Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
TheΒ Magnificent MoriahΒ is excited to announce that she has completed her pre-placement testing and has found a job! Congratulations to the wonderful village that helped her get to her client. Whelping Home:Β Kevin & Shannon deBruyckere, Barb Sutton and Jackie Clark...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
MoriahΒ has spent the month getting ready for her team training in the middle of August. Sheβs been working on skills like answering her clientsβ name and jumping on the bed to wake them up in the morning. She definitely loves learning, so this part of her journey has...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
We are very excited to announce thatΒ MoriahΒ has been matched with a client! Way to go MoMo! Moriah and her client will start team training in August. While she waits excitedly for her first day on the job, Moriah has been spending time with her advanced sitters,...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
MoriahΒ is looking forward to the summer season! She has been spending her time keeping her hearing dog skills sharp β and she sure is on point! She will leave playing or run from another floor of the house to warn her sitters, Gloria or Linda, that the smoke detector...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
MoriahΒ is having fun while waiting for a client match. She moved in with Gloria and Linda and loves all the walking and working on her sounds in a new house. She did a wonderful job being on her best behaviour during the Calgary PADS graduation watch party, where she...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MoriahΒ has been spending the beginning days of βspringβ in Calgary by keeping her hearing dog skills sharp β and she sure is on point! She will leave playing with friends in the training center or her bed to alert Miranda that her phone is going off or that there is...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are very excited to announce thatΒ MoriahΒ has passed her pre-placement testing! Way to go, Moriah! We look forward to seeing Moriah begin her forever job as an amazing Hearing Dog! Her trainer Miranda and the PADS advanced training staff are very grateful to the...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Moriah’sΒ New Year’s resolution is just to continue being her sweet and eager self – you shouldn’t change what is already perfect! January has been filled with lots of learning, exploring, and expanding the sounds she alerts to. Right now, her...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MoriahΒ heard that Santa might be coming this month, so she has been sure to be on her best behaviour! She has been working hard on her hearing skills for her future career and ensuring that she has only her best manners when she is in public, working around...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MoriahΒ has been polishing up her skills for preplacement testing. She has been staying with Miranda this month so that she can continue to practice alerting in the home environment and out on field trips evenings and weekends. She has been settling into life at...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MoriahβsΒ ears sure have been getting a workout this month! We have been focusing on foundation skills like locating the source of sounds because sometimes her trademark enthusiasm gets in the way. And she starts guessing where sounds are coming from rather than...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Summer isnβt all vacation for Moriah. She has been really drilling down on her sound work at training and working on discriminating sounds and adding duration and complexity to the work that we are doing. However, Moriah was lucky enough to be able to enjoy taking her...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MoriahΒ is lovingΒ her summer so far! Miranda and Evelyn have been working with her to increase the number of sounds that she is alerting to. Also, showing her the different scenarios that she may need to alert a person to, such as while they are sleeping in their bed....
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are getting into the swing of summer with the recent good weather and have been taking advantage of the warm days by spending as much time as possible taking our obedience and hearing skills on the road and working in local parks.Β MoriahΒ is loving that after...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
If you want to know where the party is, just look forΒ Moriah, or as Miranda likes to call her, Mo-RIOT! Moriah is having a blast in advanced training. Miranda has not yet found anything she doesnβt like. She enjoys playing with friends, she likes training for snacks,...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Wow, the month of January has flown by for my raisers and me. I am still practicing many skills before I go to advanced training. One skill I have been working on is avoiding distractions at busy stores/malls and focusing on my raiser. In virtual zoom classes, we have...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Happy December! Yes, it is the end of the year, and I am excited for Christmas. I have gone on many field trips to many different stores, a care facility and the hospital this month. I did really well in most places. However, I do need more reinforcement at grocery...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hi everyone, Moriah reporting! I have been going out on more adventures this month, including going to my Dadβs place of work. It is a very quiet office and I spent most of my day relaxing on my bed. I have also been on several field trips this month, including the...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Happy birthday to me. Yes, I turned 2 years old in October! Even though I am 2 now, I continue to be the loving, playful dog my raisers have come to know. I am so good when I go to work with my raiser. You know she works at a school in the office, and lately when the...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Itβs September, and I am back at my raiserβs work for the beginning of the school year! It was great to be back at work and able to welcome the students and staff. With the continuing pandemic, some people are very anxious. This is where I shine as I was able to bring...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
In August I enjoyed the nice weather and went for lots of long walks and hikes in the mountains. I also got to spend a weekβs vacation with a sitter that gave me some new experiences! I continue to improve on my duration of down, sit, stand and have started to master...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Happy July! As my raiser is on her school break, we are spending more time going on walks with other PADS raisers and many friends. I have also been going on small hikes and was able to attend the Beyond Van Gogh exhibit with my raisers. I was told that I was...
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
June was a slow month for me. I was having my heat cycle, so I did not go out in public at all. I still went to work with my raiser and was extra helpful with the staff and students as the school year was winding down. I did keep going on short walks with my family....
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hello everyone, I have had a busy month in May. I have been going out to public places with my raisers to practice my current skills. This includes the garden centre, several Winners stores and a pet store to buy some dog toys. The pet store was very hard for me, as I...
