats houses/trees, there weren't there years ago!

In my opinion seasons and cats and dogs are the most money making packs for EA because everyone wants to have Christmas or Easter in the dims but can't unless they have the pack and same goes for cats and dogs everyone wants to have a pet in the sims but it's completely locked behind 30 pounds and they honestly make EA the most money

I was able to recreate my girl Sky all the way to her silly bent right ear (American Staffordshire Terrier). I was also able to recreate my lovely cat Junior (Siamese/Burmese) with the paint tool (took a bit). I miss them both but now I can see them every day :)

I love the world ! I think it's great and often play in it... pets are cute, but I do agree with you about the game play and interactions being really shallow and "meh". I don't walk the dog (it takes forever, even a short walk) it's glitchy and boring... however I do love taking dogs for a run, it gets the sim's fun up sooooo quickly and is a great way to boost sim's fitness level. I always get a dog when playing rags to riches as it only costs about 5 simoleans a day to feed a dog and it's great for increasing fun, social and fitness. Also, the dogs exploring and fetching gifts such as the feathers is cool as the feathers can make nice decorations mounted on a wall and some of them sell for a lot of money 🤷‍♀️ However, I don't really ever get pets outside of a rags to riches as it's pretty pointless. Also, the dogs getting sick all the time is annoying so you habe to buy so many wellness treats or you'll be going backward and forward to the vets every fibe minutes 🙄 . And all the sick strays in Brindelton Bay is depressing ...

Thanks for this review, I'm glad I didn't waste my money on this pack, I like Sims 3 pets expansion better anyway.

I took a long break from the game because of the bugs in Pets. I wanted to play with the cross-breed genetics system, but it kept saying my dog was pregnant yet she never gave birth (1 sim + 2 dogs in family, NOT a full house). Got so frustrated with the glitches I just had to step away. I don't understand how they release stuff in this state. These are not minor issues. Also I miss horses and unicorns.

As a person who only builds (ok sometimes does cutsceanes) i really like this pack. Since i gave up on the sims 4 gameplay yesh

All of the packs need to be redone! I’m honestly over ea because what happened to pack refreshes??? No cross pack compatibility….. Nice video Satch

I never planned on getting this pack, but it showed up on clearance for under 5$ and so I owned the pack 😆 (also bought up a bunch to sell to simmers for cheap too) Cats and dogs themselves felt shallow and easily ignored but the world was honestly better than expected. B&B sans the decals is actually really good - except yes, the fact that there's like NOTHING for pets (and Sims can't function around pet beds to save their life) CAS also wasn't terrible.. I had a lot of packs before installing C&D and aside from the pet themed stuff there are a lot of just standard basic clothing thats easy to mix and match. Some cute curly and "normal" styles too. It definitely filled in a gap I felt was missing I have a lot of cheats and mods installed to make the pets more enjoyable - mainly controlling them and allowing cats to go on walks, like I do with my own. Otherwise, I just ignore them and utilize everything else lol the pets themselves were much better in previous iterations

i’m at 6:16 so i’m not sure if you covered it but it’s so annoying to have a neighbour household with pets and the pets constantly get sick etc. When you’re not playing the household, the pets remain sick. I have to manually make them better.

Cats and dogs was the first add-on I purchased 😊It was a must have! Then I was disappointed in the objects and cas and gameplay. I had thought it would be a natural thing that if you had two dogs you'd be able to walk them both at the same time. Instead it would take you six sim hours to short walk them both separately. Not great. I'm still happy to have our furry friends in the game tho so I still consider it a good purchase. I wish we had more animals. Ones that weren't confined to cages and sheds. Coz you damn well know I got cottage living for the animals and found disappointment there too 🤣😭 Let them be FREEEE dammit! I've literally had to learn Blender to make my own snakes and when I say agony I mean it lol Snakes are the simplest shape reptile wise too. I wanna learn to do more so I can make a mod out of it with plenty of options. That means coding 🤦‍♀ I wanna cry just thinking about it lol. It would be nice to be able to feed them and handle them etc etc tho so... Gotta be done I guess 🤷‍♀

Most of my sims’ dogs swim all the time. Lol. I even got a dog who’s obsession is the pool. So the moment they moved into the house, he ran to the pool and jumped in. Everytime I’d look for him, he’s in the pool. Lol. Though I also got a household with two dogs who both fears the pool so they wouldn’t go in no matter how hard I tried. Haha.

is the bg music from youtube? i’d like to play it while studying

The weenie on the cat I diedddd

This one is great, if you import the 'play your pets' game modification.

i don't get why they inluded the color wheel only for pets

The cat running back to the house over and over made me giggle

I don’t know if anyone else gets this bug but my pets don’t sleep at night when my sims go to sleep they just stand there still doing nothing and it’s quite annoying 😢

