Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Update: With the school year just around the corner,Β PADS SwiftΒ is proud to announce that she has been placed with Angela, the principal of Richmond Christian’s Middle Campus, as an Accredited Facility Dog. When asked about her impact, Angela writes: “We...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
SwiftΒ is pleased to announce that she has found a job!Β Accomplishments like this wouldn’t be possible without the love and support of the fantastic people in her village; thank you to: Whelping Homes:Β The Fuchs Family Litter:Β PADS Move Litter...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Exciting news! Swift has been matched with a client and has begun Team Training with Margaret and the client this month. Swift will be working in a middle school environment. In her off time, she gets to have lots of fun with the handler and her family relaxing or...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month,Β SwiftΒ spent some time working with Margaret and George on different field trips and working on-site with Ashley on practical portions of her skills. Swift is pleased to say that all of her hard work has paid off, and she has passed her pre-placement...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SwiftΒ has been working on brushing up on all the nitty gritty pieces of training cues in hopes of completing her preplacement testing in the coming month or so. Part of the testing is holding a sit for a shopping cart moving around her. At first, she wasnβt so sure...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month,Β SwiftΒ has gone out on many field trips with Ashley or Margaret. She has shown herself to be overall easygoing and adaptable to other handlers. With various factors coming into play, Swift is focusing on pursuing a career as an AFD, which is an excellent...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SwiftΒ has continued to grow her confidence while still being a softer and thoughtful girl. She has been practising obedience skills as well as continuing to work on tasks. This month she also tried out some new positional and interrupter-type skills. She is a clever...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SwiftΒ continued to explore what she might like to do in December. She has been coming along nicely in her confidence. Swift has been working on her movement and walking skills around a power chair. She loves to perch her feet on the footplate to work on the skill...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SwiftΒ has loved trying out new skills, and her favourite right now is playing tug. Sometimes when out on field trips, things like sudden loud noises can startle her. When this happens, she does a great job of checking in with her handler and recovering quickly....
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
SwiftΒ has been loving playing games and getting lots of treats for trying new things. She has been practicing engaging with different objects and surfaces and learning new skills. She is now showing more comfort and confidence when working. Swift can still be shy or...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month Swift tried out some new handlers. For about two weeks, she worked with Lisa and one of the Chilliwack advanced sitters to see how she did in a new environment. Swift was having some challenges with things like barking in the new environment and found that...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Swift settled in quickly to the kennel and became best friends with her kennel mate Sydney. Swift has claimed the bottom bunk and loves to just relax with Sydney during the day. Both Swift and Sydney have a very quiet, lowkey energy they bring to the pack. With both...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sorry I missed my pupdate last month. My hooman has been super busy. This month we ate out a lot, and I started to get really good at settling in restaurants. My hooman says I’m getting really good at my cues. Now I’m working on holding them for longer. I...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
My hooman tells me I am growing up fast. This month I had a few new adventures, including a trip to see Rocketman at the VSO. It was a big theatre, and the seats were pretty tight. I wanted to watch the show, but the people in front of me didn’t want me...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We had lots of trips this month- to the mall, the office, many restaurants, the dog park. I like my trips to the city where I get to see lots of new things. My hooman says I am getting more confident with things that are new. I was working hard on my settling in...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy New Year!!! January was full of adventures with my hoomans after spending a lot of time at home. I went to a big store with lots of desks and tables. I spent a lot of time hanging out under them while my hoomans stared at things- I think we were walking in...
Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December was such an exciting month. I turned 1 YO!!! My hooman took me to a toy store, and I got to sniff everything, and I got a new Benebone and Stuffie. The Stuffie didn’t last long… My hoomans also brought a tree into the house and decorated it with...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello friends. This has been a wooffy good month. We’ve had lots of friends over, and I’ve been learning my greeting manners. I ruv people and would like to ruv them all up with my puppy kisses. I’ve learned that I need to sit nicely if I want them...
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We had so much fun this month and so many new experiences. My hoomom returned to work 1/week, so I got to go to an office and spend a day in the city each week. I’m pretty good at settling when it’s just me, but sometimes my friend Otis is there, and he...
Friday, October 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The big news this month, my furfriend PADS Serene came to visit for a week. She’s been in special training and decided she wants to grow up to be a detection dog. She’s my hooman’s first puppy, so she came for a visit before she left PADS. We had so...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We started the month off well- settling in to my new family. I’ve started to make peace with Ari the cat, although I still think he might want to play (he says no). Bowen Island has many trails to explore. My hoooman makes me walk in the village to practice our...
Thursday, July 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I came to live with new hoooman’s this month. It was very exciting- we live on an island and have to take a ferry back and forth. I’m pretty good at ferries. We also live with a big orange cat. I want to play with him but he doesn’t like my games....
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Swift has had a busy month! She had a couple of weeks at school, showing off her new skills and enjoying watching the children play and learn. For spring break, Swift got to hang out with half-sister Cora and her people. Lots of learning interspersed with play-dates...
Monday, March 1, 2021 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Swift has been with us just a few weeks and already feels like a huge part of our family and school community. Swift is an affectionate and calm puppy that is eager to learn. This month, we have been working on appropriate toileting, staying calm & relaxed most of...
