Aurora - Hand Puppet - 10 Garth Dog

UPDATE: Oh, the poor little Bandit! Bandit has been Bingos security blanket, humping companion, BFF, and only other dog in the house until we got a real-live lifewire little dog, Doobie, who is a Jack Chi. Doobie is one high-energy chewing fool. Doobie has gotten up inside of Bandit and pulled his guts out of his butt and also chewed his eyes out, leaving holes. Bingo is not happy and so is trying to tug his dear Bandit away from Doobie, so I knew Bandit was not going to be long for the world. I ordered a new Bandit for Bingo, and he is thrilled, but Im going to have to put him up until Doobie is over his puppy stage. But this Bandit racoon puppet is a fantastic purchase for a little dog. ORIGINAL REVIEW: Move over Gator. Hit the box, Fox. Bandit has arrived. Our 10-week-old Chiweenie puppy wants to bite-shake play, and even though hes careful not to be too vicious with DHs hand, he was breaking the skin. I got this puppet as a way to protect us from those sharp little puppy teeth. Bingo went nuts for Bandit, and we did, too. On my hand, I dont like the fit on my thumb, which tends to slide out of the arm, but it seems to be fine on DHs larger hand. I just lift Bandit by the back and march him up and down, and the puppet is floppy enough, but also firm enough, to seem like a living critter. I cant emphasize enough how nice the contrast between his nose and white snout is. When we say bite his nose, he goes right for that little black nose. The nose and the eyes are sewn in very well so I dont worry so much about our dog pulling them off and choking them. Another thing really nice about this puppet is that it has some movement to it even when we are not assisting him in playing with it. He will pick it up and shake it, carry it around like its his prize possession (which is funny, because its bigger than he is), and put it in his room (a small rug) with his collection of squirrels and such. UPDATE: Oh, Bandit is such a hit! Bingo sleeps with Bandit, pees on Bandit, madly humps Bandit, chases him all over the house when we throw him, carries him proudly to show Bingo too in the mirror, jumps up into the back of the loveseat in the living room with Bandit so Bandit can look out the window with Bingo at the neighbors passing by. Bandit has had to go in the washing machine quite a few times now, and with vicious chiweenie tug-of-war play, poor Bandits scalp is starting to come unsewn. I can sew him up by hand and hell be fine, but Im already thinking Id better get another Bandit to have on hand for when Bingos BFF is in complete shreds! Bandit has shrunk some with washing, so its hard to get a large adult hand into him, but hes still more than doing his job. He and Bingo now are about the same size. Bingos eight months old and seven pounds.

My grand daughter (3 yrs old) absolutely loves this puppet. Shes played with it constantly over a period of three months so far. However, an adult hand in the puppet caused the stitching to come undone around the thumb. I had to reinforce the stitching after only two weeks of use.

This puppet is great, only compliant I may have is that the eyes bulge a bit, but I’m not using this for my dog so that hopefully won’t be a problem

Well made and so cute. Exactly what we needed

This toy is great and a favorite for my toddler. He loves that he can use it as a puppet or treat it like all his other stuffed animals. Even with over 10 other stuffed “buddies” already sleeping in his bed, this one quickly became a favorite and preferred over most others. I am very happy with the purchase and will probably purchase another character for my youngest.

I returned it because it’s larger than what I wanted but the item was fine it was perfect so it’s not the item it’s just not what I needed. One additional note it did shed some hair.

I ordered this for my dog to play with. I have fairly small hands so I put on a THICK glove and then put the puppet on and she LOVES to play with it. The eyes have held up AMAZINGLY for what they are put through. She hasnt gotten them off of him. She HAS pulled all of the stuffing out of his head, but she carries it around with her constantly. Im ordering more puppets for her today since we cant play with this one anymore due to the stuffing-less head. Im sure most people are buying for children, but if my GSD cant get the eyes off, I seriously doubt a child will. Its a good quality toy and is pretty tough!! I think it would last a long time with a human child playing with it!!

Well made and great price. Nice material like a stuffed animal. The eyes are put on very tightly and it doesnt appear that they would come off. It will fit a large hand. The only down fall is the mouth does not move too freely. I had the tendency to insert my hand in the wrong place and it took me a while to figure it out. I made a couple of stitches in the top of the head that help guide my hands to the right position. Problem solved. You can bob the head up and down and move the mouth slightly but it is O.K.. Overall, my granddaughter will love this and I am very very glad the made the purchase.

My 14 month old likes this puppet. He likes anything dinosaur related. I was nervous to order, cuz there isnt many reviews on it. But it looks the same in person, as advertised. My son loves to give his puppet kisses & it makes him happy

I bought this T-Rex for a friend for her birthday. Now, we are adults, and it was more of a gag gift. She was always saying how she wished she had a T-Rex when she was at work to destroy things when she got frustrated. I was worried that the puppet wouldnt fit comfortably on her had since, like I said, we are adults. I had my husband try it on when it arrived and it fit easily on his hands, and he has large hands. So if you order this then you should be able to play with it yourself, and put on puppet shows with your child. Or, if you are like my group of friends, put on puppet shows for your own entertainment. I gave it 4 stars for durability only because of the teeth. I think they will probably hold up well, but the way they are made they end up being a little crooked, which I really think adds some character to the puppet. But some people might not like that. Weve had so much fun with this puppet that Ive just ordered 2 more, one for myself, and one for another friend.