40–49cm Dolls The good doggo arrives! Dream Valley Chaos

Got home from getting my second vaccine today to find a package waiting at my door!

I've never been fond of centaur-style dolls, regardless of the animal they're based on, but something about this wolftaur/foxtaur body just really appealed to me. I love the proportions of those long, slender limbs! It's been a long wait (*old lady voice* back in my day 2 months was a long time to wait for a doll!) but it was well worth it.

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I was happy to see he was very well packaged--I know some of the other fantasy DV dolls have had issues with broken parts. It was actually kind of a pain to get all the padding out from between his joints, but a pain I'll happily go through if it means he arrived safely!



As you can see, I got him in chocolate skin with body blushing but no faceup. He's going to be a jackal, so I can't decide if I want to go ancient Egypt themed faceup (like a servant of Anubis) or a more animalistic fantasy look.

I'm also in love with this resin color. It's not at all orange (one of the things that turns me off of a lot of tan dolls); instead it's a like a pale chocolate with just a hint of warmth. I've noticed he looks a little redder in photos than in real life, but I suspect it's because of the red in his body blushing.

It's definitely gonna take some practice for me to get good at posing him. Getting him to stand took a bit of work, but once he's in position he's surprisingly solid.



I love his little golden pawpads and claws. Such a cute touch. And those huge ears! I'm in love.



Biiiig stretch



His tail can stand up, too, despite how heavy it is:



I'm super impressed by his joints--he can do a wide range of natural-looking dog poses. Those torso joints on the wolf body let him do a nice sideways relaxed pose, which imo is super cute.



He's also the perfect size for a Yo-SD to ride! xD Guest appearance by my Huajing-doll Dandan:



All in all I am absolutely thrilled with this good boy. I can't wait until we can start having in-person meets again so all my friends can play with him, too! This is my first Dream Valley doll, but I will definitely consider them in the future because I am really impressed with both the design and the engineering that went into this doll.