I don’t know about you, but when I think of buying toys for children, three words come to mind: teaching them responsibility.

Fortunately, the fine people at Mattel have answered the collective prayers of parents and relatives of children everywhere by introducing the Barbie Forever Barbie Doll with Tanner the Dog.

Here are a few of the toy’s notable features:

* Tanner is soft and fuzzy and her mouth, ears, head and tail really move

* You can open Tanner’s mouth and feed her dog biscuits

* Comes with dog bone and chew toy that Tanner can hold in her mouth

* When Tanner has to go to the bathroom Barbie cleans up with the magnetic scooper

CU and I saw Tanner, ahem, “in action” on the news this morning, and predict her popularity will only be surpassed by Methelmo this holiday season.