Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We welcomed Poblano to Sooke on December 8th. He is working on duration stands, sits, downs, without a held leash, dog distraction, and meet & greets. We went on field trips to grocery stores, coffee shops and a mall. He had the company of PADS Rainbow for three...
Monday, November 21, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Poblano has been settling in very nicely with his new routine with his new people. He has been doing really well adjusting to his new handlers. He is still adjusting to the new change, so he has not been doing many outside interactions. He has been doing lots of fun...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Po’s graduating on Nov. 8th and will be going into Advanced Training. This is my last month with him and it was so exciting. He and I went on a few photo sessions and got some beautiful photos from Beth Holbrook. He also went to a few Halloween parties and...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano and I started back to working in the high school and boy was Po excited to be in the hallways and with those teenagers again. We still had lots of company in the first couple of weeks in September so Po had opportunity to practice showing how he could behave...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month we participated in the MOVE it fundraiser. We went to Lynn Valley Park and a strawberry farm and made over $500 in donations. Not bad for our first time…just can’t figure out how to do all that posting on social media though. I also met my human’s mom and...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I had to wear the “cone” this month and it sure interfered with my fun. There wasn’t as many outings this month but I did get to meet some new smells….horse and chicken. Very interesting animals. My human said I was much better at being calm among her baby...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano had an amazing experience this month. He went to the regional dog agility competition in Langley as a spectator. He wore his cape and behaved very nicely despite all those other people, dogs, sounds and attractive smells around. I think he wanted to...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I hardly got to see my human this month so I had lots of new experiences with someone else. It all started with 2 weeks of a puppy swap and it was like a holiday. I didn’t have to go to school but went to a hockey arena, helped chop wood (or rather got to play...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano was amazing during this busy month of April. His first challenge was being an ambassador for PADS during the B.C. Distillery event, and you can see that he thoroughly enjoyed himself and looked so handsome in his vest…. despite all the different smells, sounds...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
March was a busy month for Poblano. He got to host another labrador, non-PADS, over the March break. They loved to play tug of war inside and learned to walk nicely side by side on the few sunny days we had. They were able to share toys, relax nicely and wait...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
February started off a little sad as Poblano lost his house canine companion. We had to put our 12-year-old boxer, Zara, to sleep. Poblano was looking for a whole lot more attention from me after this point. However, I think he recovered pretty quickly because he had...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano played host to family and friends from Singapore at the beginning of this month. He wowed them with his cuteness and knowledge. He also went to a third babysitter who was impressed with how well he did his commands at only 10 months, but…there’s always a ‘but’...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano was really really excited with all the Christmas things all around him this past month. He visited with a big red bearded guy a couple of times and there was lots of music and lights and shiny baubles ….. it was really hard for him not to get so excited...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I had my 2nd babysitting experience with Jeremy and Nancy this month. They were so impressed with how good I was at only 8 months old. Unfortunately, I did have a couple of accidents indoors, but…. once I returned home, I’ve been able to stay on track with...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano had a lot of new experiences this month. He had his first babysitting experience out in Hope. His human missed him but was also encouraged to hear how well he was doing and was so proud of how well behaved he was. He also had his first field trip to Home Depot...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I had a play date with my brother Jalapeño this month. The first time we’ve seen each other since we were separated from our Mom … I can’t believe how similar we look and how much we both love jumping and playing. Our Hoomans couldn’t tell us apart except for our...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano is eager to learn new skills and loves learning in general. He continues to come to the music studio on the days I’m teaching.He has managed several successful outings in busy stores wonderfully. Poblano has received many compliments on his public...
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Poblano is a happy and excitable little guy. He shows enjoyment in learning new skills. This being his first month with raisers, he has had opportunities to explore many new things. He tried swimming a few strokes, he has met many new students and attended his first...
