Friday, October 18, 2019 | Pupdates
Service Dog Coffee Coffee & Jane Coffee, Jane & Margaret Coffee & Jane at the Mall Coffee & Jane at YVR Coffee & Jane Out and About We are excited to announce that at PADS 2019 Graduation on October 6th, COFFEE graduated as a Service dog....
Friday, February 8, 2019 | Pupdates
COFFEE has completed his first two weeks of team training. Coffee and his client have spent the last few weeks bonding and they are working very well together! They will spend the next month settling into their new routine together. We wish them the best of luck...
Friday, January 4, 2019 | Pupdates
We are very excited to announce that COFFEE has found a potential match and is scheduled to start Team Training in 2019. Congratulations to Team Coffee!Skills being learned: Maintaining all skills while he waits to start team training in January.Recent field trips:...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 | Pupdates
COFFEE has kept up his skills and abilities as he is handled by Rob and other volunteers on the island. He loves working, particularly when he gets to practice his retrieve skills. Coffee has shown great improvement with his tolerance of body handling and can now have...
Friday, November 2, 2018 | Pupdates
COFFEE is practicing all the different skills he has learned as he is handled by different people. He is doing great with all his service dog skills and we hope to find him a match soon. Skills being learned: Walking up and down stairs backwards. Recent field trips:...
Thursday, October 18, 2018 | Pupdates
COFFEE has been hard at work learning how to be a bracing dog. He has also been busy visiting the parks around town while we take advantage of the nice weather. Skills being learned: Working on going up and down stairs backwards. Recent field trips: Malls, ferry...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Pupdates
COFFEE is a very sweet and hard-working dog. He is very affectionate and loves to cuddle. He enjoys playing hard with his sister, Mocha. Skills being learned: ‘Step’, ‘switch’, ‘open the door’ Recent field trips: Library, dog park, ferry rides Possible behavior...
Monday, October 15, 2018 | Pupdates
COFFEE has had a bit of a stomach ache for the past few days, so Rob has put him on daily Fortiflora. Hopefully things resolve soon. Rob believes the heat is a bit much for him at the moment, so they’ve been doing more indoor work. Skills being...
Thursday, October 11, 2018 | Pupdates
COFFEE took his pre-placement test on Monday and passed with flying colors! He is now ready for being matched with one of our clients. We will be discussing possible matches over the next few days. Team training will then be scheduled, and he’ll be on his way to...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 | Pupdates
Coffee has been hard at work learning how to be a bracing dog. He has also been busy visiting the parks around town while we take advantage of the nice weather. Coffee is currently working on going up and down stairs backwards. Recent field trips have been to malls,...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | Pupdates
The dogs have been hard at work as always and are moving right along. We’ve been to different parks, the beach, malls, as well as high people traffic events such as sports tournaments, markets, etc. Coffee is learning to go behind the wheelchair as one of the...
Sunday, April 1, 2018 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Vanstone and Mars have completed team training and are now with their new person in their new home. Thank you for helping us place such amazing dogs. Rest assured people’s lives are about to be improved immensely thanks to our efforts and the awesomeness that is...
Friday, December 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
On our last training transit trip on the bus, Coffee did a great go in best one ever, then at the same stop a gentleman in his very large electric wheelchair boarded as well as a triplets stroller. No room left for us, I considered getting off but this man was so...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Coffee has calmed down so much over the 8 months he’s been here that I feel comfortable enough to take him to the local hospital and recently to the seniors’ home. He’s now able to sit still and be petted, even when sometimes people without a lot of dexterity...
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Coffee and I spent 5 hours downtown together and he was amazing! He did 90% of what he was asked. I am so proud of him. Submitted By: Ciff and Rachel...
Friday, September 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Coffee still likes to undo our shoelaces but only when we’re sitting – it’s adorable but not asked for. We went to the middle school for training 3 times this month and every time Coffee was calm,did all his commands and impressed the principal so...
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Coffee had a surprising reaction at the PNE class. After class we went to Gators BBQ and while in line he was great, moving forward when I moved forward , stopping when I stopped, moving forward when I moved forward… I ordered and paid to the far right of the...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
We have been going for walks with one of my tenants that uses a wheelchair to get him accustomed to the sounds and movements of the chair,. He’s doing great. Submitted By: Rachel and Cliff...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Coffee loves to train off leash in the front yard, walk the property while we are closing up the change rooms, closing the pool and turning off the sprinklers while doing all his commands perfectly. Something odd/interesting he likes to untie your shoes but only when...
