Kidrobot’s Kibbles ’n Labbits is one of those blind-box concepts that explains itself the moment the package turns around: the familiar long-eared Labbit form has been recast as a kennel’s worth of recognizable dog breeds. The 2.5-inch vinyl mini series contains 14 designs, but the appeal is more specific than simply “dogs as art toys.” Coat patterns, ear shapes, markings, and breed identities make the checklist unusually easy to read at a glance, while the printed assortment odds give collectors a clear hierarchy to pursue.
A mid-2010s Labbit series built around real breeds
A Kidrobot-supplied review published in June 2016 described Kibbles ’n Labbits as a new release, placing the series firmly in Kidrobot’s mid-2010s mini-figure period. Its box art carries the joke through a playful veterinary-clinic scene: dog-like Labbits crowd around food bowls, cabinets, an exam area, and a scale. That visual theme gives the package more personality than a plain character grid and makes a clean box worth keeping with a loose figure.
The named checklist spans a useful mix of instantly recognizable coats and less common blind-box subjects: Dalmatian, Dachshund, St. Bernard, Corgi, Sheepdog, Bulldog, Shiba Inu, Boston Terrier, Pug, Bernese Mountain Dog, Poodle, Beagle, and Australian Shepherd. The fourteenth slot is presented only as a black silhouette marked “???” rather than another named breed. Collectors completing the set therefore have 13 disclosed breed designs and one intentionally concealed pull to find.
How the 40-box odds break down
The package uses an assortment denominator of 40, which is more informative than a vague common/rare scale. Six figures are printed at 4/40: Dalmatian, St. Bernard, Sheepdog, Corgi, Pug, Poodle, and Beagle. Each works out to four placements in a theoretical 40-box assortment. Five designs sit at 2/40: Shiba Inu, Australian Shepherd, Bulldog, Boston Terrier, and Bernese Mountain Dog. The Dachshund is printed at 1/40, making it the rarest fully disclosed breed.
The named odds account for 39 of the 40 assortment positions. The mystery slot itself is printed as “??/??,” so Kidrobot did not disclose its odds directly on this box. The arithmetic strongly points to the remaining one position in 40, and contemporary opening coverage called it a rare chase figure. It is reasonable to describe that hidden design as a collector-described chaser, but that should not be confused with an official capital-C “Chase” designation. The Dachshund is also a one-per-40 pull on the printed table, even though its design is openly shown.
Choosing between sealed boxes and identified figures
For breed collectors, the odds suggest two different buying strategies. A sealed box preserves the original reveal and gives access to the concealed design, but it offers no way to target a favorite Corgi, Shiba Inu, or Australian Shepherd. An identified loose figure is the practical route when the breed matters more than the blind-box experience. With older vinyl, ask for close photographs of the paint around the muzzle, eyes, paws, and coat-pattern edges; those details carry much of each breed’s identity.
Box condition deserves a separate check. The photographed example shows light edge wear and a top flap that does not sit perfectly flat. That does not by itself establish what happened to the inner contents. When “sealed” matters, confirm whether the inner bag is factory sealed, whether the cardboard flap has been opened, and whether the checklist box is included. A tidy package is desirable for display, but the inner bag is the more meaningful boundary between an untouched mystery pull and an already identified figure.
What makes Kibbles ’n Labbits collectible
This series works best as a breed-driven set rather than a generic wall of color variants. The 4/40 figures provide recognizable anchors, the 2/40 tier makes completion progressively harder, and the two likely one-per-case-level pulls—the disclosed Dachshund and concealed mystery—create a real finish line. It is especially appealing to collectors who already follow the Labbit platform but want a checklist with concrete visual identities instead of purely decorative editions.