Hi everyone!Β This is my first Pupdate for PADS!Β I just arrived from Can Do Canines, an ADI Assistance Dog School in New Hope, Minnesota.Β My mom’s name is Harper – you can see her on the right in this Christmas picture from last year.Β She is a beautiful black Lab – I think I look a LOT like her!Β I had to wait until I turned 4 months old before I could come to Canada.Β Can you hear my Minnesota accent?
I have a really great name, too.Β Β Did you know that “Sassenach” is the Scottish-Gaelic word for “Saxon”?Β It means someone who hails from England.Β I’m every bit as sassy as Claire Fraser, called “Sassenach”, in the popular “Outlander” series, by Diana Gabaldon.Β Before I left Can Do Canines, the Raisers there were calling me Squirt, or Sax for short.
I already know how to ring a bell to let people know I need to go outdoors.Β And I know how to hold still for a picture, as you can see.Β We didn’t REALLY have a lot of snow in Calgary yet, but this little bit quite shows off my perky Focus, don’t you think?
I am looking forward to meeting ALL the other PADS dogs in puppy classes!
Submitted by our PADS Puppy-in-Training,Β Saxon, and her Volunteer Puppy Raisers, Wendy & Peter Proudlock.