: While you sell items, the story you create for your Sim can be that of the neighborhood's go-to pet expert.

: Add a pet directly while building a new family in the Create-A-Sim (CAS) menu.

: If your Sim hits it off with the pet, you can click on them and choose to officially adopt. 2. The "Create-A-Pet" Origin

To "buy" or get pets in The Sims 4 , your Sims can find their new best friends through several story-driven or technical methods. 1. The Official Adoption Story

: You can use a cheat to add a pet to a family you’ve already started. Open the cheat console (

: Feed, pet, and play with the stray until your relationship bar is high enough to see the "Adopt" social option. 4. Running Your Own Pet Shop

), type testingcheats true , then cas.fulleditmode . Shift-click your Sim to enter CAS and "Add a Sim" to select a pet. 3. Befriending a Stray