Not long ago I wrote a blog post about our “Morning at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home with Hasbro” where Bella and I learnt a lot about what they do there and what happens when a new dog arrives. It was such an interesting morning and we loved every minute of it! I mentioned in that post that we were given a FurReal Chatty Charlie The Barkin’ Beagle to keep and review so this post will be all about him! Before I do that, I am excited to say that Hasbro kindly gave us an extra Chattie Charlie for me to GIVEAWAY to one of my readers. How amazing is that? So, to find out more about the giveaway, please check the details at the bottom of this post.
Hasbro has partnered with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to help people better understand the rehoming process and ‘paws’ for thought around welcoming a rescue dog into their home. I think this is a lovely partnership.
Bella has done a short video for you guys to show you how Chatty Charlie works. Please see below:
Hasbro has partnered with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to help people better understand the rehoming process and ‘paws’ for thought around welcoming a rescue dog into their home. I think this is a lovely partnership.
Bella is desperate to get a dog and is always asking for one. She really enjoyed the morning we spent at Battersea and kept asking if we could get one while we were there. Unfortunately, getting a dog is not part of our foreseeable plans so at least Bella has Chattie Charly for now!
She got the chance to have a good play with him that day and thought he was very cool! He is definitely a fun dog to have and be around! When we brought him home, Sienna was desperate to get her hands on him! I was surprised as she is a little bit cautious of dogs at the moment. She likes them and she would tell you that, but if she sees one near her, she can get a little bit nervous. She is getting better now though.
So, as she was so enthusiastic about it, Bella and I decided that we would let her help me with the review. She was so happy and asked me to get him out of the box straight away, LOL!
Unlike other plush toys, FurReal pets aren’t intended to be merely watched or collected; they’re designed to be played with, lived with, and loved. Their exciting and engaging play can help create unforgettable childhood memories. And this is the case with Chatty Charlie.
Chatty Charlie is one funny dog. This cuddly pup’s collar translates his barks into phrases so you can understand him. And with 80+ barks to phrases, he has a lot to say! His barks can mean anything from a friendly greeting (“Hello!”) to a little bit of attitude (“Are you talkin’ to me?”).
The way that he works is that his collar will light-up when he is translating his barks so then your little ones can understand him better. They won’t have a proper conversation though as he will say different things that will not be as a result of a direct interaction from your child.
This talkative puppy is such fun to play with! He responds to sounds and touch and loves to be cuddled. This is something that Sienna particularly loves doing: giving him lots of cuddles! It is so sweet to watch!
If your child waves his/her hand in front of him, he may move his ears as he tries to hide his face. This is perhaps a shy moment for him! And if your kids pet his back, he will wag his tail. It is very cute!
Chatty Charlie is definitely a pup with personality. Here are some examples of the phrases that he might say:
- “Yum! Something smells delicious!” – Perhaps he is revealing a healthy appetite
- “Who did that? Wasn’t me!” – perhaps here he is showing a mischievous nature
- “Do you like my singing? I’m getting ready for my big audition!” – And here, interestingly enough, he perhaps has plans for a show business career!
- “Let’s play” – he is having a playful moment
- “I need a hug” – if your little ones hug him he will then say that they are awesome.
Please note that Chatty Charlie requires batteries to make him interact with you, He needs 4 x 1.5v AA alkaline batteries. Demo batteries are included. He comes with an on/off button so you can stop him from interacting and turn him off. However, if you have it on, he will stop interacting after realising that there is no touch or sound around him.
Chatty Charlie is recommended for ages 4 years old and over. He has an RRP of £59.99. You can buy Chatty Charlie from Smyths or Amazon. Please see Amazon details below:
OUR THOUGHTS
Chatty Charlie is adorable. Both my girls have played with him. Lately it is more Sienna than Bella so I think it must be even more appealing for younger kids. We love his gorgeous big green eyes. He has so many different phrases to say that you will never get bored. He is a fantastic addition to any family, so I am sure he will be very popular around Christmas!
GIVEAWAY
Now onto the giveaway. I am running a giveaway so that one of you can Win A Hasbro FurReal Chatty Charlie The Barkin’ Beagle. In order to have a chance of winning, you just need to enter the giveaway below. Good luck!
