Customer Reviews

Fisher-Price Puppy Grows and Knows Your Name Tan

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought this last year for my then 2-year-old son when it first came out for [...] Since I ordered it on Amazon, sending it back would mean losing out on a big chunk of what I paid for it in return shipping, so we just kept it. It was one of the worst toy purchases I have ever made.

The puppy's voice is not very pleasant, in my opinion, and upon loading up the software you'll find that at least 80% of the names available to give your puppy are female names. It's not that big of a deal, but my son wanted his puppy to be a boy and the voice sounds like a boy, so I didn't quite get the lack of male names on the software.

My major gripe is the total lack of variety. On the first day, the puppy says only 2 or 3 different things. As he grows, he says one new thing each day and repeats all the others. It gets extremely repetitive very fast. The bone and brush (if you can manage to not lose them) are fun at first because the puppy says something specifically about the item, but the bone is tricky to get in the right spot. You have to push it against his nose more than put it in his mouth. Still, it made my son giggle quite a bit when the puppy burped the first few times after having the bone.

The growing aspect is also lacking. It does not grow as much as you're led to believe. A few inches is about it. And due to all the mechanical parts that make this puppy tick, it is hard as a rock and not cuddly in any way. My son used to try to drag him around the house and it's just silly seeing him drag this heavy, stiff animal around.

He did enjoy him the first few days, but now the puppy is lucky to get his attention once every few weeks. I cringe every time I think of all the other quality toys I could have gotten him for what I paid for this. Not recommended!

I bought this for my almost 3 year old daughter for Christmas and it has been a huge hit. She loves dogs anyway, so this gives her her very own to take care of. Since my daughter loves dragging it around, I'm not sure how long it will work properly. She has the carrier also and loves putting her puppy into it. The dog is a bit hard under its soft fur, but we expected that, being the kind of toy that it is. My only disappointment was with the fact that you had to choose one of the dog names off the list/software, and couldn't create one of your own. Thankfully, my daughter was agreeable to almost anything at the time. A cute toy overall.

My 5 year old daughter received this puppy for Christmas. It is fantastic! She loves playing with it. It keeps her attention and she loves feeding it and hearing it say her name. It does not come with the USB cable but we had one on hand so it worked out great! My daughter loves to watch it grow as well and speak her name. Great gift idea!!

My daughter is five years old and adores this puppy. There isn't anything really negative about it. Its made well, plus interacts with the child. I am happy I was able to get this for her.

My daughter loves this toy and couldn't put it down for the first few days. I would never have paid full price for it, but at $20ish, it was a great buy.

I bought 2 of these. And they are great!! Both my daughter and nephew love these toys. They are so interactive and both kids have had a blast with watching them grow and listening to the new phrases as the dog grows!! All kids will love this.

This is my daughter's favorite toy. It should be more durable. Neat idea.

Cute toy but sound is much too soft. If the room is not very quiet it is difficult to hear. Perhaps the sound could be variable.

My 3 year old love this dog. Great toy and brings great joy over and over again everytime it grows.

My almost 5-year-old daughter got this gift from Santa this Christmas and loves it. She was most interested in the puppy the first week, when she carried it everywhere with her. The songs and phrases repeat frequently, which makes it a little annoying for the adults. However, it's definitely a keeper as far as fun goes. We also got the puppy for a friend with the name Atlee. Of course, the puppy did NOT know her name (although it seems to know a lot of international names!), but we were good with my daughter's name of Lauren. She said right away that she wanted to name the puppy "Snowflake," which was one of the puppy's several hundred options of names.