Surprise Packs — pocket plush puppy toys with carrier bags of their own

The Surprise range shrinks the whole idea down to pocket size. Each small puppy is soft, furry and posable, and each one arrives in its own carrier handbag with a mini food bowl, a chew toy, a dog toy and a fashion accessory tucked inside. A trio is eighteen pieces; a six-pack is thirty-six. Twelve breeds run through the range — beagle, schnauzer, poodle, chihuahua, chocolate lab, Maltese, Boston terrier, pug, shih tzu, bichon frise, Yorkshire terrier and cocker spaniel — so a collection can be built deliberately rather than by luck.

Before you pick one

These are the sets we recommend when a plush animal already lives in the house. They take up almost no shelf and they are the easiest of our toys to carry in a coat pocket.