Win A Hasbro FurReal Chatty Charlie The Barkin’ Beagle
*Terms & Conditions:
- Open to UK & Ireland residents.
- UK entrants over the age of 18 only.
- You can Win A Hasbro FurReal Chatty Charlie The Barkin’ Beagle
- ONE winner will be chosen via Gleam and announced on this page.
- The winner will be contacted by e-mail within 7 days of when the competition ends. If they do not respond within 10 days once notification is sent, another winner may be chosen.
- All times are GMT.
- There is no cash alternative.
- This set will be provided by A Moment With Franca
- Please allow 14 days for delivery.
- Incomplete or duplicate entries will be deleted.
- Entrants must leave a means of contact: either twitter handle or email address.
- This Giveaway starts on Wednesday 27th September 2017 at midnight.
- This Giveaway closes on Wednesday 18th October 2017 at midnight.
Have you heard of the Hasbro FurReal range? What do you think of Chatty Charlie? Will you get one? Will he be on your children’s Christmas lists?
*Disclaimer: We were given a Chattie Charlie as part of our role at the Hasbro Toy Tribe. We were also given another one that we are using to run this giveaway. Contains affiliate links.
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Yes, I do like Hasbro products and I have heard of the Hasbro FurReal range! Chatty Charlie looks so cute and I am sure he will be on my daughter’s Christmas list!
My kids love the animal range – they also have a lot of Hasbro games x
My little girl loves this Range!! The Beagle is always on the tele at the moment, and its definitely on her Christmas List this year! This would be a very well loved and appreciated prize! I have everything crossed.
We have a lot of Hasbro products, mostly for my little girl, always good quality and customer service. My little girl has seen the FurReal range at the local toy shop and Ive noted it down in my head to add to her xmas list! 🙂
Very cute, good toy if you’re not able to get a real puppy!
We have a couple of FurReal toys and will be adding this!
this will deffo be on the christmas list as they love furreal xx
Yes I like them and hsve heard of the range. Sure this will be on my dsughter Christmas list
I have tweeted it https://twitter.com/kaylzakamummy2/status/913127819076669440 but it keeps going to tweet I enter my twitter name and it still won’t accept my entry, my daughter would love one of these, she has asked for one after seeing the adverts xXx
I love husbro products and forget the kids I would love chatty Charlie barking beagle!
Yeah I have seen this toy before and funnily enough my son has asked if he can have him for Christmas!! X
we had a FurReal white cat, can’t remember the name
LOVE Hasbro
I’m sure this will be on our Christmas list although I’ve not heard them speaking about it yet
I’m keeping stum as long as possible
Probably come down the chimney Christmas eve
Yes, I like Hasbro products but I hadn’t heard of the Hasbro FurReal range. I think Chatty Charlie is so cute and I’m sure he’ll be on the Christmas list.
Hasbro products are always great quality I would love to win for my granddaughter she would love this cute pup.
I love Hasbro products. My son loves the fur real pets and this will definitely be on his Christmas list.
Just so you know – the daily tweet is not working. Twitter says it’s too long. I’ve tried to edit it s!ight!y but it won’t recognise entries. It was the same yesterday!
I have reduced it! So strange!
How do u turn the bleeding thing off.
I’m trying to do that too!
What do you mean? I’m confused. There is an on/off button at the bottom of the toy. Check my video for more details as my daughter has explained that part. Unless I’m missing something! Is the dog still inside their packaging? Please clarify. Thanks.
Tweet is saying -2 characters I’ve tweeted it today https://twitter.com/kaylzakamummy2/status/913319858397380608 will my entries still count I would love to be your lucky winner for my 5 year old Megan xXx
I amended it yesterday! I’ll have a look again! So sorry about that! X
Its working now, thank you xXx
Fantastic!
I like Hasbro but I’ve not heard of these! I think my niece would love this as she loves our cat, haha.
My youngest son loves Furreal toys. I’ve heard of Chatty Charlie – he’s so cute!
