JOY FOR ALL Ageless Innovation Companion Pet for Seniors - Lifelike Animatronic Dog - Realistic Soft-Touch Coat & Heartbeat - Therapy Stuffed Animal - Toy for Alzheimer's & Dementia - Golden Pup

This pet dog is perfect for mom. She's almost 90 and loves dogs. A real pet is too much for her but after losing her husband for 41 years she was very lonely. She takes this dog everywhere on her walker and in the bed when she sleeps. Perfect product. She's had it for at least 16 months now with no issues. Buy it. You will love it.

It is a nice size and is cute. It is motion activated and barks but it is not a loud noise. My husband wanted a dog but I didn’t want to clean up after it so I bought him this one. It brought a smile to his face.

First Joy For All Pup we received did not work properly. Once it went into sleep mode it didn't wake up with out toggling the on off switch. BUT a quick and easy exchange via Amazon and the 2nd pup we received works very well.Mom is entering later stages of Alzheimers and her real dogs are her life. The docs warn that she will likely need to be in a nursing home in 6 months+/-. For Mother's Day we ordered Joy For All Pup thinking it might be a good idea if she gets used to seeing this around the house so if/when the time comes having this familiar pup with her will help ease her anxiety in the transition to a care facility.Dad just text me that since we gave this to her earlier today she has been cuddling it, looking into its eyes, talking to it and singing songs while petting it.It's definitely a bitter sweet moment for the family to see how taken mom is with this "puppy", but on the other hand its amazing how well / immediate she did respond.The pup does have a bit of mechanical sound as it moves, but it responds to sound, has touch sensors on multiple parts of its body so that the pup turns its head, pants, yips, whimpers softly, wags its tail... The body is firm, mechanical underneath but the fur is very soft, it has a bit of weight to it so it is more substantial than a plain stuffed animal. The responsive sounds, movements and soft fur are obviously good enough to comfort/engage a person with mom's level of Alzheimers.By the way that she is responding to it, I do believe she thinks she has a real pup on her lap.If you have a loved one with dementia who LOVES their cat or dog. I would highly recommend this product. Be sure to put it thru the paces a few times before handing the pet to your loved one to be sure the sensors work and that it does "wake up" from sleep mode correctly. This looks to be money well spent to comfort and put a smile on mom's face.

This is a wonderful gift for a person with dementia. It runs on four C batteries and can be turned on and off, or muted so you can’t hear it. You need a small Philip’s head screwdriver to install the batteries.My father, who is 95 now, has had this dog for almost a year. He loved it from the first minute I gave it to him. He started talking to it and petting it. He was saying “you are a good boy buddy”, so we named the dog Buddy and I wrote his name on the scarf. It is so lifelike and soft, it is amazing. It barks, it wags his tail, it turns its head towards the person who is speaking, it has a heartbeat that you can hear when it is going to sleep. It’s mouth is always open so my father often tries to feed it, and we have to clean it. My dad is in a memory care facility, so it is wonderful companionship for him and all of the people living there also enjoy it. The first dog we bought got so dirty from my dad feeding it, that we decided to buy a second. It brings him so much joy, it is worth every penny.

The media could not be loaded. *Update* December 12thIt broke after 4 months of use, the motors of the eyes and mouth stopped working, and just barks and moves head around. A burning smell came with the broken motor and it scared me so I took the batteries out. When I put them back in there was a strange sound and eyes and mouth never worked again.For the price it should have lasted way longer, I’m givin it 1 star even though my daughter still loves her.***I bought this for my family, specifically for my 6 year old daughter who has sensory hypersensitivity as a way to relax her when we go to a new place since getting out of the rutine is sometimes very stressful for her specially if its somewhere crowded and noisy.I cannot tell you how in love she felt with this robot-dog. She loved her inmediatly as we turn the siwtch on, and felt very comfortable hugging her and talking to her like it’s a real dog. I know that for her needs we would have needed a therapy or emotional support real dog, but we live in a small apartment and have two rabbits, so adding a real dog would have been madness. “Penny” as she called this joy for all pup has been wonderful accompanying us everyday on the drop off and pick up from school. My daughter strokes her often and the soft barks can calm her and make her think of something else when she’s stressed or anxious.I’ve read so many reviews before purchasing and was a litte worried of how this would work with a kid since it’s advertised for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia. But I have to tell you, this robot dog is much more than what’s advertised. It reacts to different lightning, my husband being an electronic Engineer noticed that it has some sensors in her pupils that makes her react to shadows and lights. It makes her bark in a soft cute way that just makes everyone smile. Also, the “barkback” technology that it comes with is wonderful because you really think that is answering to you. It has many different barks so you can’t (and we’ve tried) to figure out what’s the pattern but it seems very random although it makes perfect sense as it imitates a real dog. I grew up surrounded by dogs and let me tell you this robot pup is very well programmed.Only cons I see is that when you pick it up or leave it on the couch or bed you have to be very aware of giving enough space for the tail, as it wags and makes a strong sound when it doesn’t have room to move.Also I think it needs more balance on the hind legs or bottom part because if it’s not on a flat surface it falls on the sides.The only reason I’m not giving the Five Stars is because I can’t make the heartbeat work, I’ve tried everything and still can’t hear a single beat. I’m going to contact Ageless Innovations for this, and I hope it’s nothing too serious as I don’t think my daughter wants to separate from “Penny”.I 100% recommend this dog for children with special needs.