How to Get a Pet in Brookhaven RP (2026) — Full Guide

Quick answer: you get a pet in Brookhaven RP through the Avatar Editor, not by buying one. Tap the avatar icon with the pencil on the right side of your screen, open the tab with the cat icon, and pick any pet that isn't locked. Most are completely free.

That's the whole trick, and it trips people up because there's no pet store and no currency to spend. Below is the step-by-step, the difference between the two pet types, and how to turn a cosmetic pet into a full adoption roleplay using the Animal Rescue and the family system. New to the game? Start with our Brookhaven RP beginner guide.

How to get a pet, step by step

Getting your first pet takes about ten seconds once you know where to look. The pets live inside the same menu where you change your character's clothes and face, which is why so many players miss them.

1. Tap the avatar icon — the one with a pencil on its head — on the right side of your screen to open the Avatar Editor.
2. Scroll along the category tabs and select the one marked with a cat icon. That's the pets tab.
3. Browse the options and pick a shoulder pet, or scroll to the bottom for leashed pets.
4. Tap any pet without a paid lock to equip it instantly. Close the editor and your pet appears.

There's no waiting, no quest, and no Robux required for the standard pets. If you want a different one, just reopen the editor and swap — you can change as often as you like at no cost.

Shoulder pets vs leashed pets

Brookhaven splits pets into two styles, and which one you want depends on the vibe you're going for. Shoulder pets are the classic option: cats, dogs, frogs, and other small creatures that perch on your character and ride along wherever you go.

Scroll to the bottom of the pets menu and you'll find leashed pets. Instead of sitting on your shoulder, these walk on the ground and follow every step you take. For pet-owner roleplay — walking a dog around the neighborhood, say — the leashed option sells the scene far better.

Neither type costs anything in the base lineup. A small number of pets and cosmetics are tied to paid game passes, but you can put together a varied collection without spending a single Robux.

Using the Animal Rescue for adoption roleplay

If you want the full adoption experience, head to the Animal Rescue. It's up the staircase between Starbrooks Coffee and Rock Star, and inside you'll find a mini playground area for the pets and an office table with adoption paperwork.

The Animal Rescue is built for roleplay rather than mechanics — it's where you act out picking and adopting a pet with friends. The pet you actually carry around still comes from the Avatar Editor, so the usual flow is: visit the Rescue for the story, then equip a matching leashed pet to bring it to life.

Setting up a pet family role

Brookhaven also lets a player be the pet. Open the phone menu, go into the family settings, and you can assign roles like Mom, Dad, Baby, or Pet, then invite friends to your family group.

That's how the most popular pet roleplays work: one player owns the household, another takes the Pet role, and a leashed pet from the editor fills out the scene. With over 80 role assignments in the game, the Pet role is just one piece of a deep family system that anchors most neighborhood roleplay.

Which pet should you pick?

For a first pet, a leashed dog is the safest pick — it reads as a real pet to everyone in the server and fits almost any roleplay, from a family walk to a trip to the park. Cats are the close runner-up and feel right at home as a shoulder pet for a cozy, stay-at-home character.

Go with a shoulder pet when you want something low-key that won't get left behind while you drive or fast-travel around the map. Pick a leashed pet when the pet itself is the point of the scene. Frogs and the more unusual creatures are great for standing out, since most players default to cats and dogs.

Can't find the pets tab? Quick fixes

If you don't see a pet after equipping one, reopen the Avatar Editor and confirm the pet is actually selected — tapping a locked (paid) pet won't equip anything. The cat-icon tab sits at the end of the category row, so on smaller phone screens you may need to swipe the tabs sideways to reach it.

Still nothing showing up? Reset your character by respawning, since a fresh spawn reliably loads your equipped pet. None of this costs Robux, so if a pet won't equip, it's almost always a paid-lock or a UI-scrolling issue rather than anything you're missing.

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