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And notably, the monitoring devices detected the dogs enjoying about two minutes of playtime each night. The study’s authors noted that the dog’s sleep efficiency “was unaffected by their location”. Although the difference was statistically meaningful, it translates to roughly 14 minutes of lost sleep for people who sleep with their dog compared with those who had their dog in the same room. If a dog was sleeping on the bed, sleep efficiency dropped to about 80%, which is less than ideal but not bad either. In the Mayo study, the sleep efficiency of people whose dogs slept in the room was close to that, at about 83%. Ideally, you’ll stay asleep about 85% of the time you’re in bed. (The clock doesn’t start until you close your eyes for the night - staying up to read a book doesn’t count.)Įveryone has brief periods where they wake during the night, but they often don’t even notice. The researchers measured sleep efficiency, which compares how many minutes you actually sleep after going to bed. Selling pets is different from putting a pet up for adoption and is only a prompt available for puppies and kittens, which means your sims could make breeding a viable side business or even a full-time at-home career.A small Mayo Clinic study of 40 adults used human and dog body monitors to measure whether having a dog in the bedroom or in the bed had an impact on sleep quality. Puppies and kittens can be sold via the phone under the “Hire Service” tab. A naming prompt will momentarily pop up in the center of your screen upon the litter’s birth, much like when a human baby Sim enters the world. Pregnant pets instinctually know what to do and will lie down to let nature take its course when it's time. There is no need to have your Sim rush them off to the veterinary clinic in Brindleton Bay. That and the game should trigger a push notification to alert you to the household event. Don’t panic! This is merely the indication the pet has gone into labor. In due course, the female pet will be visibly distressed with symptoms such as panting and pacing. The pets you attempted to play matchmaker for will react aggressively towards each other and suffer negative moodlets from the botched experience. The pet will also gain a positive moodlet. The pets will rub noses as a flurry of hearts swirl around both of them - no pet houses rocking about this time. It will be fairly apparent whether a mating was successful: Successful Mating Interacting with a female pet at this stage should prompt an option to “Encourage to Mate,” which allows you to set the gears in motion between the selected pet and an available mate of your choosing.īreeding isn’t always a success the first time around, so you may have to wait until your pet’s next heat cycle to try playing cupid again. Pets will generally need a little encouragement at this point - after all you wouldn’t want them running off and making little fur babies all over town. You may also notice a heart symbol appear in their thought bubble, just as a human Sim has one when it’s time to woohoo. This is different from past games where pet pregnancies lasted as long as human Sims’.įemale pets will indicate they are in heat when little hearts circle around them. The gestation period will also only last for roughly 24 hours in Sim time.
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You may have suspected that only females can give birth, when it comes to animals and this is correct. So if you’re looking for a big happy furry family, you’ll have to make sure there is space to welcome the newest members! The Mating Cycle For Cats & Dogs This comes down to the luck of the draw and is dependant on how many family slots are currently available when the mom gives birth.Įach kitten and pup will take up one family slot each. Female cats and dogs may produce litters of between one and three offspring. Cats and dogs are breedable with The Sims: Cats & Dogs expansion.