Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month found the staying home restrictions being eased up a bit which meant my puppy pals and I could dust off our capes and start venturing out if needed. The momma wanted to stay home as much as possible still, but the few times she needed to venture out I got...
Monday, June 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well, May was another low key month while we continued to have our capes temporarily hung up in order to do our part by staying home. Although it was low key, it wasnβt without many learning opportunities. We are lucky to live in the mountains, so getting out in the...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
April was a fun month, finding new and interesting ways to keep our brain and body working while we did our part to staying home and staying safe. Β Luckily for us we live in the mountains so staying social distant from one another is easy. We have been keeping up to...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
What can we say about this month, other than that itβs been different? Shortly into the start of March, my puppy-in-training pals and I hung up our capes to do our part towards “flattening the curve” and social distancing.Β Although we are not going out in...
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
February was a short month but that doesnβt mean it wasnβt busy.Β I kicked it off with a trip to the puppy sitters. This was jam packed with new and amazing experiences.Β I got to meet a new puppy pal, PADS Hardy, and I showed him just how fast us labs can run!Β ...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
January, in my most unbiased opinion, is the best month of the year. This is mostly because it often brings snow, but more importantly because it is the month Iβm born in!!! Itβs safe to say my birthday wish came true because we got snow and boy, did we get a lot of...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December is always a fun month full of friends, family and adventures. We kicked off the holiday season with a trip to see Vader Claus, where I absolutely killed the hour long wait in line among kids, toys, popcorn, people in costumes and other dogs. With the holiday...
Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month was a bit low key. We had many an outing to Home Depot as we enter crunch time to get our new home built before Christmas. I had the honour of attending my first Remembrance Day ceremony. In between my supervisor duties in the house build and hanging out at...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
October was a slow month as I got spayed and had to have some downtime while I recovered.Β Luckily, before I went in for my procedure, I was able to attend the annual PADS Graduation where my bestest puppy pal, Maya II, graduated.Β Iβm sad to see her go but super...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month the hooman and I continue to split our time between building our new home in the mountains and staying at our temporary home in the suburbs with our friends. Between the business of building, we fit in a few fun field trips to prepare for next month’s...
Sunday, September 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
August was a low key but busy month.Β I spent most the month in heat, which limited our public outings but gave the fun of coming up with creative ways to stay sharp and fine tune skills.Β My raiser and I continue to split our time between the suburban life at our...
Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
July was a big month for us!Β Weβve been splitting our time between our temporary home in the suburbs with my puppy pals and then going to the country to build our new forever home. I had the pleasure of spending some time with my awesome sitters, getting some much...
Monday, July 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
What a busy and exciting month!Β We kicked it off at the Coquitlam Food Truck Festival, which also happened to be the book launch for “Brandy and her Super Hero”, written by a very special boy, Nathan McTaggart, about us service dogs.Β A portion of the...
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
May was a big month because it was the anniversary of when I came to live with my raiser.Β Β Hard to believe itβs been one year, but looking back at all the progress I have made I canβt help but be proud!!!! May brought three big field trips for training and fun. First...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Once again, our temporary stay in the suburbs is not letting us down for endless training experiences and fun. This month, I got the pleasure of going to my first NHL hockey game.Β Have to say it was way more eventful than my little hooman’s games.Β I got to...
Monday, April 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well, I think itβs safe to say that spring has finally sprung and boy has it sprung me into so many fun training and learning experiences.Β This month I have continued my journey in the suburbs.Β This meant field trips to the mall, aquarium, hockey games and transit,...
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This year keeps getting more interesting.Β Last month was busy with my birthday and this month my raiser and I moved away from our life in the mountains on an acreage to a house in the suburbs with friends.Β Thereβs two other people and two other dogs living in the...
Friday, February 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
What a way to kick off the new year!Β January was a busy, busy month but the most important and fun part was I had my first birthday.Β All my adopted litter mates and I got together for a huge “pawty” with all our hooman and puppy friends. If that wasnβt...
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wow what an exciting month!Β I celebrated my first Christmas.Β I did another puppy swap for two weeks where I lived in the suburbs.Β I went to my first family dinner with 15 people there, which was very exciting.Β I participated in many a holiday activities, and even...
Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well November didnβt bring me snow like I was hoping, but it did bring many adventures.Β I kicked off the month with babysitting duties with my raiser and our little humans, where I got to meet my first kitty cat.Β She doesnβt know it yet but I think in time weβll be...
Monday, October 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
What a fun and exciting month October was!Β I got to go on many adventures with other PADS pups – walks in the woods, adventures through haunted houses, playing lots of dress up all in preparation for Halloween.Β But the biggest adventure came when I did a puppy...
Saturday, September 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well, September just flew by but not without many fun adventures and new experiences.Β Iβm growing up and starting my beginner puppy classes. This month I started weaning off walking with my gentle leader.Β Itβs a work in progress but super excited to be making this...
Sunday, August 26, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month I did a puppy swap and went to live in the city for a few days with a different raiser.Β It was such a great learning experience.Β I spent the days in an office going to board meetings, team building seminars and learned to settle under a cubicle.Β We also...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month I started really working on socialization and keeping focus while playing with friends. Iβve also been spending a lot of time with my little humans to get accustomed to being around kids. Itβs been lots of fun as this means many fun outings, such as lakes,...
