How I got hooked on Pet Society

An old friend of mine invited me to play Pet Society.  I must have been really bored that day, so I clicked on the invite and gave it a try.  Pet Society seemed harmless enough, with its simple, 2-D avatars in a game that didn’t appear to have much of a competitive urge.  The environment was flat and uninteresting.  Here’s a screenshot of my pet, “Sushi,” in his empty house:
Empty House in Pet Society

Empty House in Pet Society

Yeah, I know, it didn’t really impress me either.  Little did I know that Pet Society had the addictive properties of corn syrup or crack cocaine.  Once I started visiting other people’s pets, I began to sense the game’s appeal.  I saw that my friend, Holly*, who invited me to play, had a much nicer house and a closet full of cute clothes.  I asked Holly how long she’d been playing the game.  “Hmm.  A month, maybe a month and a half.  It’s good for OCD,” she replied.

My friend's better house in Pet Society.

My friend in Pet Society has a bigger house and cuter clothes.

I immediately went into downtown to shop for pet clothes.  This, I realized was the hook.  Like the Real Housewives of Atlanta, the lives of the pets in Pet Society revolve around shopping and looking good.  I visited the stylist, and experimented with various hair styles and facial shapes for Sushi, but found to my dismay that I couldn’t afford most of the changes.  Getting a heart-shaped mouth or a pair of furry, cat-like ears would cost hundreds of points.  Changing the skintone was the cheapest at 50 points, but I decided to keep my pet coffee-colored.  Obama had just been elected President after all.  It was hip to be latte.

Most disappointing was that I couldn’t change my avatar from a boy to a girl without shelling out 250 points.  I preferred to have a female pet, but I needed my points badly for new duds and furniture, not to mention food.  The health indicator on my screen showed that my pet was hungry, so I had to drop by the grocery store before Sushi collapsed from hunger.  Back at the clothing store, I settled for a striped shirt and a pair of simple black shoes.

Before and After the make-over

Before and After the make-over

The next day, I got a note from Holly.  “Sushi looks sooo adorable in his new shirt!  But he’s a bit of a perv.  My pet Genevieve went to visit him, and he answered the door with no pants on!”

“Just pretend the shirt is a dress,” I replied.  I explained that I couldn’t afford a sex change and that I was just going to treat Sushi like a girl.

When Holly wrote back, she sent over a pair of virtual jeans.  “These are for your boy-girl.”

It was a nice gesture, but I didn’t quite understand what the big deal was.  It’s not like the pets have big boobs and genitalia anyway.  Besides, having a trannie in the neighborhood would add to the diversity of Pet Society.

I didn’t tell Holly this, but I sold her jeans and went shopping again, this time buying an orange couch and a potted plant for the house.  My pet was now ready to receive visitors in style.

New furniture for house in Pet Society

New furniture for house in Pet Society

* All names, including pets’ names have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals.

26 Responses to “How I got hooked on Pet Society”


  1. 1 ata November 21, 2008 at 8:36 am

    Oh, I am going no where near pet society!!!

    Seems like once Sushi gets her sex change she’ll get long eyelashes and lose the furrowed brow. 250 points is totally worth it.

  2. 2 kaarenn November 21, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    nope, u have to buy the new eyes and eyebrows and everything by separate.

  3. 3 kaarenn November 21, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    i change the sex of my pet recently cuz all of my friends had girl pets and the gave me a bunch of free stuff

  4. 4 ata December 6, 2008 at 11:16 am

    ya süper sex yapıolar ama görcenis bide bebeleri olu kedi kuş domuz gibi

  5. 5 Angie December 14, 2008 at 1:37 pm

    OMG…I almost peed my pants. I did the samed thing my first day. I was male for a whole week.

  6. 6 petsocietyaddict December 14, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    Hi Angie,

    My pet is still technically male. Now that I can afford to change him, I don’t feel the need to. I kind of like him being bisexual.

    Pet Society Anonymous

  7. 7 Georgia January 3, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    I really want to knwo how to earn paw points quickly,
    As i’m trying to upgrade to level 21 like my friend Lucy.

    Do you know any ways?
    Also, do you know how to change the name of your pet, and how do you change the sex?

  8. 8 kitty January 8, 2009 at 4:00 am

    OMG, I was searching for pet society bloggers and I stumbled upon yours
    what a really cute funny site! very entertaining, I swear! I hope I can be your friend hehee, you wold be a great addition to my list of friends. :) every post I read here I was laughing my pants off, I swear! keep it up, by the way sushi is a really cute name :) take care!!

    • 9 petsocietyanonymous January 8, 2009 at 9:02 am

      Hi Kitty,

      Thanks for reading! Glad you like…
      Sushi is my pet’s stage name. All names have been disguised on this blog.

      Pet Society Anonymous

  9. 10 mick January 29, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    Hey i love this please someone send me an email on how to change my pet bane, I will give you a prezzy on itt

  10. 11 mick January 29, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    hey does anyone know how to change ur name on pet society email this ripple_yum@hotmail.com

  11. 12 chelsea February 18, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    does any1 no how to change ur name on pets helllllooo

  12. 13 petsocietyanonymous February 18, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    Hi Chelsea and Mick,

    To change the name of your pet:
    Go to the Stylist. Underneath your pet, type in a new name. The change costs 30 coins.

    http://www.petsocietyanonymous.com

  13. 14 sousami February 25, 2009 at 10:37 am

    someone stole all my money…….how i can find him????as i know you cant sent colod for gift so i think that he bought things and sent them to him…..is any way too find him?

  14. 15 Ana March 13, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    it’s possible to read a message only 1 time, and if u made mistake, u cant get it back.why? how can i find a person who wrote a message? i’d like to add him to my friend list!

  15. 17 Gabbie August 23, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    i have a good way of getting paw points. send your most expensive item to a friend you trust and ask them to send it back. this way you both gain points and loose nothing. plus you can do it as many times as possible! lol!

  16. 19 Spilyrex August 24, 2009 at 6:55 am

    Umm, I just wanted to ask:

    When you created Sushi, was the gender male or female? ‘Cause I read you started..treating him (or HER) like a girl? I mean, sorry, I just don’t understand. It’s just a *little* bit confusing. ;) I’d REALLY appreciate your reply, PSA. :)

    ~Spilyrex~

  17. 21 Gabriela October 25, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    I was looking for a “get rich or die trying” guide for Pet Society and stumbled upon your blog. I absolutely ADORE your posts. Very funny, entertaining and useful. I’ll start digging on the archives.

    Hope Sushi is filthy rich by now.

  18. 23 julia March 12, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    hi i love this website but umm it doesnt cost any money to change the gender of your pet now that playfish changed the settings……..anyway…….check out my website…..

    • 24 Pet Society Anonymous March 12, 2010 at 7:40 pm

      Hi Julia,

      Yeah, I know it doesn’t cost anything to change gender now. But I’ve come to love my pet exactly as he is, so I’ve decided to keep him as a gender-bending boy-girl. Besides I don’t want to cut off his imaginary wee-wee, and most readers seem to agree with me on that point.

  19. 25 Raquelle April 24, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    My pet is a cross-dresser, too! :) Haha. I just hate not being able to dress him in all those frilly and girly dresses and making him look cute. Instead, having to stick to tuxedos and sweater-vests and making those as cute as possible. I would change him to a girl (I have the money), but the girl’s laugh is so annoying. So, he’s a boy-girl.


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