http://www.petsugar.com Girl's best friend. en http://www.petsugar.com/1722495 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1722495"><img width=146 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/26_2008/katiepleo.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Sadly, North couldn't come with me to work on <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/tag/Take+Your+Dog+To+Work+Day" >Take Your Dog To Work Day</a>, but <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/tag/pleo" >Pleo</a> could! This dinosaur, which I renamed <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1676513" >Lexi</a>, is a robotic alternapet and makes a interesting – albeit a bit noisy – addition to a <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1721988" >non-pet-friendly workplace</a>. North <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1716620" >already sniffed her out</a> so I brought her in to Sugar HQ to see if she could blend in. She stayed fairly quiet under my desk . . . until <a href="http://www.gigglesugar.com" target="_blank">GiggleSugar</a> turned her upside down by her tail . . . and boy was she loud then!</p> <p>It takes a while for this dino to wake up and pass through life phases. The more you play, the quicker it goes so I tried to pet her in between my blog postings. Once she grows up, she's totally responsive to sight, sound, and touch – if you scratch under her chin, she totally moves closer for more. Our favorite thing to watch is how Lexi knows to go around items placed in her path so we were setting up soda can/notebook/granola box obstacle courses for this robot. Although the product's recommended for children eight and up, check out much lil <a href="http://teamsugar.com/user/katiesugar" >Katie Sugar</a> loved the green dinosaur in this video!<br /> <center></center></p> <p>Pleo retails for $349 but there's a special deal through midnight July 11 – simply visit <a href="http://www.pleoworld.com/getpleo" target="_blank">Pleo World</a> and enter in the promotional code after check out: PLEOWORLDISONE and get one of your very own for just $235.</p> http://www.petsugar.com/1722495#comment reviews Products Pleo alternative pets Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:49 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/1722495 http://www.petsugar.com/1716620 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1716620"><img width=160 height=123 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/25_2008/northpleo1.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Meet Lex! <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1676513" >Thanks so much for helping me name her</a> – I agree it's a great suggestion so I've been referring my new alternapal by the pet name of Lexi. Before I share all the neat things a <a href="http://www.pleoworld.com" target="_blank">Pleo</a> does later this week, I wanted to introduce North to the lil girl. <span class="inline left"></span>Lucky for us, the Pleo is fairly quiet, doesn't move super quickly, and he didn't sense her as a threat . . . although he gave me (as I interpret it) a scornful gaze when I was holding the toy dino on my lap making kissy noises. Hmm, but I was the one holding a toy dino on my lap making kissing noises?! Either way, North eventually learned to love his new pal and enjoyed checking her out up close. Maybe he speaks Pleosaurus?</p> <p><div class='gallery_thumbs limit' ><div class=title></div><ul></ul></div> To see the rest of the images (even when North goes in for a kiss!) when you read more <div class='gallery_thumbs ' ><div class=title><!-- gallery teaser --><a class=photo-count href='http://www.petsugar.com/1717886'>View 15 Photos ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --></div><ul></ul></div></p> http://www.petsugar.com/1716620#comment boston terror Pleo alternative pets Lexi Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:15:57 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/1716620 http://www.petsugar.com/1676513 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1676513"><img src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/22_2008/pleo1_0.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>That's right, North has a new pal! I'm testing out a "pet" dino for the next two weeks, the <a href="http://www.pleoworld.com" target="_blank">Pleo</a>. Now, I'm not sure how I'm feeling about the name so I'd love for you to help me rename my new lil guy (or girl?). Share all your fabulous name ideas in the comments below and I'll post my fave next week! </p> http://www.petsugar.com/1676513#comment Pleo alternative pets Sat, 31 May 2008 07:00:13 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/1676513 http://www.petsugar.com/1717886 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1717886"><img width=160 height=123 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/25_2008/northpleo1.large.jpg'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/1717886'></a> </div> <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/1717886?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.petsugar.com/1717886#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:15:15 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/1717886