My Gold Dust Motley is a real sweetheart. Never once rattled or bite or showed any aggression during the 3 day holiday handling between my 5 year old son, 2 year old niece, 6 year old niece, and 9 year old niece. The 6 and 9 year olds were very timid and I thought they would be the ones that he would strike at first. But nothing. He was great.