Hi Sweetie,
I think you should pass on that turtle, as all it does is slowly move around. I've mistaken it for a collectible I don't know how many times. Also the cat doesn't destroy the furniture...It just makes the scratching motions. It was Arthur's way of giving them characteristics. The dog will sometimes turn circles before lying down and will sit by the people when they're eating. Other than those things they're basically not much more than ornaments or furniture...The peeps don't acknowledge them in any way whatsoever. That was a big disappointment to me.