Comments on: Little Tikes Rocking Puppy

By: Yale

Yale — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:09:58 +0000

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I purchased this Big Blue Rocking Dog for my Grandson who is only 8 month old. What a smile on his face when the toy was opened!! He rides his dog everyday and enjoys it. This item can be used until he's 3 years old and is a wonderful present for any child who can crawl and begin to stand. I guarantee it will be a gift enjoyed for a long time!!

By: Gustav

Gustav — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:05:45 +0000

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We have the older version of the Little Tikes rocker, which is a green horse. But in size and concept, they are the same.

We bought my boy the Fisher Price Brilliant Basics horse for Christmas last year - he was 13 months - and he wanted NOTHING to do with it. And it was so tiny, I feared by the time he was into it, he'd be too bog for it. So we took it back. Then recently, maybe two months ago, a friend gave me her old Little Tikes horse... and my boy LOVES it now. (he is 21 1/2 months old)

I think that where these things say ages 1 and up, most kids aren't ready for them by age one. Well at any rate my guy certainly wasn't, and my friend says hers wasn't, either. Admittedly that's a small sample, but... I think it's something that bears considering. One year of age may be too young.

18 months and up might be more accurrate.

My guy will rock and rock on this thing... he's put it to the test, and there have been times I swear it would flip, but it never has.

When my friend comes over with he 4 1/2 year old, though he is big for it, he will still happily get on and ride this thing. So size-wise, I think this will provide you with a lot more use than the FP version.

Simple, all one piece, no batteries, no obnoxious noises, nothing to come off or lose. Very sturdy, very safe.

Overall, we like it a lot. :-)

By: Ula

Ula — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:03 +0000

We wanted some kind of ride-on toy for our son for his first Xmas, but he was only 10.5 mos. and not walking yet, so the rockin’ puppy was not exactly something he could play with independently. He seemed to enjoy it at first - as long as we were rocking him. Then it became another toy taking up space in the livingroom for the last month. Recently he has been making his way over to it and begging for us to rock him. It is durable and requires almost no installation. He has learned to stand up in it and climbs down just fine. If you’re not worried about minor bumps, let your infant try different ways of riding. My son’s cousins, between 2-7 years all enjoy the rockin’ puppy. For the price, it is a good first ride-on and I don’t regret the purchase. One word of caution, however, Rockin’ Puppy is unsuitable for interchanging between inside/outside use if left uncovered in the rain…If water gets into it, it is nearly impossible to get out and will also leak water inside.