Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello, spring! This month, I went to work for a couple of weeks doing my usual things, and then I had something called Spring Break! Here’s a list of my highlights from the month: ~puppy classes at IKEA, at BCAA and on Zoom (while out of town)~time with a PADS...
Saturday, March 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy Birthday to me! And my “Exclamation” siblings!! This month had exciting things that helped me celebrate turning one. ~it snowed! I got to trek around on the sidewalks and run around on the trails in the lovely white stuff.~Valentine’s Day! I...
Saturday, February 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy New Year! This has been another wonderful month of experience for me. I helped mum run errands, go to appointments, attend gatherings with friends and sightsee with company in town. She rewarded me with off-leash trail time and playdates with my brother. It...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy Holidays, everyone! I had a month full of time with friends and family as we celebrated the joy of this festive season. I got the chance to attend some parties and go out for dinners, and I even went on a plane for the first time. Once I arrived in Alberta, I...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This has been a month of new experiences for me. ~I showed respect for our armed forces by handing out poppies, as well as attending a Remembrance Day ceremony at UBC.~I was part of a puppy swap and lived in Abbotsford for two weeks.~I had to have dental surgery...
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Autumn is here, and with it are many opportunities for social experiences! I was able to go to more CFL football games (Go Lions!), out for dinners, participate in a fire drill, and go to different appointments and meetings, plus, it was Halloween at middle school,...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I’m back in school again! It was great to reunite with all the students and staff as I got back into the routines of classes and meetings. I love to settle and sleep all day, which I can also do out in restaurants, at events and during appointments. When I was...
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
My summer just kept getting better and better! I was able to stay at a cabin on Keats Island, experience Spanish Banks at low tide, travel up the Sunshine Coast and spend time with PADS sitters. As well as all of those fun times, I was able to represent PADS when I...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Summer holidays are so fun! I have had the chance to experience so many new things, like learning to swim, balancing on a paddle board, riding in a water taxi, and going on a road trip across the prairies. Mixed in with that, I’ve been going on off-leash trail...
Monday, July 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
School’s…out…for…summer!! It was a super busy month of meetings, assemblies and field trips, plus time with a sitter while mum worked on report cards. I also got to do PADS things like help at the Hats Off Day in Burnaby and attend my first...
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Spring is here…, or is it?! Despite the rain, I have started getting out on ‘adventure walks’, which allow me to have more freedom and sniffing time on a long lead. This helps me to understand more about my environment while practicing my recall so I...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello everyone! My name is Encore, and I am just starting my journey to possibly becoming a service dog. I spend my weekdays at a middle school and on the weekends, I can be seen shopping at the grocery store, settling at a coffee shop or practicing loose-leash...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Help Fund My Training! #WOOF I'M SOCIALFacebookTwitterGoogle+ Encore 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,...
