Biscuit My Lovin Pup

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Hasbro
• Model: 77698
• Released on: 2008-09-07
• Dimensions: 24.50" h x 19.83" w x 14.75" l, 11.55 pounds

Features

• Playtime is going to the dogs and this playful pooch is leading the charge! The lovable mutt features voice recognition, obeying six commands, including, “Sit”, “Speak”, and “Lie down”
• Tell your furry friend to give you his paw and he’ll raise his right or left paw ask him if he wants a treat, and he’ll nod and whimper to let you know he’s ready for his dog “bone”
• Biscuit my lovin’ pup pet will even “shake” at your command, lifting his paw to your hand or sit up and beg, just like a real pup
• Biscuit my lovin’ pup pet wags his tail and barks, too, to let you know he’s ready to play
• Use the special adoption certificate to register your pet online and ensure that you and this adorable pup will be friends forever pup pet comes with collar, tag, brush, dog “bone” and adoption certificate

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Get ready to welcome a fun-loving furry friend into your house when you adopt Biscuit My Lovin Pup, one of the FurReal Friends by Hasbro. This oversized puppy responds to affectionate touches, voice commands, and motion with playful barks and realistic movements. Kids aged five and up are sure to love having a puppy of their very own.

Make a New Friend
This oversized plush puppy has a soft coat and glossy, pleading eyes, just like a real dog. Get ready to start interpreting three different barks and a whole range of movements that are playful and affectionate. With a real collar, a bone-shaped treat to share, and a brush for smoothing out his silky fur, Biscuit is ready to settle into your house. He'll quickly start wagging his tail and making happy puppy noises. An adoption certificate is included to make kids feel like real pet owners.

Before Biscuit is ready for a fun day with your child, an adult will need to use a Philips head screwdriver to install six "D" cell batteries (not included). The battery compartment is neatly hidden behind a Velcro closure on the pup's stomach.

Getting to Know Your Puppy
Nine sensors allow Biscuit to respond when you pet him or issue a voice command. Kids will enjoy the contented sounds he makes when they pet his back and the discovery that if they hold a hand on his back he will lay down, if he is sitting, or sit up, if he is already laying down. Sensors in his nose and mouth prompt him to sniff when his nose is petted or chomp on his treat. Touch his left paw, and he will raise it to shake. A unique photo sensor in Biscuit's forehead prompts him to flinch, blink, or sneeze when you wave something in front of him.

Take a peek at the back of the bone-shaped tag on his collar to see all the commands he knows. You can ask him to "sit," "lie down," or "speak." He even knows how to shake and will nod or move his paws in excitement when you ask, "Do you want a treat?" Like any voice recognition technology, Biscuit can be tricked by background noise or speech that is unclear. You may want to help younger children practice speaking the commands loudly, clearly, and distinctly, so they are not disappointed by his confusion.

Biscut My Lovin Pup

Customer Reviews

It's Cute and Great for a child who has no dog.
It's a great and cute toy. It performs Like it's suppose to, but my daughter lost interest quickly. However, I think it's because we have two dogs. They are young dogs and always getting into something etc.. So, I think it is perfect for a child who wants a dog, but doesn't or can't have a real one.

nice toy, poor value
Great toy, but disappointed in price. I paid 199, 1 week later it was 179, and now 149..........even in stores. Amazon will not adjust price. Plenty in stores, save 50 bucks and buy at toys r us.

Not as cute in real life - some nice features
I have had it with electronic pets - we have way too many. However, with that said, I think they finally got it right with the mechanics on this one. On some of the cheap fur real pets ((Fur Real Friends Teacup Pups - Yorkie) the mechanics are so noisy that they really detract from the realness. In this case, not too noisy. However, not exactly realistic either.

Here's what we like:
1) Lots of sensors - almost everywhere you touch makes him respond
2) Love the fact that he lifts his paw to shake - too cute
3) He makes just the right volume - he sounds pretty close to the real thing
4) He is not too bony
5) You could replace his collar and bone when they get lost with a real dog collar/toy - I can't see how they won't get lost, considering

Here's what we don't like:
1) He is not as cute out of the box. The eyes on the one we've played with aren't as open as the dog pictured (the fur covers them up quite a bit).
2) Also the mouth does not fully close, the teeth aren't as realistic as the dog I linked above, and his fur is really pretty cheap and obviously fake considering the nice stuffed toys with much more realistic fur we've picked up for very little money. Maybe they were trying to keep cost down.
3) His paws are hard plastic (bottoms). I think they could have covered them with rubber, which would have been more realistic and less likely to break.
4) Only 1 color and breed option (although, if you notice my pic, IMHO they picked the best!)
5) All he does as far as big movements are sit, lay down, shake hands, move his head, ears, eyes, and mouth - and whimper - so play is really limited - this is too big to pick up and carry around with you but too small to be a "real" lab, so... um... what do you do with him, really?

That said - he is clearly going to be on a lot of kids' must-have lists, and he is really, really, really endearing for a good 15 minutes. However, if he's not on their list - don't buy him on a whim. I expect in a year Craigslist will be saturated with these.