Pet Issue/Bug after they came back from Running Away

[OSeiSan]

I am currently encountering a small issue/bug in-game.

You all know when your pet decides to run away for a while? My pet did that and I saved game right after cause I decided to stop playing (I was going to sleep). Then coming back to play Sims the next day, I decided to switch playing to another Sim household for a while. While playing another Sim household, days continue for any other Sims in the world right? So after I switched back to the Sim household that had a pet ran away, the pet was back! Which is great BUT it's icon down below, still shows that it is missing or not in the lot (shaded/grey). I can interact with my pet just fine EXCEPT when I try to travel, that pet do not show up in my household tab anymore (like it would if it ever ran away and haven't come back).

So, i don't know what to do. I tried debugging it using the testingcheats enabled + SHIFT+CLICK cheat but it did nothing.

[CMeki · Accepted solution]

@OSeiSan

Yes, this is a bug that can happen if you travel/switch households/leave the game etc while your pet is running away.

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-CD-Pet-still-missing-after-returning-home/m-p/6482683

The workaround fix right now is to have them run away again and then not leaving the game until they come back.

[CMeki · Accepted solution]

@OSeiSan

Yes, this is a bug that can happen if you travel/switch households/leave the game etc while your pet is running away.

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-CD-Pet-still-missing-after-returning-home/m-p/6482683

The workaround fix right now is to have them run away again and then not leaving the game until they come back.

[OSeiSan]

Oh thank you! But now my problem is getting my pet ran away again. Funny enough my pet still leaves even when I take care of it quite well. Do I just ignore it?

[jpkarlsen]

If it has the Adventurous trait then it will be more likely to run away.

It happens. If you post about it on the PC it will return sooner.

A couch potato will be less likely to run away. 

[OSeiSan]

My pet is not adventurous but thank god in this situation it's not a couch potato. Thanks for the tip!