Chaya and Fanjio's stay at Metropawlitan!

Recently, we were fortunate to get a call from a desperate dog owner searching for help with her two dogs, Chaya and Fanjio. Fanjio is a sight hound mix who they rescued from horrible conditions. When they found him, he was apparently living in a tiny crate with a litter mate who was torturing him. Poor Fanjio spent his early days hiding in the corner of the crate just to get away from his brother. Chaya on the other hand is a boisterous boxer with endless energy. She is ABSOLUTELY one of the most gorgeous dogs I have met in a long time.

Because of Fanjio's rocky start at life, he has developed some fear issues. He lacked self confidence and when we entered the room for the initial consultation, he was torn on whether to say hello or run away. When he did finally make it over to us, he was so frightened, he urinated on himself. Chaya on the other hand tackled us the minute we walked in, greeting us with very excited hellos and almost taking us to the ground!

It quickly became apparent that both dogs had their own issues and their owner was doing everything in her power to work them through those issues. We tried to walk them and get them to sit. Chaya didn't like it and actually jumped up and tried to bite the trainer. Fanjio froze...locking his legs and refusing...mostly out of fear.

We recommended in kennel training to jump start the rehabilitation process. The two joined us for 2 weeks and in that time, learned basic obedience and manners. They still have a ways to go in their training but check them out, showing off their stuff after two short weeks with our trainers!