Monday, March 18, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Update: Please join us in welcoming Team Pecan to the PADS Village! Matched late last year, thus the Christmas photo, Robin recently shared with us how life has changed with PADS Pecan by his side. “Since receiving Pecan, my black Labrador Retriever service dog,...
Friday, November 10, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Perky Pecan IIΒ has been matched with a client and will be starting team training very soon! We’re so grateful to the amazing group of people that got her to this point: Breeder Caretaker:Β Marie Breton and Jocelyn Rock Puppy-Starters:Β Nicole Schnapp, Gail &...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Pecan IIΒ will start team training with her client in November and will soon be saying goodbye to her trainer and circle of adoring volunteers. She will be missed, but we are excited to see her change somebody’s life and do the work she was born to do! We will...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Pecan II is getting ready for her client soon and is working very hard! Of course, everything Pecan does is with great enthusiasm and joy! We have spent many hours on field trips to get her ready for her placement. She has been working so hard that one day, she was...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It’s the last days of summer, andΒ Pecan IIΒ is looking forward to the cooler weather and more field trips. She had some holiday time during the warm days along with her trainer. Pecan’s mobility service dog skills remain the main focus for her. We are...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Pecan IIΒ is finishing up her tour and training in Calgary this month and will be heading back to BC in August. Of course, not before she posed for a picture with her Stampede bandana. She practiced being an airplane passenger, learned to work with various handlers and...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Pecan IIΒ experienced what it is like to work with a client this month. She did find it challenging to think about two people simultaneously, the client and the trainer, but she started to figure out that clients also give kibble. She showed trainer Lisa that she loves...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Now that it is spring,Β Pecan IIΒ is enjoying more cruising alongside the powerchair in the sun. We like to roll along until we reach the park and then do a zoomie and a good sniff around. On the way back, she enthusiastically presses the crosswalk buttons. She...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Pecan IIΒ is speeding through her advanced training skills so she can get to work as soon as we allow her. There is not much more she needs to learn before we focus on getting her tested and matched. She is such a joy and bright light in this rainy season.Β Thank you...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Pecan II is so jazzy and silly. In this photo, her enthusiasm for the button can also include not just her paws but also her nose. We are working on catching just the foot target behaviour and not the nose. Her on/off switch is spectacular. It goes from the super...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
In December,Β Pecan IIΒ spent some time in the big Vancouver metropolis working with a different handler on key behaviours. She then got to spend a nice two-week holiday back in her old neighborhood with her raisers and best buds she grew up with. Thank you again for...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Pecan IIΒ is doing very well and is being an eager student. She is also a very clever girl when she needs to problem-solve. Pecan continues to learn details of how to retrieve and hold different items gently and securely. Different items require different pressure and...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Pecan IIΒ is having fun and can also be impatient to wait her turn. Sometimes we work on the simple things like arousal around stimuli and βfomoβ (fear of missing out). These are foundations that are very important to her training. We toggle our training plan with a...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
PecanΒ is doing well in Advanced Training and having lots of fun and new adventures. She now has an excellent βtugβ to open and close doors and a very good βcloseβ to close doors with her nose. She continues to get better and better, holding an item in her mouth. Thank...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
PecanΒ has been learning new skills this month in advanced training. We are starting out working on her body positioning, tug, nose target to a wall, and her retrieve. Each skill will require precision, duration, generalization and complexities we add as we go so we...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are excited to welcomeΒ Pecan IIΒ Β into Advanced Training in Chilliwack! In the first week of arriving in advanced training, Pecan sat back and watched what all excitement of university was. Pecan met her new dog friends and showed trainer Lisa her nice obedience and...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
July is my last month with Teri & Rory so we made sure it was jam packed with fun as well as brushing up on my skills I will need for PADS University. We got a head start on our MoveForPads 2022 campaign, I learned to swim in a friends pool before taking to the...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
June has been a whirlwind of activities. We were farm-sitting again. It is a great place to train organically and doesn’t even feel like work. For example, I have to hold my down or my sit for the entire time it takes Teri to turn the horses out as it is not...
Friday, June 24, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
May was a lovely month for gardens and blossoms. I practiced my loose leash walking in our neighbourhoods, seeing all the sights. My first driving lesson was going great until I was pulled over for having too many passengers, haha. I also went to my first baseball...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
April has been a great month. I spent some time in Pemberton, practicing my jump on in the cross country field. I have been working on my go-in and settling in stores, restaurants, and at home. Unfortunately, my pal Halo injured her paw and has had to spend ten days...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The month started out pretty quiet as I had my spay, I was lucky as I had this comfy pillow that went everywhere with me. I took this down time to contemplate my life, how it is going and to think about what I would like it to look like. While I love to run in the...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This has been a month of training hard and playing hard, which resulted in a bath. I did not see that one coming. It was well worth it as I got to spend time with some of my favourite 4 legged PADS puppy friends. Submitted by: Teri...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
With the start of a new year, I have been upping my training in the public and working on holding my durations while at the dog park with lots of distractions. We have a friend that is hopefully temporarily in a wheelchair. We visit her often so that I can cheer her...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy Holiday Season, wishing you all the best for 2022. Love Pecan, and my sidekicks Halo & Folie Submitted by: Teri...
