Niki is a doll. She can not hear due to being strangled by her previous owner for not going to lay down when she was told to. It has not affected her a all. she loves attention and does vey well with the hearing loss. She walks very well on a leash and is crate trained. She gets along great with, kids, dogs, cats and anyone thats wants to give her a good scratching! She is up to date on vaccinations and heartworm negative. She gets so excited when shes being love it almost seems like she is dancing. She acts like a clown and keeps us laughing. Come out and meet her. It will be hard not to take her home!!!