Hasbro's Popular FURREAL FRIENDS Line Goes Canine with GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.100103/bb11 PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2003 A follow up to last year's holiday hit sensation FURREAL FRIENDS CATS and a strong candidate to be among the most sought after toys this holiday season, Hasbro's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HAS) wildly popular FURREAL FRIENDS line has gone to the dogs with GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP, the canine edition to Hasbro's line of realistic, electronic, plush pets. GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP delivers one of the most realistic toy pet experiences yet with breakthrough sound localization Sound localization is a listener's ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound or the methods in acoustical engineering to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a virtual 3D space (see binaural recording). technology that enables it to react to voice commands. Hasbro officially welcomes GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP to the litter this weekend when 50 lucky kids go on a "call of the wild" searching for 50 of the hidden plush pooches at FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. Schwarz in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "The FURREAL FRIENDS line has been a strong seller for us since day one, and the early reception to GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP has been fantastic," said David Niggli, president of FAO Schwarz and executive vice president of merchandising for FAO Inc. "We believe that GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP will follow in the footsteps of the FURREAL FRIENDS Cat as one of the most sought after toys this holiday season," said Niggli. The first 50 kids to sign up for the contest at the store on Saturday October 4th will have one hour to race through FAO Schwarz as they each attempt to find one of 50 hidden GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP toys by calling out its name. Kids who successfully call for -- and find -- one of the adorable plush electronic pups get to adopt and keep it. All 50 children selected for the contest will go home with a GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP toy, and free FURREAL FRIENDS 2004 calendars will be given out all day at the store while supplies last. Adding to the fun-filled afternoon will be a FURREAL FRIENDS "Petting Zoo," where kids can check out the entire FURREAL FRIENDS line and get free training tips from Hasbro demonstrators, as well as an appearance by some real-life GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP look-alikes. Throughout the event, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of hit radio station Z-100 will be giving away free GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP toys and other fun prizes. GO GO MY WALKIN' PUP is the newest addition to the adorable, lifelike FURREAL FRIENDS line of electronic plush animals that mimic the mannerisms of "real" household pets when stimulated by touch and/or sound. The line is recommended for kids ages 6 and up. Hasbro's Tiger Electronics
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