Do pets even do anything? Options

[Accidentally The...]

Aside from make the house seem a bit livelier, do pets have any sort of effect on the game, or are they just there to take up space like your spouse? Considering how friggin' long it takes to befriend the things in this game, I was hoping that there'd be some sort of reward for, say, getting a puppy for Chase or a kitty for Candace. Or maybe she'd like a bear.

[Charmy]

I'm pretty sure Tree of Tranquility has a turtle. Not so sure about the snake or frog though.
It'd be scary waking up with a huge bear staring at you and your spouse. o-o

[Accidentally The...]

I'm pretty sure Tree of Tranquility has a turtle. Not so sure about the snake or frog though.
It'd be sexy waking up with a huge bear staring at you and your spouse. o-o

Fixed.

I could've sworn ToT had a frog that came out when it rained. I thought MM did too, but it hasn't rained yet in my new boy file, so I can't check.

Even better, you come back from carrying your newborn son/daughter around and find a full-grown bear in the kid's crib.