Artisan Owl Golden Rottweiler Marionette Puppet - Yarn Dog with Wooden Feet, Detachable Strings (Black and Brown)

Grandson absolutely loved this.

My niece loved this puppet for Christmas. The yarn fur is full/plush. The movement of the front legs and head is realistic.. back legs don’t do much but still a cute starter puppet.

soft and adorable. looks just like picture.

This is intended to entertain very young toddlers in my home, so will suffice. Most likely will be used as an "introduction" as to how to use a marionette. The action is simple and barely adequate, but it is cute enough to entertain a small child. Hind legs are not operable, only body tilt, head raise/lower (not good side-to-side of head), and front two legs. Has some "wiggle" walk, which makes it livelier than it otherwise would have been if a shorter torso. Like that it has wood paws (not shaped like paws) to add weight sufficient to give it some motion to the feet/legs.

I purchased this puppet to be Toto in my students production of the Wizard of Oz. And one of my students who is a third grader used Toto. It was the perfect size for him. The puppet is very durable, it lasted 12 shows. And it’s still in perfect condition.

daughter loves to play with it

So cute and so fun! I had just as much fun as my kiddos playing with this. So easy to use and the puppet strings add even more life and fun to it.

We don't have kids in the home that play with toys, but we do have dogs and though this isn't a dog toy, it LOOKS like one of our dogs. How could we not order it? At first unboxing it seemed a little cheap, but since playing with it for a little it's holding up much better than I initially thought and the materials are higher quality than first impression as well. The marionette strings are more fun in the front of the dog as the 2 legs are separately stringed, but the back section is all on 1 string so the "walk" action isn't really a natural movement. But let's be real, how often are marionette's used? For the price, it's great just to admire.