April was a very eventful month for Cliff. He had a one-on-one with Evelyn and spent time with someย of theย advanced dogs at the PADS Training Centre. That same weekย weย took him for his neuter recheck at Macleod Trail Animal Hospital, and heย was givenย the all-clear to return toย normalย activity. We grabbed coffee and fancy donuts at Hey Sugar on the way home, and as always, Cliff was a big hit with everyone we met.
Cliff and I attended the PADS Brookfield Community Event at Fifth Avenue Place along with five other PADS dogs and their raisers.ย He was very excited by all of the activity but settled down quicklyย enjoyingย the adorationย that was showeredย on him by everyoneย thatย stopped by to say hello.ย We took a Calgary Transit bus downtown and back, and Cliff settled by my feet. No one even knew he was there until we got up to leave. While walking downtown, I took the opportunity to see how Cliff would handle sidewalk grating. He was very tentative while walking over them, but he did it. I was very proud of him as Iโm not a fan of grates myself.
For two weeks mid-month, Cliff went to spend some time with a few other raisers to see how he would adapt to changes in his environment.ย He returned to us in the last week of the month to find thatย while he was away,ย PADS Blazer II moved in with us.ย Heย greeted this development with mixed feelingsย asย Blazer canย be a bit overwhelming at times.ย To give him a break from the puppy and show him that he is stillย specialย to us, we took him to some of his favourite placesย suchย as a trip to Dairyย Queenย where he had a soft serve cone.ย Heย ate it so politely and enjoyed it so much. He licked all of the soft serve out of the cone and wasnโt aware that he could eatย the coneย until I broke a piece off and gave it to him, then he devoured the whole thing.
Submitted by: Tracey
