Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
AnnaΒ has decided to hang up her cape to live a cozy life with her person. After exploring her career options, she decided that cape life was not for her. Anna worked very hard on her confidence and persevered in many ways. Still, Anna would ultimately prefer a life of...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month, Anna focussed on games and skills to build her confidence. This included some which helped her feel more comfortable working further away from her handler and making offers without handler input. Anna is doing really well with building her obedience sit...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
AnnaΒ has been showing variable progress when working on-site in the training centre and seemed to be letting us know she preferred to work off-site. Just like many humans also realized as their workplaces asked them to come back in after working from home! Taking this...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ANNAΒ has been working on movement skills with things like a perch, cavalettis and walking on different surfaces. She has been showing more confidence in those areas. Sometimes she can be more timid and cautious when working and freezes up, so she has been playing...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
AnnaΒ is new to Advanced Training in Burnaby! She is a sweet and shy girl who likes to please and is building confidence as she gets to know her handlers better. When not working, Anna loves her playtime in the yard with Wroxy, Tira and Zion! Anna is taking some time...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
November was a very exciting month for me. The human was working on some projects for PADS and so I got to spend a bunch of days at the PADS campus out in Burnaby and spend time with my friends, fellow PADS Puppies In-Training Hex and Tira, as well as PADS Service Dog...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I’m the Princess of a new castle, friends! The new human has been very welcoming, and I’m settling in, though I definitely miss my old realm. Luckily, there are lots of new toys and new places to explore, which is fun! I’m working on being a more...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Okay, guys, so big news this month! I am going to train with a new raiser so that teenage Almond can have the undivided attention of the Tall and Short raiser – she is such a sassy pants. I love my new raiser as she has puppy sat me many times. She will help me...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The cooler weather and clearer air this month meant that we could resume our normal training schedules, go on exciting outings, and train outside more. We even had a puppy class at a park out in Burnaby! The tall and short raisers take Almond and me grocery shopping...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The summer heat has made training outside a little difficult so we practice inside most of the time so us black dogs can stay cool. This month the raisers to Almond and me to visit the short one’s raisers in Nanaimo. It was super fun, we got to ride in the car...
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We had some crazy weather in June. There were some rainy days and some super hot days. On those rainy days, I wore a very stylish raincoat, and on those hot days, I lounge by the puppy pool raisers set up for me and Almond. I don’t mind wearing a raincoat, and...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
May was a pretty busy month for me. I got to spend time with a sitter named Tessa; she raised the handsome PADS Dennis, who is now in college. We worked hard, but we also played hard. She took me to see my pal Tira, and we had some good fun together… it is nice...
Saturday, May 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month started off busy and then got really calm. The weather was sunny, so it was decided that we all would spend time outside relaxing on the front porch. It was fun to watch all the people and dogs walk by. Almond kept calm, and she did not bark or anything...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month the short raiser was super busy with work. It was decided that Almond go and visit HRH Empress and have her and her staff look after her while I make sure that the short raiser gets her work done. It was nice to be the centre of attention again for a while,...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Guys, this month was intense. I had Pads Cricket come and visit for a few days then mid-month I got to go to Pads and play some games with Jessica and when we left, my raisers brought home a puppy! I am now mentoring Pads Almond. Most of the time she is lots of fun,...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
January was a pretty routine month for my raisers and me. We did lots of walks in the rain, with lots of warming up by the fireplace on my comfy NEW dog bed. We grocery shopped and spent time working on all of my cues. I did, however, get to go to a sitter this month!...
Friday, January 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December was full of new things for me. The neighbourhood changed and had more colour and activity. I was not sure about some of the decorations at first, but after my raisers explained that they were just like the Halloween ones, I was okay. We did not get to go...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I have had the most boring November ever. My heat came early in the month so that meant that I was no longer able to go on forest walks with my pals. I was told that it would only be for a little while so I am not too upset. I have my stuffy pal to keep me company and...
Sunday, November 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I had a fairly calm October. For the first part of the month, I had my buddy PADS Myrtle staying with us. But she went into heat and we could no longer play off-leash in the forest. My raiser says that this will be the case for me too when my time comes. Once Myrtle...
Thursday, October 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I had a very social September. First I had a sleepover with Pads Tira at the beginning of the month and then Pads Myrtle came to stay for the last half of the month and into October! With two dogs in the house, my raisers decided that our training should focus on...
Monday, September 14, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We stayed close to home early August as I was not feeling too well. With Kaylie’s help and a quick visit to Dr. Vanstone at the Burquitlam Animal Hospital, my raisers changed my food and gave me some yucky medicine that had my tummy feeling a whole lot better....
Monday, August 10, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
My raisers spend a lot of time on their front porch in July. There are some shady spots and some sunny spots so we are all happy. They set up a gate to keep me safe and we spent a lot of time relaxing, barbecuing, and napping outdoors. My cousin came to visit and we...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
With COVID restrictions easing up a little here in BC, I have been able to wear my cape out in public again.Β But before we could go out and about my raisers insisted that I have a bath so that I would look extra purdy in my vest – the nerve! It was good to go...
Monday, June 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
A big change occurred in my life this month. My sister PADS Monet decided that she did not want to be a working dog after all.Β She became a pet instead and moved over to Vancouver Island to be with her forever family. I will miss her but I am top dog now so all the...
