Friday, September 3, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
After careful consideration, KARMA has been released from advanced training. Karma is a sweet and affiliative dog who loves to be around her people. Although she enjoys working with people, Karma has shown us that she would prefer to focus only on her people and...
Friday, July 30, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
KARMA is a big ball of love! She is always on board for a good snuggle or bum scratch. She loves nothing more than to curl up at her person’s feet with a bed and a bone. Karma has been having some challenges with overactivation, so the training staff and dedicated...
Friday, July 2, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
KARMA has been working on refining her obedience skills and doing them in various environments with various handlers. She is sometimes interested in birds and is practicing her engage/disengage around them. Her self-regulation is improving! It is tricky when birds are...
Friday, June 4, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
KARMA joined Ashley’s string at the end of April. Karma is a very sweet girl with a keen eagerness to work. As she has settled into the Advanced Kennel, she has become fast friends Aries and Queenie. Karma has been working on her focus on her handler in distracting...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Hi! This month has been full of changes. I moved from my original raiser’s house to a home with teenagers, cats and another dog. I made the transition well and I have shown that I can help support my new family. I have been a very good girl. During my first...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
KARMA & PADS SVEN had a great time romping in the snow along the creek, where we have some wonderful Snowshoe Trails. Both pups have great Recall, and it’s a competition to get to the treat-reward first! KARMA & brother PADS ZEN, went to Burnaby for...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
KARMA is still enjoying Winter, and the Fun of bounding through the fresh snow with her buddy PADS Sven. We go on the Snowshoe Trails along the creek and across the hillside. Both pups get to explore off-leash, and are very good @ Recall. We have two very tired pups...
Friday, January 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
KARMA helped to brighten the “Spirit of Giving” by volunteering with me to ring the bells for the Salvation Army Kettle Fund. She practiced her Duration down, staying settled on her mat even with grocery carts and lots of people passing. She practiced good...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
KARMA shared her 2nd Birthday with brother ZEN, for a beautiful sunny hike along the Okanagan Great Canal. She wasn’t too impressed with wearing her Party-Hat, but was very enthusiastic about her Pup-cake!! We enjoyed a loose-leash along the Okanagan Rail...
Sunday, November 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
October was such a beautiful month, with all the Pumpkins & Autumn leaves in which to romp… We went with Grandma to Davison’s Orchard, where I got to sample many varieties of Apples. I used my best manners: sitting and taking the apple-slice with a...
Thursday, October 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma enjoyed the wonderful Autumn colours on several hikes around the Vernon area. She was so excited to explore the B.X. Trail, where she had to navigate the steel stairs going down to a beautiful water-fall. She even got to have a dip in the cool waters of the...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
PADS Cobbler, PADS Elsa, and PADS Karma have found a way to combine some training along with some social fun! We have organized our Raisers at a social distance, while they enjoy a coffee and chat. We have to settle on our mats for awhile… but then, we get to...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
I went on my first long Road Trip and stayed overnight in a Best Western Hotel!! There were 2 Big Soft beds, but I still had to sleep on my own mat?? Oh well… they gave me a goodie bag with treats!! We travelled many miles, and I slept most of the trip, We...
Monday, June 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma went for a sleep-over with part-time raisers, Pat & Orian. She always enjoys their “stuffy” assortment and all the cuddles she gets there. We have practiced loose-leash walking with PADS Tiller and his raiser, Sarah. They live in a farming area,...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma and I have been doing basic skills and on-line homework assignment. Video taping has been a challenge, with Karma wondering how the Cell Camera works…. Thankfully the weather has been great and we have been able to get out and continue to explore the many...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Before starting social isolation, Karma and I joined Andrea and PADS Cobbler in her backyard to do some in-cape training. Andrea set up an obstacle-course with different surfaces and challenges to practice skills. Both dogs did very well and stayed focused even with...
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma and I joined friends to watch the Vernon Winter Carnival Parade this month. While there, she was quite interested in all the costumes. We also got to enjoy the Carnival Chili cook-off and visited several Vernon restaurants. There were lots of chili samples and...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma and I joined our friends for another Snowshoe Day this month. We then enjoyed a burger at Long John’s Bistro at Silver Star Mountain as a reward (Karma slept). She had fun bounding about through the deep snow! She was quite impressed by all the skiers...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma was included in many Christmas festivities, starting with a Christmas Concert at the United Church. Karma enjoyed meeting up with her puppy friends, and all the action at the Vernon Vipers Hockey, on PADS Night. She was very excited going up and down the stairs...
Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma was with puppy-sitters Grant and Sylvia until November 13th. The three of us shared one-on-one time with Shona, and Karma was able to show skills and follow commands that were age-appropriate for her. Karma was able to transition from each handler and follow...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
We puppy-sat Karma for five weeks in October/November. We took her shopping at Superstore, Bulk Barn, and Canadian Tire. We also went to the theatre, cafés, and trick-or-treating at Halloween. She was a little distracted in new environments, especially where there...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma joined her brother Zen as well as two other PADS pups, Yahtzee and Magic, at the Armstrong Fair. There was a lot of excitement, noise, people, food, and farm animals. Karma even tried to lick the goats. She has no fear, however she was quite interested in the...
Sunday, September 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
August was a busy, social month for Karma. We had my daughter, two grandsons, and their four-month old puppy stay with us for a week. Karma and Quiver got to watch the boys ride up the Revelstoke Gondola and down the Pipe. They had to wait patiently while my family...
Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Karma & I joined friends at the Cruiser’s Car Show in downtown Vernon. There were many distractions, people, dogs, & food. She made a few attempts to socialize, but was easily redirected with kibble. We also went to Civic Sounds – an open air...
