Poochi is *so* not an Aibo

Today, we bought Renaissance a Poochi at a yard sale. It was secretly for me, but she was crying when we put it back down on the table.

So we got home and put some fresh batteries in it, and he's pretty... complicated. With not really any redeeming qualities. Check out the instructions (PDF) for how to make him sing a song.

In an effort to make him more "lifelike", there is no off button. That's all well and good if he acted more like a dog, but he's really a novelty and needs an off button. When you put your finger over his light sensors to make him think it's nighttime and he needs to go to sleep, you have to put up with his snoring first, which sounds similar to what I imagine is the sound of a dying cow.

At least he was only $2, and Renaissance already likes him with the batteries out. He may be a better toy that way.