Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the Japanese Sega Silver I-Dog Mini that I bought brand new from Amazon back in 2019 for only $25.99! It’s also the second ever Sega I-Dog Mini that I bought on the same day along with the other two colors (Pink & Blue) which came from the same seller and I also happen to have in my collection, when I’ve found out about the Japanese Sega I-Dog Minis that exist and how different they are from the Hasbro I-Dog Pups we know of already. When I first got this little guy brand new on the day where I unboxed all three colors of the Sega I-Dog Minis that arrived, it came with a completely dead speaker to my surprise. I was originally gonna use it for parts to fix one of my pups that was once broken but thankfully, my best friend IDogFan41 came to the rescue to fix this guy for me. If you’re watching this, thanks again for replacing the speaker on this one dude!

After the speaker was replaced on this little guy, it surprisingly had a super extremely high pitch which is amazing! I even compared it with other Silver Sega I-Dog Minis and one Hasbro Orange 2007 I-Dog Pup with high pitches and mine appeared to be the highest pitched Hip-Hop I-Dog Pup/Mini out of all I’ve seen so far which I confirmed. To this day, he still fully works with no more issues and I’m so glad that I saved him without using him for parts. The Silver Sega I-Dog Minis always seem to come defective lol

The Japanese Sega I-Dog Minis are really unique because they have different features that the US I-Dog Pups don’t have which are lacking the try me switch, get lower pitched when running on lower batteries, move differently where it’s like off sync at some points when playing the riffs (it’s more noticeable in Lonely and Happy), takes five secs to turn off (while the I-Dog Pups take two secs), and is a little more shiner in color for the paint job it has on each one than the 2005 I-Dog Pups. They’re almost identical but not actually even that close. The Japanese Sega 2005/2006 I-Dog Minis were produced by Sega Toys and released exclusively in Japan in early 2006, as the second run of the earlier model I-Dog Pups known as “I-Dog Mini” before the US Hasbro I-Dog Pups came out as the improved models (and name of the I-Dog calling them “I-Dog Pup” as the official one) that have a few more cooler features that the Japanese Sega I-Dog Minis don’t have.

Super happy to have this one since it’s my highest pitched Sega I-Dog Mini out of the other ones I have and it’s still in great condition too. This is also my first one as I do have a second and third one(s) of this particular I-Dog. It’s also very rare to find just like all three of the produced colors of the Sega I-Dog Minis have always been hard to find, but is starting to become extremely rare nowadays since they haven’t been showing up for sale much lately than they used to, even on Japan shopping websites. This is seriously a really cool I-Dog to have with the different features it has which were later updated for the US Hasbro I-Dog Pups after the Minis were released during the early 2006 era of the I-Dog’s popularity where they sold really well back then in the good old days.


I-Dog Model Type: Japanese Sega I-Dog Mini

Color: Silver

Year: 2005/2006

Rarity: Very Rare (but is becoming extremely rare nowadays)

Pitch: Super Extremely High

Gender: Male

Riffs it plays: Hip-Hop

Lights it flashes: Neon Yellow

Moods it has: Sick, Sad, Lonely, Happy, and Excited

Type of batteries it takes: 3 AAA Batteries

Company Manufacturer: Sega Toys

Availability: 2006

Where it was sold at: Unknown, but at some places in Japan

Where I bought mine from: Amazon

Fun Slogan(s): “My pet loves music too!” “Little Dog, Big Sound!”

Basic info: This is the Silver Japanese Sega I-Dog Mini that plays Hip-Hop Riffs and flashes all lights neon yellow. It was the second color of the Sega I-Dog Minis produced and has epic hip-hop beats. It plays a total of 12 Riffs which is divided into three remixed riffs in each mood it has except sick. The Silver Sega 2005/2006 I-Dog Mini was released in early 2006 along with the other two Sega I-Dog Minis (the Pink and Blue ones) after the success of the Original 2005 I-Dog selling really well and it was the time when Hasbro officially announced that the 2005 I-Dog Pups and the I-Cat were in the making and to be released in stores back in 2006 which definitely sold really well in the past years of the popularity of the I-Dog rising more and more during the early 2000s. Turn up your music loud, and watch him dance along to it and will flash his yellow lights to the rhythm while getting it down to the music playing. The Sega I-Dog Minis have fantastic musical skills, despite being a tiny puppy I-Dog, and plays very good riffs to describe how he/she feels by how much you play/take care of it by giving attention (double nose clicks) and plenty of music it needs from you! Perfect for those who are a big fan of Hip-Hop just like this I-Dog Mini plays them in it’s own special way.