Friday, December 1, 2017 | Pupdates
We were working with Quince to try to get Keats used to relaxing with another dog around. We have been going to quiet parks and playing/running around on a long line, and Keats is showing improvement in his focus. He has been able to play with me more instead of just...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Pupdates
This month Keats went to see Jersey Boys. but he wasn’t able to settle as beautifully as he did at Phantom of the Opera. We’ve been working a lot of work on Keats’ off switch in high distraction areas, and have been doing lots of general outdoor...
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | Pupdates
At the park, I have been able to get Keats to play tug on a long line with me while other dogs are nearby, and his focus is on me instead of the other dogs. He is loving all the extra park time he has been getting. We are still doing lots of impulse control training...
Friday, September 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Keats has been doing all the normal interesting stuff like restaurants, groceries, etc. for the past month. Usually I work from home but Keats got to go to the office and he did really well. His off switch was way better and he was much more polite with my coworkers....
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | Pupdates
This month Keats was exposed to the PNE for class. At first he had issues with the other PADS dogs being close but once we calmed him he had no issues with anything in the PNE that wasn’t a dog. We took him to the PNE a second time because we wanted to go and he...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 | Pupdates
We have started taking him on off leash trails on his own, the only times we did it before was with other dogs with good recall. He has proven to us he can be trusted to come back to us and we were even able to get him to follow us when he was trying to play with...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 | Pupdates
We took Keats to a BC Lions game where he had difficulty settling for longer than we would have liked but eventually found his ‘off switch’. He has been training with Quince a lot which has been great because she’s encouraged him to play a little...
Saturday, October 1, 2016 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Gulf Island Litter – I was born 2nd of 6 puppies, on September 13thΒ atΒ 640am!Β This is my dad Hermon from South Eastern Guide Dogs in Florida, and my mom Halo, originally from Guide Dogs for the Blind San Rafael CA. I live in Vancouver with Kendra and James. I am...
