Monday, January 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer has been shortlisted for the PADS breeding program and is currently undergoing health testing to make sure that she doesn’t have any health conditions that would make her a less-than-desirable breeding candidate. At this point, she’s had testing on...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer has had a busy summer! In July, she spent three weeks with her co-raiser, Kaylie, while Jackie and her family were away. In our partnership, she gets to experience two very different worlds, including living in an apartment and a detached home, living with kids...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer started out the month of May spending some time with puppy sitters while I attended a conference. As usual, she was a hit and got to experience a different routine, which builds good flexibility and relationship skills. The highlight of the month was a trip to...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer grew up a lot during the month of April. In the beginning, she was still in the throes of what tends to be the “worst” part of adolescence. At her worst, she still wasn’t very bad, just a little more willful, and a little naughty, and we had...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
March was a busy month! Sawyer stayed overnight with another raiser who works for the Vancouver Police Department and got to go to work at the VPD, then on to the Dental Association conference, where PADS was the charity of choice and our pups got to interact with the...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer is a spunky little puppy. When we’re out and about, she’s generally focused and attentive; her weakness is people – she loves people and will launch herself at them to try to get attention. We joke that it’s the 1/4 people-loving Golden...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer’s had another good month. She’s still tiny – only 29 lbs at nearly 6 months old – but healthy and happy. She is starting to mature and develop a nice calmness to her, though she’s still an avid worker. This month she’s gone...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer has had another productive month. She walks really nicely on leash in almost all situations and has excellent recall. She sits on cue, and we are starting to put the “perch” (two feet on something) behaviour on cue. She is a tiny little thing...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sawyer arrived from Australia with her buddy PADS Franny just over a month ago. Sawyer is an avid learner – she loves to train, and is a joy to be around. She settles well in the home as long as we are close by; being in the kennel and missing out on the fun is...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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