Friday, July 2, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are very excited to announce that ARIES and his new partner successfully completed their Team Training this month. They are currently working through their 45-day probation period and when that is complete, they will officially be members of the PADS 2021...
Friday, June 4, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ARIES has been patiently awaiting the start of Team Training. He continues to work on his skills and a few new variations so he can best support his client. Aries has also been working with Jessica to get used to a different handler and has been showing he can do well...
Friday, April 30, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are very exited to announce that ARIES has passed his pre-placement testing and has been matched with a client! Way to go Aries! Due to privacy policies, we are unable to give any further details on the team at the moment. Aries and his client will start team...
Friday, April 9, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ARIES has been polishing up his service skills and working on refining them in various environments. He is always cheerful and eager to retrieve no matter where he goes. Aries hopes to be able to finish his pre-placement testing in the next month or two! Skills being...
Friday, March 5, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ARIES has been showing great focus with skills in public. He has been doing an excellent job of adding in the skills of My Lap, Up and Foot when doing retrieve. He really likes the Foot position most of all. After slow and steady work, he now is rocking his Light and...
Friday, February 5, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ARIES has been practicing some service skills and retrieve in public. He is very enthusiastic to try “button” in public and does a great job at hitting the fancy new hand motion activated buttons head on to get the doors to open. He is very close to figuring out...
Friday, January 8, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ARIES has hit his stride for picking up new skills and retrieve and is learning many skills quickly. “Light” and “open the door” are a bit tricky for him and he is working hard to understand what those skills are all about. He is becoming calmer and more patient when...
Friday, December 4, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ARIES is always keen to work and likes to try to figure out new skills. Sometimes Aries gets impatient for his turn or attention and will vocalize, so he is working on settling while his handler is busy with other tasks or dogs. He is working on calming down his...
Friday, November 6, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ARIES joined advanced training at the beginning of October. He has settled in well and has become fast friends with his kennel mate Queenie. They can often be found playing or cuddling when they are taking training breaks. Aries is an eager beaver who likes to keep...
Thursday, October 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Not much new activity this month, unlike last month with camping and golf, etc. However, I did get the call for Advanced Training to start in October!! So I am signing off from my Okanagan home with Mom and Dad puppy raisers, whom I thank dearly for loving me and...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Well it’s September and I am still here in the Okanagan waiting for “the call“! However, I continue to work on my basic training Skills as well as having lots of well-mannered exposure to dogs and cats (Not play dates, just hanging out). I have been keeping busy with...
Saturday, August 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
I have been able to get out camping a couple times, and I officially know how to swim while breathing through my nose, instead of my mouth!! July has been a hot one, but I do love the heat. I’m able to keep my feet cool in my little pool at home even while...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
June was quite a full month! I had a 2 night sleepover at a new place at the start of the month and the feedback I got was great! I also had a 24 hour swap with another PADS pup, along with a few safe training/play sessions and a bit of a dusty pool party! I have...
Monday, June 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
May was a great balance of training and leisure (and MOTHER’S DAY!), even though still no true public cape outings. I’ve been fishing and camping and have been on hilly hikes, flowery footpaths and several street strolls. My dog distraction is getting sooo much...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Well, it has been over 6 weeks now without getting nose-to-nose with another dog (or receiving a pat or rub from a non-family human). So finally I had a couple of play/train/belated birthday dates with two of my PADS buddies (one at a time) but still no non-family...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
What a month March has been! I have been going on long daily leash walks and have not had a play date or touched the nose of another dog for over three weeks now! Thank goodness for my amazing dinner date with Sophie at the beginning of the month where I was...
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
February was a mix of everything – snow, warmth, friends, fun and refining commands. I got to meet two brand new PADS puppies – had dinner with one and a snowy hike with the other! I also got to meet a bunch of new people including my niece and her...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Wow, January was really, really cold including lots of snow. I was a bit housebound for several days, other than a 2-minute walk here and there before my feet froze. Tory’s booties really helped, but then I would jump in the deep snow and they would fall off! I...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
It has been an even busier month than my normal busy! December started with the Kelowna Winter market (brrrrrrr); then I went to Vernon for my first hockey game (and selling 50-50 tickets for PADS!). I got to experience my first casino in Burnaby; next I was on the...
Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
I sure love my hiking adventures in the snowy mountains, but sometimes you just can’t beat a nice cozy sauna back home. My relationship with the Maddie-cat is steadily improving, but she still scares me as she’s the boss . I really wish she would play a...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Well it was another action packed month! I was able to attend the PADS graduation which inspired me to venture forth in my training. I want to be able to cross that stage with my amazing raisers one day, soon! I continue to love my worldly adventures in the back...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
I am not really sure where September went? I was so busy moving my two-legged sister into university, was on the island visiting family and participated in the ALS walk, had my very first one-on-one training session, and went to the vet twice (but all is good there)....
Sunday, September 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
August was an action-packed month! I got to swim in river current like a water treadmill (on a long water-proof leash of course), took visiting guests wine tasting, had a dinner party with my girlfriend Sophie, and had fun watching polo with a few other PADS buddies....
Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Nothing too overly exciting in July. We went camping & fishing up in the mountains. I had a couple new play dates – one with my little Total Pet sponsor-sister, Silver. She’s only 12 weeks old, and I was really gentle with her…most of the...
