Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
At 9 weeks old, Kiyoko and her sister Chickpea came to PADS from Service Dogs Australia! They made the long journey by plane and arrived in Vancouver mid-month. Their fare and import costs were covered by CNIB. Welcome, little ones to Canada and PADS. Then, a few days...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month was full of social events for me. What can I say, I’m a booked and busy guy! First, I attended a PADS event at a Vancouver Whitecaps game at BC Place. This was full of new challenges, like walking through the busy concourse with yummy food smells and lots...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
As the weather cooled and the leaves changed from green to orange, Olé and I took advantage of all the foliage on the ground – he was a perfect subject to photograph. We spent some time supporting the Coquitlam Legion and handed out poppies for Remembrance Day...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Congratulations to Tahsis for getting a job and being matched with a client! We spent the month practicing all her alerts and commands and generalizing them to new places. Since she has now been matched with a client, we are working on a new alert of a name call which...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tesla is petite but mighty, weighing 46lbs at 10 months. She enjoyed having plenty of playtime with house guest PADS Taiga, as well as, learning to settle nicely with her. Tesla has an amazing recall, which she demonstrates perfectly at her favourite place, North...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Thunder came to us at the beginning of November and quickly lived up to his name. Showing us explosive moments of excitement and joy. Once those pass, he just wants to be near people and cuddle when given the chance. As excited as he can get though, he is a rock star...
