Benji

A few months ago we were lucky enough to be sent Animagics fantastic Benji - My Best Friend. This is what we thought...


From the first moment that she saw Benji, H was won over by his loveable face. Initially she was a little scared of the mechanical noise that he makes as he moves and she preferred to play with him switched off. Happily stroking him as she watched TV, pretending to feed him biscuits and playing "dog families" with him and her teddies.



Three days after he arrived H took Benji with her to her cousins house. When they returned she had overcome her fear/dislike of Benji's noisy mechanics and had fallen for his cheeky nature.

Having been desperate for a pet for quite some time now, Benji is certainly filling a space in her heart. I was unconvinced that this would last long as one of the first things that H asked about Benji was, "Why can't Benji walk?" and four weeks after his arrival she appeared to be losing interest and was playing with him much less than when he first joined us. However I am delighted to say that now after more than 4 months, Benji is still one of her favourite toys, he is played with daily and this doesn't look set to change.

H loves to cuddle Benji and when he is switched on this causes his mechanical legs to make a "click click" sound. I am worried that it may break him.

This aside H adores him and he is certainly a very special toy. As first pets go, he is perfect for us. All of the pleasure without the fuss or the worry.