Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Sonarย would like to share that she is having a great time in team training and her new placement. The final announcement will be coming once team training is completed. Congratulations, Team Sonar! Thank you again for all your support of advanced dog Sonar! Advanced...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Sonarย has been matched with her client as an Accredited Facility Dog (AFD). Congratulations to everyone who worked hard to prepare this girl for her career. Sonar will be in team training shortly. We will miss this amazing dog, but we know she will go on to do great...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Sonarย is wrapping up her training at PADS university and hopes to be making a match soon. This girl really enjoys children and all the attention and love they give her. Sonar is so patient with them! Sonar has had field trips to downtown Vancouver, Mill lake, a hockey...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Warmer weather is finally here, andย Sonarย has been getting in lots of field trips outside. She has been working on her self-control around other dogs and is now doing very well — she has come a long way! Sonar has been spending a lot of time sharpening up her...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
The lovelyย Sonarย continues to charm everyone in her path and shows great potential as a service dog or facility dog. She enjoys outings as well as socializing with strangers. Sonar is the life of the party when at the dog park and runs with such joy and abandon. In...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Sonarย has decided that spring is her thing and has had a little extra happiness lately. I think she is enjoying having more field trips outside now that the weather is better. Outdoors is definitely extra distracting for her, but she has been learning to pay more...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Sonarย is doing very well in advanced training. She enjoys learning new things and is working on her loose leash walking in high distraction. Sonar has such a nice disposition and is popular where ever she goes. Sonar is getting a variety of experiences from specific...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Sonar, with her beautiful light cream-coloured coat, continues to shine in the good looks department as well as her training. She is learning new things and thinks Lisa is a little crazy when she tries to play tug with her. She is not sure what the treat lady is up...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Sonarย is such a darling dog! We continue to get to know her in the Advanced training program to see what her strengths are. She transfers well to different homes and is enjoying her new adventures with her advanced sitter to office settings, dog parks, shopping. We...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are excited to welcomeย Sonarย into Advanced Training! Sonar was happy to arrive on Lisaโs string with pal Levi as support, and they were inseparable. She bounced in like a ray of sunshine. All the other dogs admired Sonar. Currently, Sonar is taking a turn with...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar has made the transition to being on campus 3 days a week. She is polite and well-behaved, but she is tired by the end of the day. We have new students on campus who are homesick whose faces light up when they see her in a lab or walking around campus. Submitted...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
My family and I had an amazing last month of adventure before everyone went back to school. I went on a couple of hikes, and I walked across a Skybridge high in the sky. I wasnโt scaredโฆ I was braveโฆ and there were lots of great treats. Submitted by: Cherie...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar has been enjoying lots of outdoor walks and hikes. She works on her perch and jump on cues along the way. Sonar met some farm animals, encountering a chicken peck on the nose and a goat head-butt (through the fence) and was completely unfazed by both! Instead,...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar is loving the first signs of spring, trying to keep her nose up and not notice all the big leaves blowing by. She noticed herself a few days ago in a large mirror in a mall and was determined it was her new best friend. She sat very calmly wagging her tail, not...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar continues to be a loving girl. She enjoyed a field trip to an Okanagan high school where she was loving and attentive with the kids. Submitted by: Lynne...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar enjoys her outings to various malls and grocery stores. She automatically switches into her work strut when she crosses the threshold into a store. She continues to be very curious with young children. She loves the snow, and a good snowbank she can stuff her...
Friday, January 1, 2021 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar continues to be a happy, loving girl. She expresses a special interest/curiosity towards children. She is enthusiastically working on learning to press street crosswalk buttons on her outings. Her favourite winter playtime is working on her “head buried in...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar is a very loving girl. Sheโs very serious in her cape, and quite curious lately about children and babies, trying to figure out what these miniature humans are. She enthusiastically loves to practice her โperchโ and โjump onโ on all boulders in the neighborhood....
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar has just finished her second heat. She is a very loving and affectionate dog. She loves to watch the deer in our yard from the deck, but doesn’t react in an excited way. We are working on our dog distraction, noticing her refocus is happening sooner.ย We...
Monday, June 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar loves riding on our golf cart (on the floor, of course!)ย Due to COVID, we’ve not been on any public outings, so there are no exciting stories to tell.ย Lots of good walks, though. She loves playing hide and seek in the house.ย We are working on her going...
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar is a wonderful and calm dog. She is very loving and enjoys working. Her challenge is dog distraction as she tends to lose focus. We have had success with a gentle leader to help her regain attention on her handler.We are working on duration and she has been...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
A few days ago while on a walk we encountered a big herd of deer (about 10), Sonar looked at me for direction and then just sat and watched. Together we are working on duration which she has improved at considerably. This is important because assistance dogs must be...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar absolutely loves the snow! Our neighbourhood currently has snowbanks two feet high, and she loves to stick her head, then neck and body in them and plow along like a snow truck. All you can see is her back and tail as she motors along! She is currently working...
Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sonar is a happy, happy pup! She was hilarious to watch when she woke up to her first snowfall, a bit leary to step on the white stuff, then trying to watch the snowflakes landing on her nose, then frisking around like a little deer kicking up her back legs, so much...
