Friday, October 18, 2019 | Pupdates
Accredited Facility Dog Cello Cello & Ashley are All Smiles! Cello & Ashley at Work Cello Saying Hello! Cello & Ashley at the Park Cello & Ashley We are excited to announce that at PADS 2019 Graduation on October 6th, CELLO graduated as an Accredited...
Friday, September 6, 2019 | Pupdates
At the end of August, we very excitedly announced that CELLO has been matched with his client and has completed Team Training! Cello and his client Ashley will be working at a high school in Calgary, providing mental health support and helping to build awareness and...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO has traveled back to Calgary to spend some time with Miranda and Heather. He is making lots of new friends and loves to go for a romp at the off-leash dog park whenever he can. We continue to look for the perfect placement for Cello and hope to have some good...
Friday, July 5, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO continues to spend time with Margaret and various other volunteers. Cello is working on transferring skills to various handlers and is doing well so far. He is spending lots of time with advanced sitter Kerry, maintaining his house manners with both PADS pups...
Friday, June 7, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO continues to work with various volunteers at as many de-stress events as he can! He is a great addition to any event and is always very popular, both because he is so handsome and because he gives the best cuddles!Skills being learned: Maintaining basic...
Monday, May 6, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO continues to go on lots of field trips to maintain his public access manners and his basic obedience. He particularly thrives in schools and at PADS de-stress events. He is very empathetic and is always happy to cuddle with anyone who needs some...
Friday, April 5, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO has spent some time this month working with Margaret to assess him for a potential future career. Cello is sweet and empathetic, which is a very important trait for a potential PTSD service dog. He is a great shoulder to snuggle when anyone is having a tough...
Friday, March 8, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO continues to be a superstar and a great cuddle buddy at the PADS office. This month, Cello has spent time with various trainers, including Miranda, who visited from Calgary early in the month. He was thrilled to see her and enjoyed getting to know her current...
Friday, February 8, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO continues to be a very sweet and well-behaved boy, both in public and at home. He is a fixture in the office at PADS and loves having a cuddle with anyone who will come sit with him! This month he accompanied Laura to G&F Financial Group to receive a...
Friday, January 4, 2019 | Pupdates
CELLO continues to be a great ambassador for PADS. He loves spending time with Laura as she goes to meetings and PADS promotional events. He gets lots of experience with new handlers and displays his great manners with handlers of all skill levels.Skills being...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 | Pupdates
CELLO has spent the month traveling around with Laura to various meetings and events. He has been impressing everyone with his sweet demeanor and handsomeness! You may have seen him on CTV with Laura, PADS client Juliet and service dog Stark. This week he is spending...
Friday, November 2, 2018 | Pupdates
CELLO is such a sweet boy! He is spending lots of time playing with his new canine friends and is going on field trips to maintain his obedience and public access. He is spending lots of time supporting his sitter, who just lost a family member. He is great at letting...
Thursday, October 18, 2018 | Pupdates
CELLO continues to be the best cuddle buddy around! He is such a handsome boy with a sweet and loving personality. He is great at supporting anyone who comes in needing a little extra puppy love and he loves to cuddle up and rest his chin on the leg of whomever is...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Pupdates
CELLO is a handsome dog with a quiet and loyal personality. He works really well both one on one with a person and with groups of people. He has wonderful eyes that people say are very calming to look at when they are petting him. Skills being learned: Chin targeting,...
Monday, October 15, 2018 | Pupdates
CELLO has been working hard on all of the skills he will need to pass his public access test. He has shown that he would enjoy working as an accredited facility dog and he has been doing well in that role at the high school where Miranda works, including helping calm...
Thursday, October 11, 2018 | Pupdates
CELLO’S sweet face and super friendly demeanor brightens everyone’s day. Cello has made lots of new canine friends since being back in Vancouver. Some of his favorite buddies are Pride, Pepper and Miley. Cello continues to be a phenomenal cuddle buddy. He gives the...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 | Pupdates
Cello continues to be the best cuddle buddy around! He is such a handsome boy with a sweet and loving personality. He is great at supporting anyone who comes in needing a little extra puppy love and he loves to cuddle up and rest his chin on the leg of whomever is...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | Pupdates
Hello all! Spring has finally come here in Calgary and I’m having a great time at school/advanced training with all the outdoor sports an off leash park time that comes with better weather. I have been working hard learning things like my school friends who don’t like...
Thursday, March 1, 2018 | Pupdates
I wanted to let everyone know that I have started advanced training and have been working very hard on learning all sorts of new skills! By day I work in a school with my trainer Miranda and by night we take fun field trips (although I don’t always love when she finds...
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cello has continued to show HUGE improvements from the past month and especially from when he arrived in October!! He is a beloved member of our Kindergarten class and actually comes and stands outside the door when a child is having a melt down or is very upset. Most...
Friday, December 1, 2017 | Pupdates
Cello is becoming more loyal and comfortable with being around people in our family as well as others. He will now lay with us at home and in public (ie. when a child came up and asked to hug him at our daughter’s Band Concert – he was very overwhelmed and...
Friday, December 1, 2017 | Pupdates
Cello has done MUCH better at my school (Kindergarten – special needs) than I had expected!! I am very strict with him and the boundaries are clear. I also started using a mat under my desk and then a kennel for during eating times (snacks and lunch) as he does...
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | Pupdates
Cello has started settling in to our family / life but it’s slow. Now that we have realized that Cello just doesn’t understand the boundaries or what’s expected (ie. becoming over excited suddenly), we are encouraged to keep working at it and being...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 | Pupdates
Cello came with me on a trip to New York City and experienced a wide variety of experiences. He was very good on the airplane and met a lot of people during the trip. He still “stops while walking” quite often, as he’s always done, however he gets...
