Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SpringΒ has let us know that the working life out and about in cape is not for her, and she has been released from advanced training. She did let us know that she would love to change a life and provide support as a work-from-home important pet. She is eagerly awaiting...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SpringΒ enjoys exploring work tasks and said she likes the kind where she boops for snacks best. She has been showing variable feelings about her cape depending on who is asking, so Springβs been working on dress games more and wearing it out and about less. Spring...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SpringΒ has enjoyed trying out all different kinds of skills. She has been exploring her options and is currently deciding if working next to a powerchair is for her. Spring has shown a bit of cape avoidance and sensitivity recently, so she has been working on building...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Spring has been practicing settling and working with targets. She joined Ashleyβs string this month so that she can further explore different types of skills. Sometimes Spring gets over-excited and may bark, so sheβs working on calm, quiet and easy redirection in...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SpringΒ was super excited to be dropped off on her first day at Puppy-U! She was so happy to be around her new classmates, sights and sounds. She met her bunkmate, Zion, who has been here for a while. Zion was showing her the ropes (i.e. How to do the biggest puppy...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This will be our penultimate Pupdate report for Spring, as she has been called up for Advanced Training. Her turn-in date will be in early August. Spring has had a really active and fun month. She attended an Indigenous Storytelling event, a small classical music...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
May was rainier than usual, but that didnβt stop me from all the fun adventures to be had. On one of our puppy class field trips, we visited the Vancouver Police Department horse stables. We practiced loose leash walking and good manners around other puppies and...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
April brought another month of new experiences for me. We had an in-person puppy class at a busy hockey rink, and although I was excited to see all my puppy pals, I worked really hard to attend to my human. Boy, was I tired after all those sounds, smells, and hard...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
February was a big month for me. I spent lots of time on outings with my humans, on puppy dates, travelling in the car and on ferries, and visiting with sitters. Everyone has commented on how much I have matured and calmed in this last month. I am even good at sharing...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy New Year! After a busy holiday season, January just flew by! I have been enjoying my walks and training (this month, we were working on “here”). I went into heat again, so I’m back in my “fancy pants” and laying low more than usual...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December brought lots of new experiences, as I was just a newborn pup during last holiday season (celebrating my first birthday on December 2nd!). I enjoyed looking at all the lights and decorations in the community, listening to carollers, and even meeting Santa...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
November was another exciting month! I got to go to my very first Canucks game (tickets generously donated through PADS)! There were lots of people, and it was very loud, so I was glad to have my humans with me. I’m positive I was the lucky charm that ended...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wow, October was another fun month full of exciting outings and new experiences.Β I had another trip to Hornby Island to spend Thanksgiving with my humans. I get really excited to visit the beach (there are so many great smells), and I also got to check out a couple...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Yet another busy month in my PADS life! I make my regular walks to the mall, and lots of people recognize my yellow cape. I am even pretty good about sitting still in the Meat department while my Raiser chooses his dinner! I got my first experience participating in...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month has been exciting as the province continues to open up, and I get to meet more people. We started in-person puppy classes this month, and boy, oh boy, was that fun to meet my puppy friends (and their humans). I hung out with a puppy sitter one weekend and...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I have been with the Marshall family for 6 weeks now and feeling more and more at home. I love sitting in the backyard with my raisers as we soak up the sun together or watching them work on the garden. We have been going on lots of outings around my new neighbourhood...
Saturday, May 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
April has been another busy month with Teri, I met some lovely horses, safely from the other side of the fence… I met up with my sister Autumn at the Quay, where we practiced working close to each other using our nice puppy manners; we also worked on our Tongues...
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Spring is my name, and spring is my season! It has been a busy month training with my buddies, learning a few skills, but mostly figuring out this big world. I have also had lots of downtimes, spent taking woodsy off-leash walks and watching Teri work out in the...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I just sprang (sorry to be so punny) into my raisers’ life on January 29th. I thought since she has taken about a million photos already, we should do a January pupdate! Photographer Bill Ng took some amazing photos of Teri & me on pickup day. We had a good...
