Tuesday, February 9, 2016 | Pupdates
Calypso’s roomies are Darwin and Butter and the three of them get along very well. This friendly and entertaining girl can appear very demur but she really plays hard with the boys. Calypso is in the Accredited Facility Dog training stream and currently working on...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | Pupdates
Calypso has settled in nicely with her new friends at the PADS Advanced Training kennel. Her roommate is Butter and they play very similarly and get along really well. Calypso has been learning how to turn lights on as well as pushing automatic buttons to open doors....
Monday, November 2, 2015 | Pupdates
Well – the big day has arrived! It’s official — I’m off to Burnaby for advanced training 🙂 Its been an exciting week. My little “nephew” Cisco (from my sister Samba’s “Flash/Arrow” litter) has arrived … he will be raised by the family who raised me! Isn’t...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 | Pupdates
Summer is time for swimming! I LOVE the water – any kind of water! I love to paddle in the deep clear lakes – I even got the courage up to jump off a dock for the very first time 🙂 – and i love rivers too! This year I discovered that if the water...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 | Pupdates
Here are a few photos of me at the Calgary Tower … check out the height!! My raiser felt woozy just taking the picture, but I’m not sure what the big deal is?! PADS dogs are required to go calmly into all sorts of new situations …. I guess you can say that I...
Saturday, May 2, 2015 | Pupdates
What do I LOVE?? Retrieving!!! I LOVE bringing my raisers ‘stuff’ – especially socks and toys … When someone new comes to the door … I always bring them something! I think this special skill might come in handy for my “job” as an assistance dog when I grow up...
Thursday, April 2, 2015 | Pupdates
Meet the son of my raisers … Devin … I love nothing more than following him on an adventure (and we have many!!). He’s a great kid – he’s into ski racing, mountain biking, skateboarding and hanging out with friends and family … I am one lucky pup! Submitted by...
Thursday, February 19, 2015 | Pupdates
February was an exciting month for Calypso and her puppy-raising family! Here is Calypso — as “head cheerleader” for TeamBC at the Canada Winter Games (where her ‘puppy-raiser boy’ competed – and won a silver medal – for TeamBC). Calypso represented...
Monday, February 16, 2015 | Pupdates
My favorite place … Fernie! … Winter, spring, summer, fall! Submitted by our amazing PADS Volunteer Puppy Raiser, Jan Donald.
Friday, January 9, 2015 | Pupdates
‘Twas the night before christmas, and all through the house … not a creature was stirring, not even … Calypso! Submitted by our awesome PADS Volunteer Puppy Raiser, Jan Donald.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 | Pupdates
Dear Santa … I’ve been a VERY good pup all year long. I’ve learned so much at puppy school; I’ve been a great ambassador for PADS dogs in training (I sure get lots of love and attention everywhere I go!); and I’ve made lots of new friends! It’s almost time for me to...
Sunday, November 2, 2014 | Pupdates
TRICK OR TREAT!! Halloween is definitely a treat … a day to celebrate bones!!! (well not real bones, because everyone knows a PADS dog can’t have bones … but hey — a puppy can dream!!!) – Submitted by our fantastic PADS Volunteer Puppy Raiser, Jan...
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Pupdates
MEET MY RAISERS: This is my raiser family — 14-yr-old boy (who loves to play with me), mom, dad, and chocolate lab Kuula (who I love to play with!!) They are an active family … always taking us on adventures … skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, hiking. I am one...
Monday, September 8, 2014 | Pupdates
Calypso has had a great summer in the mountains. I think she plans to spend the last sunny days romping in the long grass and chasing after family dog Kuula! Calypso turned 1 year in August so it won’t be long before she is off for advanced training! Submitted by...
Saturday, August 16, 2014 | Pupdates
This summer – Calypso is doing it all …. swimming, boating, hiking, mountain biking, travelling …. she is a great companion, and lots of fun on the trails and lakes in whistler, okanagan, and fernie where her raisers are spending the summer. Submitted by our...
Saturday, July 26, 2014 | Pupdates
This summer the nice folks at Westjet let me fly back to Vancouver (with my raiser – Jan), where I’ll meet the rest of my puppy raising family, and enjoy 2 weeks in Whistler ….long hikes, swimming at the dog beach, long naps in the shade...
Thursday, May 29, 2014 | Pupdates
Calypso’s favourite food??? She LOVES berries!!! blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries …YUM! well, OK … Kibble is good too!(please note: she would NEVER eat this many berries in one sitting! usually just a few each day (though i wonder what will happen when my...