I have always found that Hasbro toys are great quality. My daughter has a huge list of the Furreals that she wants haha
I have only heard of the Hasbro “board” game types. I never knew they did a pet range. Looks fun and will definitely consider for my daughter this christmas!
I think my little girls would love it
Love Hasbro and my daughter used to have a fur real tiger….chatty charlie looks great for my nephew x
YES OF COURSE I HAVE HEARD OF HASBRO, BUT NOT THE FURREAL TOYS
Hasbro is one of or not the biggest Toy manufacturer in the world. Their board games are always great fun, you can always rely on their quality though sometimes that’s reflected in the higher prices of their products.
Im not really familiar but really do like them, so thanks….
I like Hasbro products and have heard of the FurReal range. I think Chatty Charlie looks great and will be on my niece’s Christmas list
The kids love animals so this cute dog would get a loving home x
We love the Fur Real range and I think Charlie looks fantastic fun and will definitely be on the xmas list!
Hasbro toys are fab, have heard of the fur real range but not purchased any for my children
Hasbro toys are great. Love the look of the fur real range
I’m sure I have heard of them! They sound familair! My girls would absolutely love this. It looks super cute!
We have a few products that we love and the kids have lists for christmas with a couple more on xx
my kids love Hasbro we have a few of their products, good family fun i think they would love this as well
I think it’s (he’s?) cool and very loveable, I would love my niece or nephew to have him! As ever I am dictated too by their wishes! xx
my daughter would really like Chatty Charlie looks great
We like Hasbro toys as they’re great quality. I’ve heard of FurReal toys but never bought any. Chatty Charlie looks great fun and the children would love him.
We love Hasbro, and we’ve seen FurReal on lots of adverts and in catalogue, Chatty Charlie is very cute and my son would adore him and take him on trips with us too 🙂
Hasbro products do seem to be good quality, and yes, we’d love Chatty Charlie as we have a real live Beagle!
My niece really loves the FurReal range.
i think there products are great, there is such a great variety of things they sell, something for nearly everyone.
love Hasbro.Chatty Charlie is brilliant
We love Hasbro! This will definitely be on my daughters Christmas list.
I love Hasbro Fur Real toys. I like this toy and have seen the Cat before. Not sure that this on the list this year.
I’ve heard of Hasbro through the board games they do. My daughter would love Chatty Charlie, it will be on her Christmas list!
i work for a well known toy store and love and trust hasbro toys… and think the fur real products are great we get to ‘demo’ alsorts of products often though im yet to see a chatty charlie yet
i like hasbros, my daughter use to have a fur real baby panda many years ago he was cute
I like Hasbro toys, this looks like a really fun toy I think my son would adore it
amazing! x
Hasbro produce great items and i think the furreal range looks great and i know my two will definitely be putting charlie on their lists.
The fur real range is so cute! I know my niece would love one
Have some Hasbro games. Yes have heard of FurReal. Santa is in the process of sourcing one! Great that Hasbro has partnered with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
have never seen him before but now that i showed my daughter he has jumped straight to the top of her already long christmas list!
Hasbro do make quality toys my niece would love this Beagle its cute
i love a lot of hasbro products especially the games that they do!
chatty charlie is already on my 4 year olds wish list!!
I’ve heard of these definately something that would be on my daughters list
Yes i have heard of Hasbro, very good brand and yes charlie will be on 2 of my boys christmas list, he looks awesome !
Always loved Hasbro, they make fab products!
Love the hasbro range
I havne’t heard of that range
Yes. Only recently came across the Fur Real Range recently via the Internet. All members of the family would love Charlie.
Olivia has had her little eyes on the Fur Real range for a while and it is very likely that it will appear on her Christmas list ( or mine) .
My little boy loves the fur real toys and keeps asking for a robot dog for Christmas so this would be ideal
My daughter loves the FurReal Hasbro range, she’s obsessed with dogs so I know she would just adore Charlie x
Love hasbro products always have, my daughter would absolutely love this for Christmas x
I love Chatty Charlie and I love Hasbro products too.
My three year old has her eye on this for christmas!
My son loves Dogs but he is allergic so this little puppy is certainly on his Xmas list!
