Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
After much consideration Star has chosen the path of being a VIP in someone’s life. We can’t wait to get an update on how she’s doing in her new life. Thank you again for all your support of advanced dog Star! Advanced training location: West Coast (Satellite)...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star has been working very hard on controlling her oral excitement when retrieving. All items either trigger her to get excited about the retrieving process or worry about the item. The end result is too much shifting and nibbling at the item, but she is improving...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star says happy new year to all and hopes you had a splendid Holiday. Star had a relatively quiet Christmas and got rested up for heading back to University. Currently, one of the behaviours we are working on is retrieving different items and keeping them still in her...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star has been doing an awesome job in field trips and outings and is very good at settling when needed. She has a nice moderate energy that we want to see in our service dogs. Star continues to learn details of how to retrieve and hold different items gently and...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star is part of the PADS Helicopters litter. The Star helicopter is most widely known for its Air ambulance, Medivac, and Search and Rescue services. We think she is aptly named for her future career. It’s a big name to fit into, and she is making good strides. Like...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star is becoming more patient and calm while training. And it is helping her focus on her skills. She is a fun dog to train with and really enjoys working and also hiking! Thank you again for all your support of advanced dog Star! Advanced training location: West...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star has continued working on her new skills this month in advanced training. We are working on her body positioning, tug, nose target to a wall, and her retrieve. Each skill will require precision, duration, generalization and complexities we add as we go so we want...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star is doing an excellent job of representing her helicopter litter by flying around and being helpful. She has a nice moderate energy level but needs work on her arousal. Star is quick to move into action, but we would like her to slow down and be more in the...
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Star is well on her way to being a lovely working dog. She has very good foundations in working her feet, is eager to train, and likes to tug and interact with her trainer. Star is pretty soft in nature and worries a little, so we are building her confidence up. She...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are excited to welcome Star into Advanced Training in Chilliwack, especially now that warmer weather is finally here! Star She loves to play a tough game of tug with me, and we are getting to know each other through play and training. So far, Star gets along great...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Star had an exciting March with a trip to Disney World. She was a “Star.” Star did a 5.5-hour plane ride each way, stayed in a hotel for 8 days, restaurants, crowds of people, rode rides and was amazing. Submitted by: Janet...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Star is quite the girl. She came to Florida to have some fun at Universal Studios and Disneyworld. Every Pads pup we have ever had made the journey to Disney, and Star was one of the best. She rode the rides, slept in the Restaurants, slept in the hotel for 9 days in...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Calgary, Pupdates
Star has come a long ways over the last few months. She is an amazing pup that is up to anything and everything. She loves going out to the Starbucks, the mall or to the office. She has an amazing off switch making her the perfect pup. Submitted by: Rob de...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Star has been working on her duration this past month. Sitting and standing still are hard for her, especially when fun things like other dogs or toys are rolling past. She is such a loving and happy girl and is always excited to practice training or just to snuggle....
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
Star has had a fun time over the last month going to the mountains a lot. Of course, as is normal in our training and fun regimen we go to Market Mall a lot to work on things in public. Star has truly opened up and responded well over the last 4 weeks. She has a sweet...
Monday, February 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
We have had the privilege of taking care of Star for the last couple of months. What a little sweet heart! A very soft girl, personality wise. Loves to be around people. We have had some limited COVID-safe outings that Star really enjoys. It is a really big world out...
Friday, January 1, 2021 | Calgary, Pupdates
We often call Star our little “Super Star”, as she continues to impress us with her sweet personality and keen drive and quickness to learn knew things.Star had some big changes this month. Valentine came to our house to have a litter of puppies –...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
Star has spent the summer honing her loose leash skills, hiking and swimming in the East Kootenays. This month she returned back to Calgary and has been readjusting to City life and going on errands to the store and various appointments where she was able to practice...
Sunday, November 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month Star is excited to introduce her little buddy Taylor who recently joined the PADS family. Star is very gentle when playing with her and they instantly became best friends and cuddle buddies. Star has been working on backing up beside her handler and doing...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month I started doing some hiking! I get a bunch of food if I hang out with my people during the hike and I get to see new places. Sometimes we find new places for me to swim as well. That’s really good, as it has been really hot this month. Submitted by:...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month Star has learned to walk very nicely on leash (although she still needs lots of treats if there is something really interesting nearby). She has also learned some new commands like “go in” and discovered that she loves training! Submitted By:...
Monday, June 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
Star has been busy exploring her environment outside of the house this month. She has been going to the park for walks and learning to walk nicely on leash, plus she also got to go and visit a lake! At the lake she worked on some off-leash training and met some of...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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