Friday, December 4, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are excited to announce that at PADS 2020 Virtual Graduation Celebration on November 29th, SUNNY II graduated as a Service Dog. Congratulation to Sunny and his client Mark. Thank you so much to everyone who has been involved in helping Sunny succeed. His trainer...
Friday, November 6, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SUNNY II and his new partner have completed Team Training and are working through their 45-day probation period and when that is complete, they will officially be members of the PADS 2019/2020 graduating class! Sunny’s trainers Ashley & Margaret are very grateful...
Friday, October 9, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are very excited to announce that SUNNY II has been matched with a client and started team training in mid-September. Way to go Sunny! Sunny has a lovely calming presence that will be such an asset to him as an amazing Service dog. We are so excited to see what...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SUNNY II has been enjoying the lovely August weather with his advanced sitters. Sunny continues to spend most of his time offsite, working on maintaining all skills in various real-world scenarios, like the grocery store or by accompanying his sitter to various work...
Friday, August 7, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SUNNY had a busy July, spending time traveling to the Sunshine Coast with his advanced sitters, as well as accompanying Margaret on various training trips. He ever got to go on a ferry trip! We continue to search for the perfect client match for Sunny. We hope to have...
Friday, July 3, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SUNNY II has been spending more time this month onsite at PADS, working with Ashley and Margaret to make sure he is maintaining all his good behaviors so he will be ready for when a good client match is found for him. Sunny is working on maintaining his...
Friday, June 5, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II continues to live up to his name, bringing his bright and happy energy to every place he goes. Sunny’s sitter continues to do some social distancing work during COVID restrictions and Sunny is a great companion, supervising his sitter and making sure he never...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II is enjoying his downtime during self-isolation. His daily routine still includes practicing all his obedience cues and other advanced training skills with his sitters but Sunny is enjoying spending his free time snoozing in whichever room suits him best on...
Friday, April 3, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II has been practicing his social distancing with his advanced sitter. Sunny and his sitter spent a sunny Sunday working on the heating systems for the gardens of a long-time client of Sunny’s sitter, where he grows bedding plants for Garden Works and nurseries...
Friday, March 6, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II continues to spend his time practicing real-world public access/day-to-day skills with his dedicated advanced sitters. Sunny’s affectionate personality and wiggly greetings help him make friends wherever he goes. He went on a field trip to Vancouver Island...
Friday, February 7, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II continues to practice and maintain his obedience and skills in various situations with his dedicated advanced sitters. Sunny got to spend some time up in Whistler during the holidays and loved playing in the snow! Later this month, Sunny accompanied training...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II enjoyed the holiday season, especially loving all the new people he got to meet! Sunny continues to spend most of his time with his advanced sitters, practicing real-world public access manners on various errands like trips to the grocery store and the local...
Friday, December 6, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II has enjoyed spending most of this month going out and about practicing his stills in public with his advanced sitters. He has also been enjoying the occasional visit to the PADS campus to practice and maintain all his skills and go on various field trips with...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II is enjoying splitting his time between the advanced kennel and his advanced sitters as he eagerly awaits an AFD client match. While onsite, he brushes up his various AFD skills with Ashley and his training buddies and while with his sitters, he gets to...
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We are very exited to announce that SUNNY II has passed his pre-placement testing! Way to go Sunny! He is maintaining his obedience and manners, spending some time onsite at PADS and some time getting more real-world experience with his advanced sitters. When he...
Friday, September 6, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II passed his pre-placement testing this month and we are hard at work looking for the perfect placement for him! He has been working really hard to get his obedience in tip-top shape and has been doing very well with his default check-ins for balls being...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II has been steadily improving on his obedience durations and is now working hard at “stand” and keeping it still. His impulse control around exciting things such as balls, frisbees or other toys is also improving. Sunny is now going out on various field trips...
Friday, July 5, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II has been hard at work brushing up his obedience and working on those durations. He is also practicing holding his cues while exciting things such as balls, frisbees or other toys are nearby. He finds those very fun to watch! He will continue to work on his...
Friday, June 7, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SUNNY II joined advanced training at the beginning of the month and is enjoying exploring his career options with his advanced trainer, Ashley. After trying out various service skills for the past month, Sunny has let us know that he is not too keen on tug or retrieve...
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
This is my friend Zoe. She is a TV director and has lots of responsibilities, so when she is feeling the pressure of the day she comes to visit me and we have snuggles.Submitted By: Brian...
Friday, February 1, 2019 | Okanagan, Pupdates
One day, I took Sunny to Kal Tire Place (Vernon’s Arena). They allow people (and service dogs) to walk around the concourse for exercise when the weather is inclement. Our protocol is to do one lap around the concourse and then I put Sunny through his commands...
Friday, December 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sunny spent some time at a local elementary school during assembly, dressed in Christmas gear. Submitted By: Brian...
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Sunny visited an assembly at the local elementary school. Submitted By: Brian...
Monday, August 21, 2017
Help Fund My Training! #WOOF I'M SOCIALFacebookGoogle+ Sunny II was being raised and trained to be an assistance dog for someone with a physical disability or who is deaf or hard-of-hearing. In April, 2019, he took the next step in his journey and entered...
