Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
January was filled with extra days at home due to the cold weather and extended school Winter Break. Marley was happy to get back into his usual routine when the break was over. The highlight of Marley’s month was an off-leash walk on a sunny but chilly day...
Saturday, May 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month Marley was able to attend small group classes outside in Calgary. Marley has enjoyed working on engagement skills around other dogs and in an outside environment where there are lots of smells.Since the weather has been getting much nicer, Marley has been...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Marley has had an easy-going month of March. We continued to work on his skills of cone wrapping and increasing his comfortability around strange and loud sounds. We also had a few field trips going to the pet store and grocery store. It was Marley’s one year...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month Marley has been working on lowering his distraction around dogs. He knows playing with pups is lots of fun so he has been learning how to focus and stay calm before he gets to play. We also started working on “cone wrapping” skills in our online...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Marley has had a pretty relaxing month. He learned how to nose target empty cans to get him used to sudden & strange sounds. This is helping him through some of his worries & I’m very proud of him! We had a few play & train sessions with other PADS dogs...
Friday, January 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month Marley had a few adventures in public doing some Christmas shopping. He rocked his loose leash walking but we are still working on increasing his engagement and making him less interested in sniffing.Marley also had a puppy swap for a week this month. He...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month Marley and I did lots of fun activities. We had a couple of fun training and play sessions with our good friend PADS Aggie. Marley, and Aggie had such a good time playing, but before they got to play we made sure they stayed focused, engaged, and followed...
Sunday, November 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month, Marley had a few adventures. First, he got to spend time with his good friend, PADS Callie II, after her spay. He loved cuddling her and keeping her company during her recovery. He had some public outings this month as well. We did some shopping in...
Thursday, October 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This was Marley’s first month with me, so we spent a lot of our time getting to know each other and him getting used to our home. Marley worked on his search game a lot this month. We also are working on keeping Marley engaged instead of having him sniff....
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month has been busy! I got to spend the month split between two acreages which was AWESOME! Got lots of snuggles from kids and adults. I’m still working on basic training, include duration on my commands. Don’t worry though, I spend lots of time...
Saturday, August 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hey everyone! This month has been pretty awesome as I got to spend time at a different acreage than normal. I’ve been working really hard on staying food motivated and general manners, and I’ve got to say: I’m rocking it!! These people have a ride...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
Marley has been really fun to have at our house. His favourite activities are running and playing with the kids and dogs he lives with, and going on off-leash adventures. This month he had lots of firsts. He learned about rivers, campfires, and lots of new training...
