Yorkshire Terrier Goes To K9 Coach Dog Training Camp

When Finnegan first came to K9 Coach Dog Training Boot Camp of San Diego & Temecula his attention span was non-existent at times. He had a hard time focusing, all of the time, with his tons of nervous energy. This 12.5 lb, 8 month old Yorkshire Terrier male, was fine playing with my big dogs, but he could not stop trying to climb all over the small girl (puggle) Maddie, 8 month old female Puggle camper. Mouthing, chewing, jumping up & playing rough, whining, barking and trying to destroy everything in his path where his favorite pass times.

He was such a lucky dog to have a family who did not give up on him, they knew the puppy they first loved & enjoyed, in spite of everything, was somewhere in all that nervous energy. We used a lot of exercise to channel his nervous energy into positive. Usually when a dog is a wild boy like Finne, it takes at least a week to see results from the exercise, but in 5 days he was making real progress, and was having a blast playing nicely with the other dogs.

You could hold him and he didn’t flip out of your hands, blasting back & forth down the hall, he laid there calmly while I pet him, he just turned into a little sweetie, literally overnight. Finne is so smart; he could walk on leash nicely, and respond to his commands. He calmed down considerably.

Finnegan is still a puppy & has a high energy level, but now his energy level is fun, just plain puppy energy, instead of borderline psychotic, nervous energy. He still has a lot of maturing to do, but his people are thrilled with the new attitude Finnegan gained at K9 Coach Boot Camp. He went from a puppy, the vet prescribed Prozac for his hair-pulling behavior, to the lovable, well trained pup anyone would be happy to have as a part of his or her home. Good Job Finnegan!

Carla C Weed
K9 Coach