Hearts have melted at a tiny puppy who overexerted herself at her first training session.
TikTok user Cassi, who posts under the username @cassiolsen, is the owner of golden retriever puppy Lottie, who—like most puppies—appears full of boundless energy.
When getting a puppy, it is important to teach them obedience early, and so Cassi enrolled her pup into a training course to help her learn some basic rules.
Professional puppy training classes come with benefits, including the young pup becoming socialized with other dogs and humans, and able to explore in a safe environment, according to a report from Rover.
It will teach the puppy how to behave around other dogs, as well as provide vital skills that will allow them to focus on their owner, regardless of how much commotion is going on around them.
And, as Cassi learned in her first class with Lottie, it can also tire out an energetic pup.
In a video posted on September 9, Cassi showcased what she described as “how my puppy’s first puppy training went.”
It showed Lottie in a room with other humans and dogs, wearing a leash and harness, and appearing relaxed and happy.
But the clip then switched suddenly: and as other owners and their pets were taking part in lessons, the camera panned to the other side of the room—where Lottie was stretched out on the floor, fast asleep.
Cassie paired the clip to the musical Annie’s “It’s The Hard Knock Life,” and she wrote in a caption: “She gone.”
TikTok users were in stitches, awarding the video close to 50,000 likes, as one commenter joked that “she was so excited for class she showed up exhausted.”
“She’s mastered the sleep skill,” another posted, while a third defended Lottie: “She’s just practicing the command ‘lay down’, she will get ‘roll over’ in no time.”
Others compared Lottie to their own canines, as one wrote: “I got kicked out of puppy training once because my Chihuahua puppy wouldn’t stop barking every time the trainer would start talking.”
“This was my golden retriever too,” another said. “Why do they do this to us?”
And as a third animal lover put it: “It’s exhausting being a puppy.”
Newsweek has contacted @cassiolsen via TikTok for comment on this story.
