Got this for my little girl's birthday. He does tricks and follows you. It has microchips and a mouth charger for it, which I'm glad about because everything has to be rechargeable these days. Haven't figured out how to get it to explore yet. The instructions say to just flick his nose one more time and his eyes will turn red, but I can't get them to blush. My daughter loves the dog even when she's not on it, so I'm glad she liked her gift. I think it would be great for any girl or boy under 7 years old. It also appears to be fairly unbreakable, which is great for toddlers.