Smaug | October 2025

Smaug | October 2025

October was a month of growing discipline for Smaug, the kind where all his earlier work started coming together with a new layer of maturity. His perch, back up, and touch are holding steady and becoming second nature, which freed us up to master another: impulse...
Picard | October 2025

Picard | October 2025

Picard had his surgery at the end of this month, so we tried to experience some fun things before he couldn’t ….but his Mom got sick.  So instead Picard got to have fun with his babysitter and impressed her with his awesomeness when she took him to the...
Betty II | October 2025

Betty II | October 2025

Betty is such a funny momma! At 4 weeks of age, the puppies start to eat watered-down kibble. Betty saw that first bowl of food we provided to her pups, and was more than happy to hand over puppy duties to me. She likes to wean her pups right when they start eating...
Casey | October 2025

Casey | October 2025

Casey was with puppy sitters until the 24th of this month, and was happy to have another dog for company the last two weeks. He seemed to settle down nicely at both his sitter’s homes, and Anita-sitter, number 1, sent me a picture of Casey watching her garden....
Mickey II | October 2025

Mickey II | October 2025

My second spooky season has come to an end—and it was a frightfully good time! I kicked off the month with a few fun-filled days with an awesome sitter while my raisers enjoyed a little getaway. I had a blast and even met a giant dinosaur! He was super friendly and...
Hara | October 2025

Hara | October 2025

The month of October marks the last month of my journey with my raiser, Team Hara. My raiser says she is going to miss me and that any puppy after I’m gone will have a high bar to meet. I look forward to my future at the PADS campus and hope to graduate in a...