I always loved pet packs with The Sims but for Sims 4 I hardly ever make pets just because of how broken they are. They're way too high maintenance and I understand that it's a lot of work to take care of a pet in real life but they will literally not take care of themselves and it just gets overwhelming to have to constantly tell my pet to eat or do pretty much anything

I hope you don’t mind me asking I’ve seen your videos were your hair looks a bright red and some look like this is it the light that makes your hair look that beautiful bright red it’s like a neon red love your videos hope your holiday is finding you are doing well

Heyy I love your videos because you give your opinion without hiding it :) the Sims team should also update some of the older packs it would be nice because they are really outdated and don't have alot of gameplay and cas Thank you:)

Simple question - my Sim and pet are at the vet. How do I get them both home?

4:53 "you can now wahoo in the white house"

I just bought this pack, I was hoping to see a cat wheel to exercise on

Forgot to talk about the incomplete buildings. None of them seem like they are complete, it looks like everyone is still moving in to a new house. (for me it looks like that)

I still miss being able to play as the pet. I can’t express my disappointment of finding out you couldn’t play as the pet in sims 4 😩

The first second I had the dog, he ran away and never came back...then my other my doggie got sick I took him to the vet and noone checked him in so I opened my own vet but got rid of all the pets.

The fact that I played Sims 4 for over a year without any packs or any mods or any custom content says a lot about me

I tried to take my girls to the ocean in Orlando once, a Bassett hound and a mini dachshund. It wasn't good, they acted like they were drawing so I never took. Them to the ocean again

Please don't listen to people getting upset with your reviews if they don't agree. I honestly love your unbiased views and agree with all you say (I still buy them though lol).

I seariously thought you could control them tho :(

Wait, I've had the cats and dogs pack since it's release. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THERE WAS A GRAVEYARD AT THE LIGHTHOUSE?????

Wow, you got pets to interact with the cottage living animals? that didn't happen for me so good on you!

I love it when we was able to control the pets

I'd really like to see your opinion for Strangerville

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You LOVE saying pack!

This is on sale for £13.99 I’m going to get it after this review I can’t believe how much they are full price same with seasons 😂

I think the graveyard's a reference to Stephen King's Pet Sematary

no horses, can't control your pets, 0/10 i'm too spoiled by sims 3

In sims 3 i had a small zoo inside my house. brids lizards insects and migical horse. And snakes

When they first announced Cats & Dogs, it Was as a Game Pack...

Next time on Brutally Honest Reviews, My First Pet Stuff. 🤣

So the trailer lies when it shows a corgi swimming in a swimming pool..

I have FINALLY found your UKposts, and i didn't even try to look.

If your going to do a pet's pack, just focus on the pets only. There is so much they could have done.

this guys commentary is hilarious lmfao

For me, this pack, like so many packs, is unfortunately just: great idea, badly implemented. I was really looking forward to it beforehand, but I hardly ever use it. Once again, a lot of wasted potential...

I like cats but I avoid this pack. Maybe because the family slot will be occupied, or because taking care of pets is a hassle, or.. idk. Maybe because we already have too many real cats in our home. I was a bit tempted because people said its world is beautiful.

This should be my favourite pack, I even grew up in a place very similar to brindleton bay but I was so disappointed. Those stupid bloody wall stickers... Enraging. The wasted potential.

Is there a boxer breed of dogs In the pack?

This could have been a game pack. It's just dogs & cats, not more animals. The fox and the hound reference is cute tho

pets can get missing! It was pretty realistic tbh

Another annoying thing with pets for me, is if you have a bush (u know the one where u can pee, sleep and woohoo at) the likelyhood of pets going there to fight varmits is too often and they get sick all the time, ugh.

i find pets just annoying unless you make sure there is no woohoo bush near your home so basically i never play with pets what game play there is i dont find that realistic if wasnt for so much cc type stuff calls for the pack i would have prolly disabled it like my wedding stories

I dont know why Sims 4 packs keep giving us bb items that totally unrelated to the theme. We have sooo many sofas, beds, chairs, etc already.. just focus on the bb items for the theme, please.. This feels like a game pack. They stretch it with the world and the unrelated bb items to justify it as expansion pack. But i appreciate their effort for cross-pack compatibility, since sims 4 has so many DLC, maybe this cross-pack compatibility took a portion of the budget..

I absolutely HATED (literally downloaded it last night w.o knowing 😭) but I hated how you can’t control your pets like in sims 3 pets, like you can’t even see their needs or even teach them tricks and skills or make them interact w other sims and pets like ughhhh why would they do that, sims 3 pets was so good imo, it was perfect 😭 and this feels so cheap, im glad I bought it under a discount and paid only $15 instead of $40 cause that is not worth $40 IT SUCKS