Cooper is a 2-year-old mini rat terrier that was purchased from a breeder when he was 1.5 yrs old. His family tried hard to work with Cooper, but he had some reactivity issues with people. They surrendered him to New Rattitude, and he went to work with a foster who is also a dog trainer! Cooper has learned a lot of things with his foster. He can now cope with new people and situations, and has fewer outbursts. Aside from his occasional insecurities, he is a funny, friendly, sweet dog! Cooper loves the people he trusts and will wiggle and play bow to get your attention. He has become fast friends with his foster mom's dad, who is the nightly treat giver. Cooper LOVES other dogs and toys and is very playful. He has had no issues with any of the small to medium dogs in his foster home. He would probably do fine with cats provided clear boundaries were established with them.
Cooper has made big strides learning to trust more people. He continues to learn impulse control and goes on walks regularly with people he isn't attached to. Doing this helps him learn that new people aren't as scary as he thinks. Cooper is EXCELLENT on leash. A video of his foster mom working with him is here:  https://youtu.be/0al1kCcnSRU . Cooper's adopters will need to understand his personality and continue to work with him. For this reason, his adopters must be able to come to his foster home to facilitate the first meeting.
Cooper weighs only 7 lbs., so he is easy to manage and won't get any bigger! When he came to rescue, he was only partially house-trained used a belly band when inside but now he goes in and out with a dog-door and does not mark in the house! He is also clean in his crate. Could littlest Cooper finally find the loving home he has been searching for? More photos are available here: https://imageevent.com/newrattitude/cooper .