Friday, January 8, 2021 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SWELL and his new partner are currently in Team Training and will continue a gradual training process to support the team as they learn and bond. Upon completion of team training, they will work through their 45-day probation period and when that is complete, they...
Friday, December 4, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are very exited to announce that SWELL has passed his pre-placement testing and has been matched with a client! Way to go Swell! Swell and his client started team training at the end of November. We are so excited to see Swell begin his forever jobs as an amazing...
Friday, November 6, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SWELL has been working hard this month. This excellent boy has been getting out lots on field trips and making everybody he meets feel better in the process. He has been adding his own special flare to all his cute tricks and continues to be the life of the party in...
Friday, October 9, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SWELL is moving smoothly into fall and is enthusiastically learning more and more skills and having lots of field trip time. Swell’s sweet steady nature has him excelling at being a polite and calming presence when greeting people while his party time silly side has...
Friday, September 4, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SWELL is eking out all the summer fun that he possibly can before the weather changes. We have been busy with targeted field trips and working on testing Swell’s skills with new challenges and environments. He is really coming along with his polite greeting skills and...
Friday, August 7, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SWELL is really settling in well and is getting into the fun parts of advanced training where we focus on the basics and take those skills on the road. We are also taking advantage of the warm weather and enjoying taking training outside to sunny outdoor locations...
Friday, July 3, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We had the pleasure of welcoming SWELL into the Calgary Advanced Training crew this month. He is such a sweet and gentle guy who has a touch of the party animal about him. Swell has been settling into the new routine well and is really getting into the groove of...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
We have been working hard on training with the homework our Puppy-raising Supervisor, Heather Kidd, has sent us: “Bed”, “Recall”, “Play” and “Name Game”. I think Swell quite misses going into stores with me during this...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month, Swell and I are working on improving his “dress” skill. I am encouraging him to get his whole head through the cape without help from me, and being enthusiastic about it. We are also polishing his “out” — getting him to turn...
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell has been working on many things this month, such as: ➢ “Heel”, “side”, and “down”.➢ Duration and distance while doing skills.➢ “Let’s go”, stopping, and then going “back”.➢ Loose leash walking, Swell is getting so...
Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
We are working on the “dress” command. Swell is excited to put on his cape if he knows we are going out, but if we just practice at home in a different room, such as the kitchen where he knows we aren’t going anywhere, he isn’t that excited....
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | Calgary, Pupdates
I was watching a movie the first part of December on puppies and Swell was very interested in all the dogs on the movie. He sits and watches with me at times. Swell was at a sitters Dec. 5-15 while we were in Hawaii. The sitter said he was very well behaved as always....
Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell is such a gentle giant and such a sweet dog. He has been very concerned about me since I fell and am now in a walking cast and wrist splint. He seems to know and takes extra small steps with me and walks really nicely. We are working on heels, sides, and proper...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell contracted kennel cough in October and I had to send him to a sitter’s house, because we have an older dog in the house and didn’t want her to catch it. Swell recovered quickly during his stay at the sitter’s. Once he was able to go back into...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month, Swell got to meet the tiniest human ever! He was very curious about this little guy and the noises he made. Swell was gentle when I let him sniff him and get close. We’ve been taking some long walks in Bowness Park with other dogs to get Swell more...
Sunday, September 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell spent a lot of time at the lake this past month. He went for a short ride on my kayak with me; he was quite calm and didn’t move around a whole lot. He seemed to enjoy it. He also loves to ride in the boat with us. He is getting so much better at not...
Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
We spent three weeks at the lake in July and Swell enjoyed it, as any dog would. He is getting much better at not running after people on our quiet street as they walk/jog by, and also not running up to a vehicle as it pulls into the driveway. I think he is maturing...
Monday, July 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell has been to a sitter’s twice this month, so I haven’t had a lot of time with him. He settles well with sitters and adjusts to them just fine. He has had a lot of walks in Bowness Park, working on distractions with him. We continue to work on the...
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month, Swell had the opportunity to play with my next door neighbour’s service dog when she was home for a visit. We also drove to Kelowna and Swell was an awesome traveller, as always. We went for a boat ride on the lake and he was great in the boat, too....
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell was under the weather for about a week or so after his neutering. Bounced back quickly thereafter. We continue to work on greeting other dogs and Swell not lounging at the end of his leash. Swell got to meet Red last month and have some play time with her and he...
Monday, April 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell and I continue to work on him being focused on me while being distracted by other dogs and or people. Mostly dogs though. We are also working on him mouthing people when he gets super excited. Swell is super good while walking beside my mother-in-law beside her...
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell came with me to Phoenix, Arizona. It was just over a three hour flight and he did fantastically well the whole way. He loves the warm weather. Submitted By: Teresa...
Friday, February 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell celebrated his 1st birthday on Jan. 8th. We flew out to YVR to celebrate with his mama and some of the brothers and sisters. Swell was amazing on the plane and settled immediately. He had soooo much fun with his siblings and mama running round and playing. He...
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Calgary, Pupdates
Swell seems very aware of people’s feelings and stress levels. He always wants to go comfort someone if it seems like they are talking loudly and/or excited about something. He is a very intelligent pup. We are working on keeping him calm around other dogs and...
