Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Congratulations to Quiche for successfully passing her pre-placement testing! We will now search for a suitable match for her in the AFD stream. Quiche has spent some time off-site, enjoying the trails and having a great time. She also spent some time on-site,...
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Quiche spent some time both on-site and off-site. While off-site, she worked on her recall with her sitters, keeping her skills sharp and ready. When back on campus, she enjoyed going on various field trips, worked on her deployment skills, and, as always,...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Quiche spent most of it off-site with her sitters and had a blast. She turned 2 years old and celebrated with a trail walk with her buddy and housemate, VIP Boomer. She has also been working on her recall and check-ins on various North Shore trails! While...
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Quiche has been brushing up on all her foundations in preparation for her preplacement testing. She has also been going on some trail runs and working on her recall and check-ins. Quiche went on some big lunches with lots of dog distractions and did super...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
July was a very busy month for Quiche, as she’s been taking her AFD deployment skills on various field trips. She visited staff at the Vancouver Police Department, attended community court, browsed Burnaby Village Museum and even assisted in a day of AFD team...
Monday, July 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Quiche joined Jade’s string at the Burnaby Campus! Quiche is a sweet girl with great foundations, and she seems like a great AFD candidate, so we are working on introducing her to some deployment skills and taking her on lots of fun field trips....
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We are thrilled to welcome Quiche into Advanced Training this month! During her first week at pup-university, she settled in quickly with the campus routine. She played tons with her furiend, Tope and enjoyed meeting everyone and getting cuddles! Quiche was startled...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
CanβtΒ believe how time flies, and this will be my last pupdate for Quiche. SheΒ has graduated to advanced training in the short 19 months of her life. ItΒ has been my honour to train her this far and be blessed by her beautiful nature.Β Β This month was...
Monday, April 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a fashionable scarf made by one of her babysitters but then had to have her spay surgery and wore the “cone”. She actually liked wearing that too, because it was quite comfy to rest her head on. She is...
Friday, March 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It was a busy month for Quiche with my district ProD day. There were lots of big crowds and being quiet for the speakers, walking the school halls and getting lots of attention. She rocked everything and was a great visible ambassador for PADS. Good thing we had that...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It was lovely playing in the snow we had. No winter Jacket was needed for Quiche as she couldnβt even feel the cold. She loved playing with her βbrother β Po and the many grandchildren. I was busy at work with presentations in front of 300+ people, but I didnβt like...
Monday, January 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche was so happy to finish her heat cycle and come back home in time for Christmas celebrations. She did well with spending time with 3 different babysitters one of which she had 2 other released PADS dogs (Simone and Journey) to play with.Β Once home, life got...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well, it has been quite a month. I got to be sat by three lucky sitters. While with my last sitter, I got to check out a lot of fun Halloween displays in the neighbourhood. I even saw a huge black cat which I thought was pretty cool until it moved its head. I...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche has been with a sitter for the last 3 weeks. She has settled well into a new household with a new routine and her sitter is impressed with Quiche’s house manners and sweet demeanor. Quiche spent time enjoying the sunshine on the North Shore including a...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche was at a sitter for about 2 weeks this month and impressed them with her excellent skills. They were confident to take her out and give her some fantastic experiences. She took in the PNE and watched the Super Dog show and was awesome with all the crowds,...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche didnβt have to go to work (school) this month but still has to wake up early to help with babysitting duties. Sheβs been very patient with the 1.5-year-old granddaughter but sometimes likes to share those stuffed toys, her favourite kind of toy. Thereβs more...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche is getting better and better at settling almost anywhere. She went to her LifeLabs and waited patiently in a small space. She was under a restaurant table for almost 3 hours and tolerated all the noise and activity of end of year activities at high school. It...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche went to the dentist and though she didn’t get any work done, she was very patient while I was seeing the dentist and the hygienist. They loved her and were super impressed with how quiet and how quickly she just settled down for a 2-hour wait. Her...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche had tons of fun playing with her newly released PADS “brother” Poblano. They get along really well and enjoy socializing with my grandchildren and other PADS dogs. They like snuggling together when they’re tired out, but they both work hard to...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wow, it was a busy month for Quiche. She went to many doctor’s offices, went to the airport, travelled on a boat and met so many other dog friends. She had her second sitting experience and spent time with Edith (another PADS dog), spent time with a puppy poodle...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche had a dog party to go to, a visit to the human doctor and the massage therapist, riding on the sky train and enjoying another fun snow day. Sheβs getting better and better in many different situations. Sheβs also strengthening her legs and has learned how to...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quiche is such a sweetheart and gets lots of admiration because of her cuteness wherever we go. But she loves to learn, and this month met a variety of grade 7 students in 3 schools, joined me at the front of presentations in front of crowds and lots of noise, and she...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
What an exciting month this was. Quiche had her first babysitting experience with a PADS sitter and did well. She had her first taste of snowβ¦didnβt like to stay in it too long, though, too coldβ¦but definitely enjoyed taking those sparkly baubles off the tree. There...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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