Congratulations Team Puma!

Congratulations Team Puma!

Accredited Facility Dog Puma Puma & Kim Puma at Work Puma & the ‘Dogfather’ Caber All Dressed Up! Puma Striking a Pose We are excited to announce that at PADS 2019 Graduation on October 6th, PUMA graduated as an Accredited Facility dog....
Puma I September 2019

Puma I September 2019

We are very excited to announce that PUMA has passed all her pre-placement testing and has been matched with a client. Puma and her new client will be starting team training at the beginning of October and are planning to graduate with the PADS 2019 Graduating Class....
Puma I August 2019

Puma I August 2019

PUMA continues her summer adventures, visiting new people and going to lots of different places so she can continue to develop the still necessary to help her future client. We are eager anticipating a public access test in the near future. In the meantime, Puma is...
Puma I July 2019

Puma I July 2019

PUMA is settling well into with advanced training in Calgary and is having a great time playing with her new dog friends Webber, Burke, Hammond and Spirit. She loves getting scratches from every person she meets and makes friends wherever she goes. She has been...
Puma | May 2019

Puma | May 2019

Spring has sprung! I am hard at work polishing my obedience skills and practicing my polite manners in public. I want to be ready when I get “The Call”. The one where mum learns it’s time for me to spread my wings and move on in my PADS journey...
Puma | April 2019

Puma | April 2019

This month we focused on the cues “Heel” and “Side”. I love swinging in to position at my mom’s leg but I sometimes get confused about which side to go to! Heel means Left and Side means Right. I’m getting better at distinguishing...
Puma | March 2019

Puma | March 2019

I had a busy month! I spent some time with new people who lead a very different lifestyle than I’m used to! I lived in a busy neighbourhood, rode transit every day, lived with lots of new people in the house, and went to a busy school with my sitter. It was very...
Puma | February 2019

Puma | February 2019

February has been a relatively quiet month for me. I’ve been working hard with mama on my obedience skills and we’ve been playing fun games to increase my love of work, even when there are no snacks! Submitted By: Emma...
Puma | January 2019

Puma | January 2019

I love this time of year the very best! Cold weather is my jam. My mom says I’m more polar bear than dog! I got to practice fitting my now full grown self, into small spaces in public. I’m getting better at curling up instead of stretching out. I decided...
Puma | December 2018

Puma | December 2018

December was a busy month! We moved and are now getting used to life on a farm. I had my second heat and got to spend a couple weeks with my favourite Auntie. I’m working on perfecting all my obedience cues and loving it! Submitted By: Emma...
Puma | November 2018

Puma | November 2018

This month I learned about “moving”. Apparently humans sometimes find us new places to live and they spend a great deal of energy relocating all their stuff. I’m pretty excited because we are moving to a Farm! I’m told this means I’ll get...
Puma | October 2018

Puma | October 2018

This month I got to go to a Whitecaps Soccer game! We took the SeaBus and SkyTrain to get to the game which was great fun. Mom says I have to work on my core strength because I was sliding on the smooth floor of the SkyTrain when holding my Sit. My fellow riders...
Puma | September 2018

Puma | September 2018

I have been pretty excited to see the leaves turning and the air getting cooler! I’m definitely a cold climate kinda girl. Summer is great for rolling in mud puddles but bring on the frost and snow! I’m having a lot of fun working with mom to learn the...
Puma | June 2018

Puma | June 2018

Puma had a great time hanging out with chickens, ducks, goats, and rabbits on a farm this month. She didn’t bat an eye at any of the strange new animals and enjoyed lounging in the midst of them. We are working on Puma’s duration in Sit (it’s hard to...

Puma | July 2017

Puma has enjoyed learning to swim this month. She took a couple days to gain the confidence to go in further than her belly but is a little fish now! In training we are working on adding duration to her stationary behaviours as well as proof her default food refusal...
Puma

Puma

Help Fund My Training! #WOOF I'M SOCIALFacebook Puma is being raised and trained to be an assistance dog for someone with a physical disability or who is deaf or hard-of-hearing. In July, 2019, Puma took the next step on her journey and entered Advanced Training...

Puma | June 2017

This is our first month together so *everything* is interesting and fun. Puma has been to the movies, several restaurants, 2 ferry rides, and she has taken almost everything in (very slow) stride. In training I am focussing on loose leash walking as well as putting...