Modern Style Pets

Modern Style Pets are small pets released for the American Girl of Today, Just Like You, and My American Girl line. These are distinct from the Historical Pets or pets for Girls of the Year as none of them are specifically tied to any character, and mostly refer to pets that have been connected to or similar to Coconut.

List of Modern Style Pets

 * Coconut (dog)
 * Licorice (cat)
 * Ginger (cat)
 * Sugar (dog)
 * Honey (dog)
 * Pepper (dog)
 * Praline (cat)
 * Chocolate Chip (dog)
 * Toasty (dog)
 * Meatloaf (dog)
 * Himalayan Kitten
 * Dalmatian Puppy
 * Corgi Puppy
 * Apricot Poodle Puppy
 * Chocolate Lab Puppy
 * Fancy Pomeranian Pet-House Set
 * Funky Terrier Pet-House Set
 * Preppy Sheepdog Pet-House Set
 * Preppy Kitten Pet-House Set

Timeline of Modern Style Pets
2000: Coconut is released for the American Girl of Today Line, following Baxter the Bunny in 1996 and the unnamed 1997 Husky Dog (connected to the Dogsled).

2003: Licorice was released in 2003, and shaped to share Coconut's clothing and accessories.

2009: Coconut is given another update. Licorice is retired. Ginger, Sugar, and Honey are released. All four pets came with a collar and pet journal, and the price rises to $22.

2010: Two new pets, Pepper and Praline, were released. The price is lowered back to $20 after journals are removed.

2011: Two new pets, Chocolate Chip and Toasty, were released.

2012: Sugar, Toasty, Ginger, and Praline are retired from the lineup. Chocolate Chip is bundled into the Service Dog Set and made unavailable as an independent purchase Licorice was given a rerelease and a redesign. One new pet, Meatloaf, was released.

2014: Coconut is given another update; the magnet to hold toys near the mouth is returned, and all still available named pets are retired with the exception of the dog in the Service Dog Set. The new pets are not given names and as are follows:


 * Himalayan Kitten]
 * Dalmatian Puppy
 * Corgi Puppy
 * Apricot Poodle Puppy
 * Chocolate Lab Puppy

Prices for all Coconut pets were raised to $28. Three pets are released in Big-Box style stores: The Fancy Pomeranian, Preppy Sheepdog, and Funky Terrier. These come with unique accessories, toys, and an additional playset.

2015: The Preppy Kitten is released in the same big-box style.

Pets on Clothing
Pets have featured prominently on several articles of clothing for the modern line. Not including Coconut outfits, the following items have had pets on them:


 * Honey Puppy PJ's
 * Sweet Sugar Outfit
 * I Love Pets Pajamas
 * I Love Pets Earrings
 * Valentine Gift Set
 * Pets Earrings

Trivia

 * For a while, Coconut and her friends were given no gender specification so that the owner was free to decide on the gender of their pet. However, it can be assumed that the pets are females because Sugar, Coconut, and Honey have pink accents such as a collar or bow. Ginger and Praline have a purple collar. Chocolate Chip has an orange collar. Pepper, Toasty, and Meatloaf have blue collars of varying shades. With the redesign in 2014, Coconut was explicitly identified as female again, but no other pets are given a gender.
 * Pepper, Chocolate Chip, and Meatloaf are the only pets that were explicitly identified by AG as males.