Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II has had a great September, starting out with a new sitter enjoying city life. She then made a new little friend, Lucy, a 10-year-old miniature poodle. Hope was so gentle with her, although she tried to get her to play. With their second meeting, Lucy played a...
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope had a great end to the summer. She spent some time on Pender Island. After a walk to the beach, she had a surprise visit from a deer in the yard and had a bit of a runaround, but the deer was too fast for her. She had a fun time at the end of the month with a...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope has had a fun summer so far. She has been on ferry rides to Pender Island and went to a sitter with dog friends for a while. She had a friend come and stay as well. He is a smaller, older dog who is not as energetic. She tried to get him to play. Sometimes, she...
Monday, July 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II has had a great couple of months. She enjoyed a puppy swap at the end of May and was lucky enough to visit Birch Bay in Washington. She has spent her June watching her small humans finish school for the summer, dance competition season and going to lacrosse...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II has had a wonderful spring so far. She enjoyed a trip to Pender Island where she ran into the ocean several times and went on a steep hike in the woods. She enjoyed picking up shells and was very interested in the crabs, geese and seagulls.Β She was very...
Monday, April 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II had a great month learning how to settle in public places very well before she went into her first heat and was confined to the house and short walks. She spent a week with a lovely little dog while her humans were away. She may have taken over her tiny bed...
Friday, March 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II had an exciting month of February. She visited a new sitter with a two-year-old puppy pal. She had a great time exploring off-leash with some other PADS pups. She has been learning not to put her feet on her raiser which is something new with adolescence. She...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope enjoyed her first snow this month, racing and leaping through it. She enjoyed going inside a snow fort her small humans built. She was very supportive of her human while she got her Covid shot. Hope II had a bit of tummy trouble this month so missed out on a few...
Monday, January 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II had a great December working hard on her puppy skills, enjoying some Christmas treats and parties with her classmates and learning what good behaviour is at restaurants and coffee shops.Β She experienced βmeeting herselfβ in the mirror and reflection in the...
Friday, December 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II had a lovely month of November. Starting out with a sitter who lives in a busy city. She got to go to work and see robots pretending to be patients (simulators) which nursing students had to practice on. She sat quietly and watched and loved meeting all the...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope has had a fun October. She got to explore UBC for a few days with one of our amazing sitters. Sheβs been attending lots of field lacrosse games but finds them pretty boring. At one game she met a 10-week-old French Bulldog who she was extremely gentle with and...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hope II has had a lovely August enjoying a trip to Pender Island and learning lots of new things. Her friend PADS Alma went off to new humans and Hope II has shown her personality. She is a super spunky little dog who loves food and learning. She is a great shopper...