Child Bored With Christmas Puppy

February 10, 1999 | Issue 35•05

HAMILTON, OH—Household sources reported Monday that Joshua Hunt, 10, has lost interest in Raggles, the 4-month-old Cocker Spaniel he received on Christmas Day. "For the first month, he played with it every day," said Joshua's mother Kathie Hunt. "Now he plays Nintendo as soon as he gets home from school and tells Raggles to shut up when he barks." Joshua has asked his mother if he can exchange the puppy for Mario Kart 64.