Little Live Scruff-A-Luvs – Blue

The concept and toy are very cute. It is a little expensive for what eventually ends up being just a stuffed animal, but my little sister really enjoyed the process of cleaning it all up and brushing it. She loved the animal and the whole transformation, and I was happy to have a toy that had a bit of a learning opportunity built in. A little bit of adult help was needed to brush some of the more stubborn tangles out, and it still looked a little scruffy at the end, but the process of getting the toy cleaned and ready was what was really worthwhile.If you are buying it for the activity of caring for the animal (rather than just to get a stuffy) I would definitely recommend this cute toy!

I'm giving this five stars because my daughter has had so much fun with it and loves her new little puppy.That being said, I feel like this toy is way overpriced for what it is. It's an awesome concept and we all had fun bathing it, revealing which animal my daughter got, combing the animal's hair, and putting on the accessories. But after it's washed, dried, and groomed, it somewhat resembles a Dollar Tree stuffed animal. Because this toy comes as a matted ball of fur that has been balled up for who knows how long, in the end, it is disfigured and misshapen. Limbs are helplessly twisted, the head is lopsided, the face is squished flat, and stuffing inside is all bunched. And there's not a lot you can do to fix it. In addition to all of this, my daughter's puppy has a head that is way too big for its body. It's supposed to sit up, but that's nearly impossible with how top heavy it is.

Si

Really good way of keeping the girls quiet for the day! These aren’t our first Scruffs and won’t be our last, one little un intent on rescuing the lot! Ours have come out best when bathed for a while.

This is definitely cute, if you don't want this to be a hands-on project AKA "Mom I need help" constantly then I would recommend it for older kids who have a little more patience and who will follow and understand the directions better, I did not mind doing this together with my toddler daughter. It does take a little time, definitely use shampoo AND conditioner, I did this like others mentioned and it made it really soft, also definitely get a little wire dog/cat brush and use while blow drying, it helps fluff the fur out better and gives it that soft stuffed animal feel. That was the only extras I needed, my daughter loves it, the dog was fluffier before the picture but being hugged and dragged around all day it was a little rough looking! All in all I would buy again!