Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month in Advanced Training, Cheshire had another busy month with field trips and off-leash time in the forest. She has worked very hard, and throughout her training, she still struggled with self-regulation in various situations in times of change, both at home...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cheshire had a busy month in September. She stayed with a few different sitters and went to a retirement party, a movie, and various restaurants. Then she joined her brother York II and went on a vacation to Oregon! Cheshire’s favourite activity in Oregon was...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cheshire had a busy month, going on many field trips in the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey. Later on, she traveled to Oregon. She enjoyed attending a recent car show and had many opportunities to practice her off-leash recall...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cheshire had a wonderful month of July full of fun experiences! She joined training staff on various training field trips, including Lougheed Mall and Royal City Centre Mall, Canadian Tire, and lunch at White Spot. She also went camping on Vancouver Island with...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month Cheshire recovered from kennel cough. Once she recovered, she continued to work on her service skills, but we are focusing on her barrier frustration and excitable greetings. Cheshire loves people so much that she has trouble keeping all fours on the floor,...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month Cheshire has continued to work on her retrievals and is getting great at it! She is working on retrieving different types of dumbbells, like wooden ones, heavier ones and all types of textures. She has worked on her “close” and is getting pretty good at it....
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Cheshire has had a busy month. She moved strings again and will now work with Jade. She has been showing off the skills she recently learned, such as button, behind, my lap, close and retrievals. At the beginning of the month, Cheshire would chew on dumbbells, but...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Cheshire has been really enjoying training, walking, working, and playing this month on the Burnaby campus! She loves hanging out and getting her sillies out with her bunkmate (and brother), York II, while also putting in work at the training centre. Cheshire has been...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month, Cheshire explored new surroundings on field trips, hung out and played with her kennel mate. Charm and was introduced to new skills such as back and hold. Cheshire is eager to learn everything and loves to go, go, go! She is doing well with her loose leash...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Cheshire started her month off-site with her sitters but then started full-time at the Burnaby campus. She will now be working with Kaileigh, our new Instructor’s Assistant! Cheshire was very excited to be here. She played with all her new friends right away. Cheshire...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Cheshire enjoyed a number of adventures this month, ranging from off-leash fun on the trails to working at UBC and travelling back to the North Shore by bus. She was a great shopping companion during the festive season and thought the snow was super fun… well,...
Monday, November 21, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Cheshire has been adjusting well to her new routine with her new people. Since she has been recovering from her spay, she has taken it easy. She has loved her walks on the trails around her neighbourhood. Since Cheshire has only been in Advanced Training for about a...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Honest to dog, October was so busy for me! The mummas dragged me all over the place. We did a visit to a big store with Professor Tracy, then it was a whole week with a new sitter, then it was a whole week at the beach where I got cold and wet, then a whirlwind visit...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Oh, such a month. MummaE went away for ages and left me with the cats. And MummaC. But MummaE did come back and I bounced and bounced at her, and then fell asleep on my stuffies. Also, finally, no more pantses for me, lots of time with best uncle Greg, and the cats...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The mummas never mentioned pantses when they said heat was coming. Pantses! 26 days of pantses. But Summer visited and that was good. Then pantses and not allowed to go anywhere. But Glossy visited, and that was good, but then more pantses. Vet said I was chonky, so...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
July was all socialization, my frenz. I went to the farmers market three times, where I eventually learned to ignore dogs and children a bit more. The first time we went with a regular working guide dog, and then we all went back to her place for some play and...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
My whole month was about new and old frens. Human and dog and cat frens. I went with MummaE to MummaC’s concert. There was a lot of singing, but there was also a man in a skirt who blew into pipes that whined really, really loud. MummaE fed me lots of kibs, and...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I have lost a whole pound. I don’t know where it’s gone to, but I don’t think I’ll ever get it back. And MummaE says I have another one to lose. But at least she is still feeding me. I have helped both mummas fix their gardens so I can lie in the sun with them, if...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I had lots of fun in April. Glossy came to stay for a few days, and we sistered. The Mummas sent me off to stay with my new sitter fren Greg for a couple of days, and I love him! I hope they send me back again. Then MummaE took me to her real office, and I met her...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Frenz, March was all about family. MummaE took off with her human family for a bit too long and left me with the catses, but I prevailed. I did not chase them, although they still don’t want to snuggle. Before MummaE went away, my good fren AFD Summer came to...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Such a month, frenz. Snows and rains and cold, and MummaE put silly booties on me that just glued me to the floor. But she redeemed herself a few days later and took me off to see my Glossy sister. She is bigger than me, a bit, but she still plays well. What else?...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
MummaE came back! She was away far too long. But now she is back, and she is exciting! Not like these boring cats and boring MummaC. Except when I’m with MummaE, and then she is boring, and I’m sure MummaC and the cats are having a party without me. Rabbie Buns got...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We got safely home from the ocean, and I practiced perch on the way on some very big trees. And then it was just a month of rudenesses. And family. The mummas have been making me wear all manner of things. They laugh and take rude photos. I do not like the little...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I have a new accessory. It’s red and it rubs my lovely nose, but the mummas make me wear it when I’m out walking nicely with them.MummaC took me to CapU to be a model subject for operant conditioning. All the students adored me, of course, but I still wasn’t allowed...
