To revive the declining fortunes of the Barbie franchise, the marketing whizzes at Mattel have unveiled their newest secret weapon - Tanner the Pooping dog:

(thanks cammom)

Now, instead of wasting afternoons playing dress-up and staging makeout sessions between Barbie and Ken, little girls can chase after Barbie to make sure she cleans up Tanner’s mess. As a bonus, Barbie comes with a trash can and a pooper scooper, and Tanner comes with chew toys and dog biscuits. Here’s one of Mattel’s promotional pictures:

According to Mattel: “Tanner is soft and fuzzy, and his mouth, ears, head and tail move — just like a real dog.”. Tanner also eats its own poop, just like a real dog! While Mattel calls the poop “biscuits”, they neglect to mention what medical affliction causes Tanner to pass these “biscuits” through undigested.

After receiving this toy, I wonder how little girls will start trying to feed their family dog “biscuits” from the backyard.

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