Friday, December 4, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are excited to announce that at PADS 2020 Virtual Graduation Celebration on November 29th, QUIXLEY graduated as a Service Dog. Congratulation to Quixley and his client Eli. Thank you so much to everyone who has been involved in helping Quixley succeed. His trainer...
Friday, August 7, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are excited to announce that QUIXLEY and his new partner successfully completed their Team Training as a Service Dog Team! Quixley is doing important work with his person, performing client specific skills as a Service Dog. The team is currently working through...
Friday, April 3, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
QUIXLEY and his new partner continue to work through a gradual team training schedule after their first few weeks of Team Training this month. Once they have completed team training, they will work through their 45-day probation period. When that is complete, they...
Friday, March 6, 2020 | Pupdates
We are very excited to announce that QUIXLEY has been matched with a client and will start team training in March. Quixley’s enthusiasm and devotion to his people will serve him well in his career as a PTSD service dog. We are so happy to see Quixley matched and wish...
Friday, February 7, 2020 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY continues to maintain and sharpen all his existing skills, both onsite with Margaret and other training volunteers and out in the ‘real world’ with his dedicated advanced sitters. Quixley enjoyed the holiday break and returned to PADS just as enthusiastic as...
Friday, January 17, 2020 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY was a social butterfly in December, enjoying meeting lots of new people at various holiday events with his advanced sitters. Quixley spent some time onsite at PADS, working with Margaret to brush up on all learned skills and accompanying her on various...
Friday, December 6, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY has established nice work/play balance this month by spending time with his puppy raisers Stephanie and Paul as well as visiting the PADS campus to keep up on all his skills. He continues to explore the possibilities of an AFD or PTSD career. Quixley’s joyful...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY has been spending time with his puppy raisers Stephanie and Paul this month and is very happy to do so. When he is not accompanying them on various day-to-day outings, Quixley has been joining Ashley and her string onsite and on various training field trips,...
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Pupdates
Although QUIXLEY and his client were both doing some really nice work, they have decided that they are not a match. Quixley is back at PADS and is spending time with his raisers, maintaining his skills and obedience while PADS continues the search for his match. He is...
Friday, September 6, 2019 | Pupdates
We are very excited to announce that QUIXLEY has been matched with a client and started Team Training earlier this month. They have started working together and are off to a strong start! We wish Quixley and his client all the best as they work on building a strong...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY has returned to the Lower Mainland and is spending his time working on his skills in the busy Downtown Vancouver area. Many thanks to Don for all the time and hard work he put into helping Quixley stay sharp and ready for his next steps in advanced training....
Friday, July 5, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY continues to enjoy his time on Vancouver Island with his advanced sitter Don. He is working hard on maintaining his existing skills and practicing his obedience on all kinds of field trips. This month Quixley accompanied Don and his family to the Parliament...
Friday, June 7, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY is enjoying his time on Vancouver Island with his advanced sitter Don. He is practicing his obedience and going on lots of field trips to keep up his skills. We hope to find a client match for Quixley soon! Skills being learned: Maintaining basic obedience and...
Monday, May 6, 2019 | Pupdates
This month QUIXLEY came back to the Mainland for some training with Ashley and while he was there, he passed all his pre-placement tests. Way to go Quixley! He had a great time in Regina, Saskatchewan attending his raiser Paul’s RCMP graduation. Congratulations again...
Friday, April 5, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY continues to enjoy his time with advanced sitter Don Larson on Vancouver Island and is doing well with all his skills and obedience. Quixley is taking a ferry ride back to the Mainland soon to do some more training with Ashley and to travel to Regina to...
Friday, March 8, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY has traveled to Vancouver Island to spend time with advanced training volunteer Don. Quixley is enjoying all the one-on-one attention and loves to have a good cuddle on the floor with Don. He has been practicing transferring his obedience and public access...
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Quixley had lots of fun playing in the snow this past month and trying new experiences! He went on a winter hike with fellow PADS dog Beckett to Dog Mountain, where they enjoyed chasing each other in the snow and admiring the view from the top. He also enjoyed seeing...
Friday, February 8, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY is learning some anxiety interruption behavior and is loving this new way to interact with his people. He loves spending time with Ashley and enjoys his new cues “nudge” and “come visit”. This month he has been working on transferring his public access...
Friday, January 4, 2019 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY has been brushing up on his obedience skills and practicing transferring them to different handlers. We have been strengthening his handler focus around scent distraction this month and he is excellent at ignoring French fries on the floor!Skills being...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY is enjoying his AFD field trips and is working towards being pre-placement test ready. He has been practicing his obedience and ‘leave it’ skills. Quixley is rooming with Avery right now and these boys enjoy having a good cuddle after a long day of training....
Friday, November 2, 2018 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY has been going on field trips to assess potential suitable AFD locations and is maintaining his obedience skills to prep for potential assessments. Skills being learned: “My lap”, “come visit”, “front.” Recent field trips: Lougheed Mall, Trout Lake, PetSmart,...
Thursday, October 18, 2018 | Pupdates
After two months of work on retrieve, QUIXLEY has decided that he is not interested in that part of mobility service work. He is currently being considered for PTSD training. He has been going out in public spaces and practicing his obedience as well as PTSD...
Monday, October 15, 2018 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY is keen to work on new skills. He’s getting better and better walking next to a power wheelchair and is starting to do so for field trips as well as on site. Quixley is great at generalizing button to a new space! Brumby is Quixley’s kennel buddy. Skills being...
Monday, October 15, 2018 | Pupdates
QUIXLEY has been working on refining the skills he has learned so far and generalizing them to when his trainer is in a wheel chair. He is now confidently picking up the dumbbell for retrieve and we hope to see him continue to grow! Skills being learned: ‘behind’,...
