Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Picard continues to join me at the YMCA for all my classes, but this month he also visited a care home, went to the Abbotsford Canuck game representing PADS and went shopping at Ikea. He is a confident puppy and never disappoints me when he goes to these outings. ...
Saturday, March 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well, the MOST exciting thing this month was participating in the Invictus games. Picard went with a couple of different handlers and travelled on a variety of public transit options to get there. He was there for four opportunities and was a star all those times....
Saturday, February 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Picard spent some time with two different babysitters this month, which was a great learning experience for him. When he came back, I continued his new experiences by taking him to my pickleball classes, where he also met a police officer, then he went to the...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
What a jam-packed month this was. Mom felt comfortable and confident about bringing me EVERYWHERE. I went to a Christmas jazz concert, a couple of Christmas special presentations, the Lafarge lights, Martini town, and a skating rink, and enjoyed an Elvis concert and...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Picard was fashionable with his poppy bandanna and sported it and a sombre expression during the Remembrance Day ceremonies. He was a little curious about those bagpipe sounds, though. Went out to a lot of shopping malls, and he always was a star attraction because of...
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well, Picard and I did our duty and voted in the provincial elections; we also went shopping at IKEA, checked out the local baseball fields and learned about meditation at the Surrey Museum. Meditation sure comes in handy when navigating all those crowds and scary...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Picard showed off his cuteness while receiving a PADS check from OpenRoad with his good friend Marsh and then checked out being a tourist. He visited the Surrey Museum, took a long bus ride and ferry to Victoria, and visited the famous, Empress hotel, checked out many...
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Picard was busy this month checking out potential future careers. He tried a new role as a fire dog at the Maple Ridge fire hall. Then he checked out being a police dog with the RCMP at their BBQ event. Then a sales dog for cars at the Open Road event. Lastly, he...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Picard has proven to be an amazing puppy. His super cuteness invited him into new experiences, like the inside of an ambulance with the paramedic and people of all ages asking to pet him constantly… so he gets to practice ignoring distractions. He’s also great at...
Monday, July 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Picard traveled by plane to meet me and he’s been on a whirlwind of experiences since. He goes to my exercise classes at the YMCA and has been rocking his settling there. He’s been joining me at a variety of swimming pools, travelling on the ferry, meeting my 6 young...
