Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
After weighing out her options,Β MosleyΒ has decided that she would like to hang up her cape and change her life as a VIP! Although she made a lot of progress in many areas of her advanced training, she still found it very tricky at times to be settled and quiet when...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MosleyΒ has been doing a great job of relaxing and stationing on campus when it is not her turn and is always eager to work when it is! We are working on transferring more of that chill downtime ability when there is no set command, and she is left to choose to settle...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
In December,Β MosleyΒ continued to work on her calm and learning when food rewards will not be happening. Initially, it was a bit tricky, but she started to understand that sometimes her job is to rest, even when Ashley is around with a super fun bait bag. Sheβs also...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MosleyΒ has been working on building more calm around her handler and food, which can be tricky because sheβs such an eager girl. She was out for a little bit this month with kennel cough, so she got some time to relax and experience a different home environment where...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MosleyΒ has been playing around with different ways of working around food so that she can be calmer and be in a thinking/learning zone. Sheβs found that she really likes working with the treat and train. It has helped her to learn some new concepts. Without her having...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Mosley has been enjoying working hard and playing hard! She can get very excited about food and get stuck in offering her default sit or heel position. Sheβs been working on being a calm cookie as well as food not on her handler to bring her food excitement down to be...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MosleyΒ just joined advanced training in August! Sheβs really enjoying working with new people and is showing off her lovely obedience and loose leash walking as well as her rock-solid settle! She loves spending playtime in the yard in her downtime with her kennel mate...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
MosleyΒ made herself right at home in her dorm room with her new best friend, with Alpine. They love to play together in the yard (we call them the ‘Terrible Twos’ when they’re together). And then cuddle in their kennel when they’re all tuckered...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
BIG NEWS THIS MONTH!!!! I got the call to university. Itβs bitter sweet as my time with my raiser is coming to an end, but Iβm so ready to start trying out some different career paths to see what I may like to do in the future. This month was spent visiting some of...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Bowsa! June came and went down fast we almost missed that it had happened. Although it went by quickly it wasnβt without many adventures. I got to go on my first road trip where we went to Calgary and back over a weekend. I got to meet the Calgary Advanced trainer and...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We went on a short adventure this month. One of our good friends went away for some time this month so we went to stay at their house to experience life with Groot the cat and a little bit more the city life. We live in a below ground basement suite so windows are not...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Work play balance was the key to this month. The weather wasnβt quite sure it was going to spring or keep the winter vibes going so we had quite a few rainy cold days but that wasnβt going to dampen our outside adventures. The hooman introduced me to a new to me but...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The theme of March was rest and relax. My outings were quite limited as I had my spay this month and had to spend 2 weeks laying low and recovering. This was no simple task for a busy worker bee like me. Thankfully the hooman is pretty resourceful and rigged up a...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
February was a short month but didnβt come without many adventures.Β We started off the month by saying goodbye to sweet little Garfield as he headed off to his new school.Β This month also brought a much-appreciated break in the weather; although we arenβt quite sure...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Here we are at the beginning of a new year, and so far, it hasnβt disappointed. January definitely didnβt shy away from the snow days, so we spent a lot of time around the house practicing on house manners and romping in the snow. Halfway through the month, the snow...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December saw me reunited with my puppy raiser after spending the last two months on sitter adventures while my house mate PADS Freya reared her littler of puppies. I was met with open arms and returned lots of wiggles followed by the unfortunate welcome home bath....
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Back to the mainland for me and off to see another fabulous sitter!!Β I’ve stayed with this sitter before, so it didn’t take me long to slip back into the swing of things with them. I got to experience so many great things for a puppy in training. With my...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Let me just start with sitter adventures rock!!!!Β This month one of my puppy roommates, PADS Freya, who also happens to be one of the PADS breeding dogs, had puppies. This meant I got to head out for a little bit on some fabulous sitter adventures.Β This adventure...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
September was an exciting month in our household. Mainly because one of my puppy roommates, PADS breeding dog Freya found out sheβs pregnant.Β This means Iβll be going on a big sitter adventure very soon. So the hooman and I took full advantage of our time together...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month was the annual MOVE for PADS fundraiser so we spent the month moving in as many ways as possible. Have to say I was quite a fan of this because it meant many a trail walkies with frens!!! Although the hooman said life canβt be all fun, there has to be a...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Holy heat waves Batman!!! July sure was a hot month which limited some of our outings, but didnβt totally cramp our style. We made use of early morning outings to beat the heat and the crowds. We also made great use of our fav little watering hole the hoomans stumbled...
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
June definitely did not disappoint. This month saw many training adventures, the biggest ones when we hit the road and went on a vacation to Whistler. I got to practice so many new things like walking around a village, suspension bridges, elevators, gondolas, buses,...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
May was a busy busy month. It was full of adventures in the woods as well as the momma got her vaccine which meant we could start venturing out a bit more into the big wide public world. Our first big adventure was trading in the adventure mobile to get a new one....
Saturday, May 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
April showers bring May flowers, so I’ve been told, except April seemed to have forgotten the part of the shower. There was lots of sunshine and wowser did we take advantage of it. The momma says we have a very short window where our river bank is low enough to...
