is it just me...?

[schavarry]

Does anyone else think these are things CREEPY?! :eye-poppi

Perfect Petzzz - "The Original breathing huggable pet"

My daughter just saw a commercial and wants one :yuck: (she wants anything she sees on TV though)

 

[Katie..]

It is kinda creepy. Would be a funny prank. Put a whole bunch of them in someone's room while they are gone. lol

 

[BlueButterfly]

I agree. They've been around forever, it took them long enough to get a commercial. They seem like awful toys, since all they do is breath. They're not even like a stuffed animal, they're basically robotics covered in fur.

 

[schavarry]

It is kinda creepy. Would be a funny prank. Put a whole bunch of them in someone's room while they are gone. lol

LOL that would be hilarious! lol Expensive but hilarious!!

I agree. They've been around forever, it took them long enough to get a commercial. They seem like awful toys, since all they do is breath. They're not even like a stuffed animal, they're basically robotics covered in fur.

Yeah, I've seen ones that didn't move - those were weird but this is just CREEPY if you ask me! I agree, they don't seem like they'd be much fun... I can see it as a coping mechanism for someone who calms down by petting an animal but can't afford/take care of a real pet but beyond that... a gold fish seems more exciting!

 

[bfeather67]

My daughter wanted a dog one year for Christmas....she got one of these instead! Sure, it wasn't a cuddly stuffed animal, but it didn't poop on my floor and she quit bugging me about getting a dog!

 

[Dee_E]

Kind of creepy!

 

[PrincessAngel]

They remind me of taxidermied pets... except somehow creepier. When we got robotic animals they always did more things like walk and bark, much more fun

 

[Inle_Rabbit]

Give me a real dog over that thing any day.

 

[Ithilgil]

I'd rather have the real thing. What's so fun about a fake dog that only knows how to lie down and breath? I'd get bored of it within minutes.

 

[mufasa]

Actually, I wish the pet stores would see guinea pig versions of these instead of the real thing. It's the perfect solution for, "Mommy, Mommy, please buy me the cute piggy! I promise I'll take care of it," and a neglected or dumped cavy a month or two later.

 

[MissJean]

That is pretty weird. When I was younger I couldn't sleep without the TV on. They sell all sorts of junk on those commercials that replace regular TV programming late at night. I always wondered who in their right mind would actually buy some of that stuff. And this is coming from an Etsy-holic.

I guess if there's some strange little child out there that would take this instead of the real deal, that's cool. I'd think most kids would think it's ridiculous.

 

[schavarry]

I'd think most kids would think it's ridiculous.

As much as my child wants it, I know she'd be bored with it in a matter of hours and be forgotten by the end of the week - I won't waste my money on it!!

Actually, I wish the pet stores would see guinea pig versions of these instead of the real thing. It's the perfect solution for, "Mommy, Mommy, please buy me the cute piggy! I promise I'll take care of it," and a neglected or dumped cavy a month or two later.

I agree with you @mufasa - except I'd prefer the "fur real" animal type thing - they do more than "sleep" (although the noises might get annoying, still better than neglecting a real animal!)

 

[LitaRutherford]

I guess i'm weird in that i think they are cute. They had them at the state fair and i almost bought one. XD not exciting but i donno. Cute to just sit and pet. *this was before i had cavys though. Not sure i need something fake to pet now that i have them. (i have cats and a dog but they dont always want to cuddle. Hence the want of a fuzzy thing to pet)

 

[Anteater]

Omg, that's adorable. The sleeping puppies are just so cute (the face just makes me go "awwww")! But creepy, they have a creepy factor too. I don't like the idea of something sitting there and "breathing" in my apartment, forever.

What mufasa said got me thinking - does anyone else think that this might lead kids to believe that because they own something like this, that it's the same as owning a real dog or cat?

 

[Zuidy]

There used to be a robotic dog called Techno, that was LITERALLY robotic-- Didn't look like a real dog, but it came with an infrared remote and you could make it do tricks and things like that-- and it was less creepy. I loved my Techno as a kid. Of course after the first day I gave it up, but still. I loved it.

 

[MissJean]

There used to be a robotic dog called Techno, that was LITERALLY robotic-- Didn't look like a real dog, but it came with an infrared remote and you could make it do tricks and things like that-- and it was less creepy. I loved my Techno as a kid. Of course after the first day I gave it up, but still. I loved it.

Woah, childhood flashback! I remember those, and I really wanted one.

 

[go_ellie]

Wow!! Creepy!!

Lets just have a "sleeping" chocolate lab become a part of our family!! The problem I see with this is, is it teaching kids that pets are toys?? Who knows, but it is really creeping me out

I'll take a reall dog any day!

 

[schavarry]

Woah, childhood flashback! I remember those, and I really wanted one.

I had the same flash back!! One of my best friends wanted one, I think she got one for xmas that year...