Friday, February 7, 2020 | Pupdates
After careful consideration, JERICHO has been released from advanced training. Jericho’s infectiously happy personality and his wiggly bum have charmed everyone in the advanced kennel. His struggles with alert barking ended up being too persistent for a career as a...
Friday, January 17, 2020 | Pupdates
JERICHO brings his desire to please and infectious wiggle into everything he does! We are working on sharpening all basic behaviors like loose leash walking and default ‘sit’ and ‘leave it’ and Jericho continues to impress everyone with his willingness and...
Friday, December 6, 2019 | Pupdates
JERICHO has been spending this month getting to know Apprentice Instructor Ashley and doing some one on one work with Training Programs Manager Margaret. Margaret, with the assistance of Jessica and several dedicated advanced training volunteers, will be continuing...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Pupdates
JERICHO continues to charm his way around the PADS Burnaby campus and is making lots of friends with his adorable wiggle and happy face. He has come a long way this month, developing working relationships with the Burnaby training staff and volunteers, which is...
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Pupdates
JERICHO is one of the newest recruits to the kennel here in Burnaby and he has quickly captured the hearts of the volunteers and his trainer Lisa. Jericho loves to play; toys are particularly rewarding to him. He is working on pairing playtime with his obedience cues...
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
In puppy class, Jericho has been working on some leash-guided movement. He is quite good at following a light tug on the leash, and this skill turns out to be very handy when on our daily journeys to work and running errands. Jericho has also ridden in a chariot...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Jericho continues to be an excellent companion at work (here he is in action in the photo), taking long naps (even snoring!) under the desk, and accompanying me to meetings and lunch hour walks along the Bow river. In training class, Jericho has been working on leash...
Monday, April 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month Jericho had the brand new experience of cycling, being pulled in a cart behind my bicycle. He was pretty unsure about it at first but quickly adapted and started appreciating the views and the nice breeze. In puppy class, Jericho continues to be an A+...
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month has been extremely cold in Calgary, so it hasn’t been easy to walk outside for long periods of time. However, Jericho braves the cold during our walks to the train station every morning, during which we continue to practice leash walking. Jericho...
Friday, February 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
While we were away at Christmas time, Jericho made some exciting progress in his ability to stay alert and focused in off leash parks. Using his favourite toy, Jericho’s recall in highly distracting off-leash parks is becoming quick and reliable! So this month,...
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
As Jericho is aging and maturing, he’s been polishing his commands, and working hard on duration, even in high distraction areas like at puppy class. He continues to be a great companion at work everyday, confidently holding his position under the desk even if I...
Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Jericho continues to sharpen his commands, switching rapidly from “sits” to “downs”, “stands”, “perches” and “bed”. He is an extremely enthusiastic learner, always very happy to practice his skills and learn new ones in puppy class. We continue to practice leash...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Jericho’s all-time favourite thing to do is to play with toys, so we’ve been working on using that motivation to help in his training. We’ve been using toys to help him improve at putting on his cape before we go to work, and remember his position in...
Monday, October 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Throughout the summer, Jericho has been working on a lot of proper leash walking. Keeping his attention on the leash handler is tricky, but he’s working hard to improve. He has also learned the ‘stand’ command, which he continues to practice before...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Jericho has begun practising free forming with the clicker, and he is a very enthusiastic learner. He also took the Greyhound coach bus from Calgary to Edmonton and was very well-behaved. Submitted By: Alexia Caron-Roy & Alan...
Sunday, April 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
We’ve been doing some productive playing with Jericho this month, encouraging him to interact with us and look forward to these play times. He has also socialized a lot with other PADS dogs (Brite, Floe, Fjord). Submitted By: Alexia Caron-Roy & Alan...
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month we’ve enjoyed the few but great winter nature walks along the Calgary river valley with Jericho. We’ve been bringing him to the office and school for longer periods, and he’s getting better at staying calm for long stretches of time....
Monday, January 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Jericho spent half the month in a new environment, with a puppy sitter and learned to adapt well to new change. He has been working on a couple of new commands, including ‘sides’ and ‘heels’. He has been socializing lots with other dogs,...
Friday, December 1, 2017 | Calgary, Pupdates
Jericho went to help students relax during exam week at Bow Valley College. He was a great socializer with the students. We are currently working on engagement, and at class we’ve been practicing duration using the Perch command. Submitted By: Alexia Caron-Roy...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Calgary, Pupdates
Jericho went hiking with us in Banff this month to see the Hoodoos. He was a great hiking companion, and successfully completed the hike which was several kilometers. We are mostly working on engagement this month. We’ve also established some boundaries in the...
