Sanyo SCP-5500 / VM-4500

Okay, so I like the cute little dog, but my problem is I have found that when I have my buddy set on, the animated screensaver set for searching for service and for outgoing calls does not come on, when I turn off my buddy, they work fine. Is that a software issue with my specific phone or are they all like this? And if so, how do I fix it? *Also, has anyone found the body glove case for this phone? I can't find it anywhere!*
Thankyou guys so much!