WTF are these dog-like things borking my game?

[lgphoto]

I saw a screenshot of this phenomenon on one of the More FUBAR Than You threads, but no explanation as to why. I have these annoying dog/human creatures showing up on my lots. The only interaction they have is pranking people. If I don't keep a close eye on my sims they end up getting water balloons thrown at them. I can't get them off my lots. They never seem to leave even after all other guests have left. Eventually they leave, only to return some time later. They also mess with my gameplay. If a Sim is in the vicinity of one and has interacted, the Sim just stands there idling and I can't get it to do anything else until it chooses something autonomously. I took out all my hacks and it's still happening. Any ideas as to why?

[professorbutters]

Have you taken out ALL your CC, not just the hacks?  This looks like a CC conflict to me.

[lgphoto]

Hmmm, you're probably right. I guess I wouldn't think of an object doing that kind of thing. I've had lots of issues with downloaded objects in the past though. Now to track down which one(s)....

[rosess]

Sinking pets had to do with bay windows, if I recall correctly.  The odd hybrids might not be tied to the same issue, but it's worth researching, or simply deleting any bay windows on the lot to test.

[lgphoto]

Sinking pets had to do with bay windows, if I recall correctly.  The odd hybrids might not be tied to the same issue, but it's worth researching, or simply deleting any bay windows on the lot to test.

So would the conflict only occur when the offending object is placed on the lot? Or does just having it in my downloads folder cause it? I found I have one lot where the creatures haven't shown up yet.

[kewian]

IVe had that happen with a skunk. It was just a glitch. It should just go away.

[MajorMercedes]

Those are what dogs are supposed to look like when you tell the game to treat them as Human in SimPE, correct?

Is this local to just one neighborhood?  Or is it in all of them?

[lgphoto]

Those are what dogs are supposed to look like when you tell the game to treat them as Human in SimPE, correct?

Is this local to just one neighborhood?  Or is it in all of them?

Hmm I haven't checked other neighborhoods because I only ever play one. I should go look. I also don't use SimPE because I'm on a Mac. So I don't suppose I can go in there and fix it.

[cwykes]

Those are what dogs are supposed to look like when you tell the game to treat them as Human in SimPE, correct?

Is this local to just one neighborhood?  Or is it in all of them?

I've had pets who think they are sims and swear it's nothing I did.  Sometimes they just get screwed up.  No fixes that I know of though & I can't find threads to link to.  Not having a good day with search.

[Lorelei]

WTF are these dog-like things borking my game?

I believe the technical term is "nightmare fuel."

You're welcome.

[cwykes]

Then there are the pets who appear in the phone book....   mostly the maxis made strays.  That's a known, unfixed problem.

[lepifera]

The behavior of the creature seems to be that of University Cow Mascot.

[LynnMar]

OMG, forgive me for laughing but that is the funniest thing I have ever seen.  Once in my old game before my computer died, I had a woman whos mother was a cat.  For real.  That was definaltely funny too.   

[misterK]

It was just a glitch. It should just go away.

that reminds me of something a relative of mine said:

It's probably nothing to worry about; a few cigarettes a day won't kill me.

 before he found out he had lung cancer.

also, the phrase 'nightmare fuel' is just a bit scary, especially considering they're live dogs. do they burn them, or butcher and process them?