Friday, July 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Great news: Ember II has a job as an Accredited Facility Dog! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to get this sweet dog ready for her career. Ember II and her client are now in team training, and Ember II is already providing a calm and supportive presence...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Ember II has had a busy few months but still has lots of time to enjoy herself as well – she loved a winter walk along the Galloping Goose Trail (see picture)! Ember has been working hard on her loose leash walk and ‘let’s go’ when there are distractions around. Ember...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Ember II has been enjoying playing with her friends Wroxy and Nootka at break time. They get up to all sorts of (supervised) shenanigans together. She’s been working hard to stay calm around dogs and people distractions while working with her handler. Ember II...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Finally after months of staying at home, I had a chance to visit the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish. Getting on the gondola was scary as the box we were getting into kept moving. With a little nudge, I made it on. The view was spectacular at the top, especially from...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month we have been doing a lot of work on body awareness and rear leg movement and positioning. Early on as a puppy, Ember developed a cute little way of scooting sideways while maintaining a sit. Even then, she showed that she’s pretty good at moving her...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Ember was able to participate in a couple of local volunteer opportunities in January. She made her third visit to the veterinary technician program at Douglas College. Also, she spent a day with another PADS volunteer who is a youth worker at a nearby elementary...
Friday, January 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I got to experience something called “Christmas” with my raiser this month. The house was filled with twinkly lights, mysterious boxes, and interesting smells. I learned that things that looked like toys might not actually be toys. Like the two friends who...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This COVID life keeps my raiser and I pretty close to home. We love to walk on a nearby trail on a sunny day, but I also love the days where she works at her computer and I get to sleep by the fire with my best friend, Chelsea. I am in a new class and am continuing to...
Monday, September 14, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wow, was August ever hot. I loved staying inside where it was cool. Sleeping on my back on the floor was one of my favorite ways to beat the heat! We are practicing skills learned in the trainer’s toolkit, like loose-leash walking and behaving politely around...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I officially turned a year old at the beginning of July. My raiser went on vacation, so I spent a lot of the month with my favorite sitters, Michelle and Eugene. They take me on a lot of neighbourhood walks and practice the skills the humans are learning in the...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, I have been spending time with both my raiser and with sitters while my raiser is working. We have not gone out much except for walks because of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, I have been practicing all of my skills, and even going back to some of the...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Ember spent a couple weeks with a sitter this month. Due to Covid-19, we were unable to bring Ember out to public places. We did go outside for numerous walks in and around Lougheed and North Road, Lower Lougheed Park, and Mundy Park. We visited my mom’s place...
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wow! I had a very busy February. Even though I didn’t go to class much, I still learned a lot! I went on an airplane with my raiser to a snowy place called Alberta. Airplanes are fun but a bit squishy! In Alberta, we spent time in the hospital with some very...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December was a fun month for me. I graduated from puppy kindergarten to beginner training! I’m starting to learn that doing stuff isn’t only a matter of following the treat or my raiser’s hand, but sometimes she uses her words to ask me to do...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I have had a very exciting month! I got to go to an event at the Convention Centre and get lots of pets from people. I had a puppy swap for a few days and got to hang out with a different raiser. I went on a long car trip with my raiser, and then got to have a...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I am growing bigger and bigger, and learning lots! I moved up to a bigger vest size and every week at puppy class, we learn new skills. I’m getting good at learning how to sit properly, lay down neatly, “touch,” and walk nicely on a leash, even...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This was my first month with my Raiser Mama, learning all kinds of new things about being a service dog. I go to work with Raiser Mama in an office, so I’m learning how to spend my days as a working dog. Raiser Mama and I live with another dog and a cat, and...
Monday, September 16, 2019
Help Fund My Training! #WOOF I'M SOCIALFacebookGoogle+ Ember II is being raised and trained to provide life-changing independence to someone with a physical disability other than visual impairment or to work with a professional such as a teacher, psychologist or...