My little girl really wants this for Christmas, fingers crossed!!
we love Hasbro FurReal range my children have a few on there christmas list including this one, looks fantastic
Yep, FurReal toys are often on my kids wishlist – the unicorn one especially. Chatty Charlie looks amazing!!
Yes I have heard of Hasbro but not this range. It will be on the Xmas list of my youngest. He loves puppies and kittens, we bought him a cheaper barking moving dog from b and m last year but he’s not fussed. This he will love
My daughter loves all these interactive pets! especially dogs
My daughter loves this doggy
My girls would love to win this gorgeous doggy.
My lads had Hasbro toys years ago, I love the chatty charlie and I’m sure grandson would as well
We are actually thinking of buying something like this as my little boy has asked for a REAL puppy! We’ve tried explaining to him that it’s hard work and definitely not a present. I think this would distract him! When I was younger I had a fur real kitten but they were nowhere near as advanced as they are now.
my granddaughter loves the animal range
Hasbro are amazing quality and my Granddaughters love there range
My girls had lots of Hasbro products when they were young, My Little Pony was a firm favourite.
Chatty Charlie is lovely, whoever wins this fantastic prize is going to be over the moon.,
Good luck to everyone!
The dog is actually on my daughter’s Christmas list. We love Hasbro toys.
great prize thank you
Hasbro are great so many different things your always find something for all ages
my granddaughter just adores dos and she would love this
i havent seen them before but im sure it will be on lots of christmas lists
I haven’t seen these before but this looks great, my daughter would love it. Hasbro products are great.
I haven’t heard of them before.
I have heard of Hasbro and have bought a lot of their things over the years! I love the fur real range and think it will be on a lot of Christmas lists!
he looks fabulous – deffo one for the christmas list – we have some hasbro family games which we enjoy
Yes I’ve heard of the FurReal range, I actually bought the Pug Puppy yesterday for my Granddaughter (for xmas) and now looking for another one, I’m tempted to get the little white Polar Bear for her as well, there’s so many cute and lovely ones x
I will be honest, i had never heard of the FurReal range but i like what i see. This has given me a great idea of a present for my grandchild
I have heard of the range. This is just adorable though . I’m sure my lil granddaughter Summer would adore this
I haven’t heard of them before but they look amazing and I no my niece would adore this xx
This would be hit with my Grandson. I haven’t seen this before he would be thrilled to receive this
We have a Furreal Lulu – it’s surprisingly lifelike! Cheaper than a real pet too!!!
My daughter has seen these on TV and is absolutely desperate for one for Christmas
Chatty Charlie looks fun as we have a house full of pet Basset Hounds.
Love Hasbro products! Hadn’t heard of Chatty Charlie until reading this blog, my youngest would love him!
Thanks for the Chance
xx
He is very cute and gang would love him!
i had heard of the Fur Real range and my niece would adore chatty Charlie.
Yes I have heard of Hasbro it’s a good brand. My grandson would love Chatty Charlie. Fingers crossed! x
I have seen them, seen them at the store, think they are great!
my son loves furreal pets, he has a few. charlie is already on his christmas list to add to his brood
i think hasbro have good quality range, my daughter would love this
my daughter has already circled Charlie in the smyths catalogue, shes 3 and thinks hes fab. I love Hasbro toys, a trusted brand. my children love it to, top quality.
My daughter would love this, she loves dogs and her brother is called Charlie too so perfect. Hasbro games are great. Thank you
Gorgeous toy, my grand daughter is desperate for one
Hasbro make really great toys. I used to love playing Operation as a child. I have never heard of the FurReal range however. My niece is absolutely obsessed with dogs. So I am actually considering getting something from this range.
I love them! We heard a lot and would love to get Charlie for my daughters 🙂
My girls would absolutely love this yes we’ve heard of the range but never own a proper one! this would be amazing x x x
I love Hasbro and the furreal range. The kids have had their eye on charlie
I love Hasbro products. I’ve heard of the Fur Real range and think they’re amazing. I’m very envious of this generation having such amazing toys! I think Charlie is fab and my daughter would adore him.
Love it, yes its on the xmas list
Aw gutted I miss this, my daughter has been asking for this on her xmas list! 😀