Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
CashewΒ has been placed with one of our clients and is now enjoying his career as a Mobility Service Dog! The team training was a total success! Both partners mastered navigating the world together and are now settling into their new routine. We extend our heartfelt...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The charismaticΒ CashewΒ is excited to announce that he has passed his pre-placement testing and has found a job! Congratulations to the wonderful village that helped him get to his client. Whelping Home: Marie Breton & Jocelyn Rock Puppy Raiser:Β Megan Yerxa...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
CashewΒ enjoys the summer weather and has been visiting different parks around the island. He especially loves going to Colliery Dam, where there is an off-leash dog park where he can swim and meet new friends. He is also preparing for team training which will begin...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
CashewΒ has passed his pre-placement test and has been matched with one of our clients. He is a busy guy over here preparing and practicing all his skills. He will begin team training in late August, and we are very excited to share this wonderful dog with someone who...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
CashewΒ is still hoping to become a pulling dog. He truly enjoys it, and it appears to be something he would be willing to do for as long as he can. We hope he can be ready for the next team training in the late summer, but it’s difficult to say at this point. In...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
CashewΒ has been working hard at learning to pull the wheelchair. Currently, he is still working on stamina and strength through short distances. He also enjoys the summer sun very much and lets it soak into his fur at any opportunity. Skills being learned:Β Β Retrieve...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
CashewΒ has been practicing pulling skills this past month. It’s still too early to tell, but we are hopeful that he will enjoy this type of work as he is strong enough and gentle enough to be a pulling dog and help someone in a manual chair. Skills being...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
CashewΒ has been enjoying the snow dump we had here on the island. He loves running and finding a good solid buddy to wrestle and chase around. Currently, his best bud is Canary, who also loves to play, although not always as much as Cashew. Cashew often initiates...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
CashewΒ has been learning more complex behaviours as we progress through his training. This month he has begun to understand how to hold an item patiently in his mouth while the handler reaches for it. Cashew enjoys his free time when he gets to play with his buddies...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
CashewΒ enjoyed some well-earned time off this holiday and spent it going on trail walks, chewing toys, and running in the snow. He is now in the Nanaimo area with Senior Instructor Rob Mackay. He is excited to begin learning all sorts of new and fun skills. Cashew is...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
CashewΒ returned on October 4th from a 7-week RV trip to the Yukon and back, where he went to many museums and native sites. He was a great ambassador for PADS and a superstar traveller throughout the trip. He had a visitor named Winnie during the last two weeks of...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
CashewΒ continues to be a fun companion who is focused on his person and his adventures. Wherever his person is, he’d like to be! He has been working on recall, sit, stand, down durations, basic cues, loose leash walking and sniffing (his favourite pastime)....
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
CashewΒ is a great navigator and passenger in a car! He loves riding around with his sitter and enjoying all the good smells and sights! He gets attached to his handlers very quickly but doesn’t forget to check in for a treat now and again.Β Β Skills being...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Cashew was super excited to bond and make connections with his dog mates and handlers. He is the life of the party, trying to say hello to everyone all at once. He met his bunkmate, Canary, who had been here for a while, and Canary was showing him the ropes (i.e. How...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
July was Cashewβs last month with his raiser! On August 2nd he left for advanced training and we couldnβt be more proud of him! July was full of lots of treats for sweet Cashew and of course adventures! To celebrate the big move we spent a lot of time swimming to...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cashew is prepping for the big move to advanced training, and we couldnβt be more excited for him.Β To celebrate, we took a trip to the beach with Pads cherry, and they got to hang out with some VPD officers and ride their quads.Β He also went to Whistler with his...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cashew had a huge month! He went to the Maritimes!! He slept like a perfect angel on the flight there. He was fabulous in a brand new environment and dealt with the long drives like a champ. He had a fantastic time.Β Outside of travels, heβs been brushing up on all of...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
March is done, and as always, Cashew had a fantastic month! Cashew is loving that his raiser is almost exclusively working out of her office. This has meant lots of people who are so excited to see him and 2 service dogs in the building that he gets to watch, emulate,...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
February was a big month for little Cashew.Β He was 14 months old and got the big snip! He did amazing and won everyone over with his upbeat personality. He did have a little infection after but took really well to the medication he was given and was out of the cone...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It is January, and Cashew is loving the snow! He has been working on his “spin” in puppy class and always working on his puppy manners! But Cashew will tell you that manners are a little tricky when a cute dogo wants to say hello and your raiser...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cashew had a mixed December. His raiser got sick, and that wasn’t much fun for Cashew, but he was a wonderful nurse checking in on everyone and giving lots of cuddles and smiles. Cashew was ready for some fun once everyone was back on their feet! We went out to...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cashew is almost one year old!! Heβs as happy as ever. He loves to go say hello with his little bum wiggle that puts a smile on everyoneβs face. Cashew currently has a major crush on PADS Sadie, who works down the hall. Heβs always on the lookout for her for an...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cashew had one heck of an October. It started off with a vet visit after his raiser noticed his face wasn’t looking like his normal handsome self. Poor sweet Cashew swallowed a bee, and as you can see from the photo, it didn’t agree with him!Β Of course,...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cashew is doing great! He loves going on adventures (more about those adventures below). He is great at keeping his composure in his cape and running like a wild man when he’s on an off-leash release! He is still a major cuddler and likes to nap on his raiser...
