Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We started the month with Cana showcasing her mentoring skills, then working on distraction training and obedience in stores and malls and sampling her first-ever puppuccino. Then that came to a halt with Cana’s heat. So we shifted our training to outdoor-only...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
With the warm weather, we spent the first half of September training outside and frolicking. We put the Trainers Toolkit to good use and increased our ‘mark and move’! I noticed Cana had less energy, which was a sign that her heat was imminent…which...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SNOOOW! Need we say more?!? Cana was over the moon with delight when playing in the snow. It also proved to be great training as it was the ultimate distractor. Cana still had to be engaged with me when walking. We also had some planned training sessions with PADS...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We started 2021 off with a quiet and socially distanced bang! That included an awesome play in the forest with 5 of Cana’s closest friends! Plus, racing her brother from another mother, Wilbur is always fun (she lets him win). Out training for the month was...
Friday, January 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December was such a great month of activities. Cana was back to herself and ready to train and learn. We focussed on ‘go-in’ and practicing in small spaces. Then shifted gears to practice her bed cues, culminating with going to her bed and settling when...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The month started great with Cana’s brother from another mother coming to stay with us, and then Cana and PADS Scooby swapped raisers for the day. Cana went hiking… and then, like many of her pup pals, Cana contracted ‘kennel cough.’ It’s...
Sunday, November 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
October is a great month as we get to celebrate Cana’s birthday. We could not meet up with her littermates, but we did ‘crash’ the Story litter’s birthday as they are one year older! Cana also practiced her settling skills in the...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
August is for vacationing…. right?Β For us, that meant a trip up to Whistler, a trip to Bowen Island, and in between, some fun times with my pup pals. There was also training, but we changed it up and trained outside with distractions.Β Cana is still working on...
Monday, June 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It’s been another full month of staying home with limited interactions with others, and no public access for Cana.Β She came to work with me from time to time, but for the most part, we stayed home. She has become fantastic at settling at home.Β Training focus...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
March started off great with play dates in the trails, a settled tummy with the introduction of new food, and outings to work (at the airport), as well as puppy class. Later on, Cana said “so long” to her pal Pumpkin, though she did pick out some great...
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cana spent two weeks with part-time raisers, Liz & Neil, in February.Β She went to the office with Neil, plus to a few pubs and restaurants. They took her to a Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse game, where she was startled by the light show and horn when the team...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cana is a a little wonder. At just over three months old, sheβs demonstrating how capable she is in both puppy kindergarten and at work. She comes to YVR with me everyday and confidently faces the noises, crowds, doors, stairs and elevators like a champ. She shows...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cana has been with me for 2.5 weeks and sheβs amazing. She struggled for the first week and a half with tummy troubles, but her sweet personality showed through it all. She is very easy going, has energy and is able to settle. Thereβs a lot to love about this little...
