My son loved this toy at first. But withing 10 minutes of playing with it, the internal string (meant to keep the slinky from being stretched out) was wrapped around the slinky, making it a wadded mess. It took me about 5 minutes to unwrap it. Ten minutes later my son was in tears as it was wrapped up again. Essentially, normally play, even just pulling it, causes it to fall over and get wound up in a knotted mess. Not good. I cut the cord to prevent this the next day (15 repairs in 5 hours is too many for me). Lots of fun, my son had a blast all day. He'd put a book on the tail, get on the bed and pull it till the tail came whipping up over the bed (no, he didn't lose an eye. =)) Negative of this is it stretches out the metal slinky, and in less than a week the toy is useless. However, he enjoyed that week a lot more than he would have enjoyed a year with it had the cord remained attached. Retro Slinky Dog
Slinky dog may be cute, but he doesn't hold up too well. The nose will fall off, making it a possible choking hazard for very small children. Also with kids, they tend to tangle and bend and stretch the slinky in the middle, the actual coil does not hold up to ALOT of handling, the metal gets bent easily and it can and will tangle to the point of being beyond repairable...I think the person with the idea, had a good idea, but didn't follow through on the fact that very active, small children were going to actually play with this toy.
well we purchased this toy - slinky dog, because our son loves toy story and this looked like the best slinky we could find. we recieved it quickly and my son has a blast with it. even hugs it even though its not soft.. ha ha! the legs do not move which i did not expect them too, but for those wondering about this toy it has wheels on its feet and a string out its head thats about 4-6inches long. there is a string from upper torso to backend and through the tail inside the slinky parts so the toy does not over extend. (helps keep the slinky part not stretched out) - for those that never had a slinky toy if they stretch too fast the become misshaped and are hard to reshape if at all. also like to add my son did get it a little of the slinky bent next to the body but its a toy and kids do things like that it really didnt ruin the look or funtion of the toy at all. and its easy to clean. ;)
IN SHORT: the toy is great and rolls on wheels.
My toddler loves Toy Story and everytimes he watches it, he says he wants a slinky dog. I finally found this dog, and he was so excited when it came in the mail. It doesn't really roll over the floor very easily, but all in all he enjoys it.
The toy stands just fine. The person who complained it doesn't stand either got a defective one, or cut the center string. My daughter thinks the thing is great. I doubt it's very durable, but it's not very expensive, either. If your kid thinks slinky dog is great, go ahead and get it. It's a good purchase for pleasing the little one.
Because of the price I almost passed up Slinky dog. I'm glad I decided to buy him because he's so cute and a lot of fun. The wheels on his feet roll nicely, there's a spring like device that connects from 1 end of his body to the other so the slinky body can only be stretched out so far, making it more durable. Definitely worth having!
This toy was purchased for my 2 year old granddaughter for Christmas because she is so crazy about the movie Toy Story. She knows all the toys in the movie -- and one of her favorites is slinky dog. i hadn't seen this little dog in any nearby stores, so ordered it online from amazon.com. it has held up well and is giving her many hours of enjoyable playtime while she hauls it around the house. I am happy with my purchase of this toy. - Dogs - Slinky - Collectors Item - Retro Toy'
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