Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Pecan II 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. 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, Pecan II 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 II 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 II is having fun and can also be impatient to wait her turn. Sometimes we work on the simple things like arousal around stimuli and “fomo” (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
Pecan is doing well in Advanced Training and having lots of fun and new adventures. She now has an excellent “tug” to open and close doors and a very good “close” 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
Pecan 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 welcome Pecan II 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...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
In spite of the rain, I have donned my raincoat and ventured out to meet friends for lunch, shopping and some adventures. We have had some visits to the hospital, and I am becoming quite familiar with the layout and protocols. Everyone knows me by name and has been...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It has been a spooky month in our neighbourhood, with lots of training opportunities. Also, some lovely photo ops with all of the beautiful trees changing colours. My homework was the kibble challenge, my sidekicks Halo & Folie decided to provide some moral...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I tried a new sport this month – paddleboarding! Halo wouldn’t let me sit in the captain’s seat, maybe next time. We have had some very nice hikes. I practiced laying next to the picnic, ignoring the charcuterie & cheese, keeping my tongue to...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
As Pat MacDonald of Timbuk 3 once said, “The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades”. My sidekick HurryUpHalo and I – PeekyPantsPecan, spent much of August fundraising for the PADS move2021 campaign. Thank you to all my friends and family that...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The summer is off to a great start with our PADS #moveforpads campaign. Halo & I have been busy fundraising & moving on foot, by water and our raiser on horseback. I would love to ride the horse, but Teri said, maybe, when I get tall enough to reach the...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
May was an interesting month for me. I left my puppy starter team of Nicole and Gail to my raiser team of Teri, Rory and retired breeding dog Halo. I met many new friends, visited a few new places, and showed everyone what a very good girl I am! Submitted by: Teri...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Help Fund My Training! #WOOF I'M SOCIALFacebookGoogle+ Pecan II is being raised and trained to be an assistance dog for someone with a physical disability or who is deaf or hard-of-hearing. It truly takes a village to raise a puppy, and you can be part of Pecan...
