text: First things first, this is not for heavy chewers. But it is very heavy and thick, and large. In fact if you want it just for a display toy it works for that, too. It is obviously bendy rubber, but there are no wires in it to hold a pose. That being said, it smells pretty awful. I wouldn't call it a bad smell per se, just a persistent, permeating sickly sweet chemical odor that will literally stink up the room. I had it sitting on top of the entertainment center and the whole TV room reeks of it. If you wash it in warm water with dish soap, it sort of helps eliminate a little of the smell, but not by much. Over time it has been lessening, but we're talking weeks. It probably won't bother some people, however if you're particularly sensitive to smells like I am, this will get on your nerves. If your dog is chewing on it or you're wrestling with it, the smell becomes renewed, over and over again. It's not an expensive toy and no doubt some people might want it just because it's a really cool, big Gumby figure. But whether you want it as a collectible sort of thing or a dog toy, the smell is annoying and just doesn't go away.