Somewhat horrifying and utterly intriguing, Mattel is introducing a poop-scooping Barbie this January. Mattel describes it as follows:
"Finally, Barbie has a dog that eats and makes a mess! Tanner the dog is soft and fuzzy and her mouth, ears, head and tail really move! You can open Tanner dog's mouth and "feed" her dog buscuits. Comes with a dog bone and chew toys that Tanner can hold in her mouth, too. When Tanner has to go to the bathroom, Barbie doll cleans up with her special magnetic scooper and trash can."
Things that bother me about this: the bone and the poop look disturbingly similar; the dog looks demonic; now I really want a magnetic pooper scooper, but I know such a thing does not exist (it's got to beat doning latex gloves and having the neighbors watch while you pick up 20 lbs. of dog feces!)
Things that are kind of cool: it may encourage kids to pick up real dog poop - actually that could be a problem too.
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