Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Hickory is a very happy, sweet, and polite boy. He has shown that he loves to spend time with his people and dog friends that he trusts. He has beautiful foundation skills, and his puppy raisers should be very proud of such a lovely boy they raised. However, Hickory...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month Hickory has been out exploring the city of Edmonton! His calm demeanour and good looks attract a lot of people to come and say hi. Hickory doesn’t seem phased by the attention and focuses very nicely on his handler. Hickory loves playing with his dog...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are so excited to welcome Hickory into advanced training! He’s not only handsome but super sweet and easy-going as well. Hickory loves to play with his advanced training dog friends after a busy training day. He is settling nicely into advanced training and...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory has had an exciting last month with us, as he leaves for Advanced Training tomorrow! With the departure of Hickory, brought the arrival of a new puppy into our house! Pyxis is a 9-week-old puppy with PADS who has been with us most of July. Hickory has been...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory has had a busy month of soccer and grads! Two of our daughters graduated this month, so Hickory attended both grads in one week! He posed for many grad photos and was well-behaved at all of the grad events! Submitted by: Jay and Dana &...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory had an exciting day at a Mount Royal University Grad today! He was very well behaved in the stands, under the seats. He waited patiently while photos were taken and throughout the long ceremony. Submitted by: Dana and Jay Stephenson &...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory continues to love his time at the off-leash park! He will play with any dog who is willing and will run and run in circles, making people at the off-leash giggle at his incredible enthusiastic energy! The other day a man commented that he couldn’t...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory recovered quickly from his surgery. This month he has been able to get back to so many of the normal things we used to do pre-Covid! We went on a soccer tournament staying at a hotel and in and out of the soccer center and were able to take Hickory in to more...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory continues to be his sweet, energetic, happy self! He had his neuter surgery this month and seemed to think he should be back to running and playing the next day! He was very happy to get back to it once he was healed. Hickory is still amazing in the...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory has matured quite a bit this month, but we are still looking forward to his surgery and hoping it will settle him down a lot! He is still like a young puppy at the off-leash, and no matter how many dogs put him in his place, he still thinks all dogs want to...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory has visited a few friends’ houses this past month with pet small dogs and cats. He has done well after a period of time to adjust and be in a sit or down and settle. Even when the other pets are in his space and coming up to him to check him out or try...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory has been very ‘spicy’ this month; he will have his surgery in January, so that will hopefully settle him down a bit! Hickory continues to be beloved in the Kindergarten class, as seen in this month’s photos. He gets comfortable and lays near...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory has settled into a good routine for the fall, back to Kindergarten on Tuesday and Thursdays for a long day of 8-9 hours. On MWF and the weekends, Hickory goes to kickboxing and heavy bag bootcamps with Dana, Goodlife Fitness (where he’s the hit of the...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory has had a great summer, with lots of running at the off-leash park, swimming in the river and lake and hikes with the family. Hickory loves to be with children and teenagers, enjoying long cuddles and working hard at training. Hickory is incredibly patient and...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory’s laceration from June has healed nicely! He was so well behaved allowing us to clean it and hold a bag of ice on his swollen face for 2 days every hour! Hickory has started to bark when people come in the house or the living room so we are working on...
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory had a scare when he went up to a 13 year old lab and was bit in the face by him. It was very fast and unexpected. He saw the vet and healed well, very lucky the laceration just missed his eye. It is has helped him to be a bit less over eager around other dogs...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
We welcomed a new addition to our home – Hickory, from the Nut Litter! He was 12 weeks old when he arrived and very interested in Desi who is 2 years old. They have become so close and love to be together! They cuddle in the dog bed and are always touching. They...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hickory arrived in Cochrane, AB on Sunday, just 1 week ago. He turned 10 weeks old this week. He joins PADS pup, Desi, who turned 2 years old in November. She will be with us for a month to a few months longer. Desi has been amazing with Hickory, being an awesome...
