[HR] [CD] Horse Training Interrupted by Dog [ Edited ]

[brugernavn21]

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.99.264.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Horse Ranch, Growing Together, High School Years, Cottage Living, Cats & Dogs, Seasons, City Living, Get to Work, Get Famous, Island Living, Discover University, Get Together, Snowy Escape, Eco Lifestyle, Werewolves, Vampires, Realm of Magic, My Wedding Stories, Dream Home Decorator, Parenthood, Dine Out, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat, StrangerVille, Jungle Adventure, Journey to Batuu, Moschino, Tiny Living, Laundry Day, Vintage Glamour Stuff, Cool Kitchen Stuff, Backyard Stuff, My First Pet Stuff, Perfect Patio Stuff, Toddler Stuff, Movie Hangout, Fitness, Bowling Night, Romantic Garden, Spooky, Luxury Party, Paranormal, Nifty Knitting, Kids Room,
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a household with one sim, one dog, and one horse then mount your horse and attempt to train on the barrels.
What happens when the bug occurs? My sim/horse will get about one circle around the barrels then the dog will come over to the sim & horse, bark, then the training will stop causing both the sim and the horse to freeze and have to be reset.
What do you expect to see? I expect to be able to train my horse without being bothered by the dog.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

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It is getting to the point where I am about to either trap my dog in a fence or get rid of her just so I can fully train my horse (I really don't want to do that). It is very frustrating that I have to stop and reset my sim/horse after every lap around the barrels.

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[brugernavn21]

I am having an issue in the Horse Ranch pack. Every time I mount my horse and start training on the barrels we get about one lap around the barrels then my sim's dog comes over and barks. This cancels the training and my sim/horse both freeze and I have to reset and restart. This happens every time and I am about to get rid of the dog (which I really don't want to do) but I can't train my horse like this.

[crinrict]

@brugernavn21 Is this if the barrels are on your lot or also if you use one of the world ones ?

Maybe it would work if you just went to another neighborhood to train ?

[brugernavn21]

Yes, these barrels are on my home lot. I didn't even think about using another lot to train. I wish I didn't have to do that as it is a bit of inconvenience, but it may be a temporary fix for now!

Update: Using barrels on another lot did fix this issue, but I would still like to see this worked on if possible.

[crinrict]

@brugernavn21 At least there's a workaround for now.

Could you also list your dogs traits ? Maybe that plays a role and would be helpful for EA.

[Mintiee]

I had the exact same issue - every time I used the barrels, the dog would run up without fail. My sim would get an interaction to pet her queued up, the horse animation freeze but skill gain would continue until I cancelled the interaction with the barrels.

It happens with the jumps too, but the animation doesn't freeze and the dog interaction is just autonomously cancelled. It only seems to happen if the items are on the home lot.

Edit - the dog's traits are smart, active, playful.

[SleepycatDSL]

Happened to me with a kitten. 

Kitten came running & wanting attention whenever barrel practice started, which made the horse & rider freeze in place until I canceled the practice from the queue (canceling the kitten in the queue did nothing). 

I ended up getting rid of the kitten shortly after it grew up (because it would not stop interrupting my sim who was trying to paint).  By then I had also switched to off lot barrels to train my horse.

[kimberlyaz1992]

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@crinrict wrote:
@brugernavn21At least there's a workaround for now.

Could you also list your dogs traits ? Maybe that plays a role and would be helpful for EA.

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The same thing is happening to me, but with cats. Barrels are on my lot, which is the Canter Cottage lot (but I placed a different lot there from the Gallery). Sim is mounted to horse and they're running barrels, and when the cat comes near they just stop and sit there.

There are two cats in the household, and this happens with either one.

Cat #1's traits:

Free Spirit

Prowler

Clever

Cat #2's traits:

Aloof

Skittish

Prowler

Horse's traits:

Needy

Fearful

Intelligent

Sim's traits:

Horse Lover

Active

Loves Outdoors

Cheerful

Bro

Rancher

Observant

High Metabolism