Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
This month was an exciting one for Tahsis! She accompanied her trainer to a 3-day course and blew everyone away at how quickly she settled and slept through the entire thing! Tahsis also travelled to Kelowna with her trainer and did pretty good on the plane....
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
Tahsis worked on generalizing all her alerts to different people and places this month. She is trying really hard to remember what she needs to do for each alert and is doing very well! We have been going on targeted field trips and working hard on polite greetings...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
This month Tahsis learned how to alert when keys are dropped! She is also working hard on generalizing her alerts to all different environments and being able to distinguish between them all. We have also made it even more challenging by asking her to alert in high...
Monday, July 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
This month Tahsis has been working hard on her alerts, and we have added a new alert β the alarm clock! She thinks being able to jump on the bed might make this alert the best one yet. She is also working hard on her general obedience and manners β especially when she...
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
This month, Tahsis has learned to alert to a few new sounds, such as a doorbell and a door knock. She is picking the sounds up so fast! We have also been putting a lot of focus into field trips to generalize her skill set. Tahsis has proven that she is up to any task!...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
April has been an exciting month forΒ TahsisΒ because she has chosen a job! Tahsis has told us that she enjoys listening and watching the environment so much that she thinks she will make an excellent hearing dog. We agree! Tahsis has been picking up sound foundations...
Monday, April 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
This month,Β TahsisΒ has been playing around with some sound work. She has shown that she is quite in tune with her environment and pays attention to where sounds are coming from! We have started working on some sound work foundations and Tahsis is picking it up so...
Friday, March 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
TahsisΒ has been working really hard this month, perfecting her movement skills and has started to learn some fun stuff! She is learning the foundations for retrieving, as well as learning how to open and close doors! We have also been going on many field trips this...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
We are so excited to welcomeΒ TahsisΒ into Advanced Training! Tahsis arrived in Alberta at the beginning of the month, and we have been spending time getting to know each other and keeping it light. She has some awesome skills on her thanks to her amazing puppy raisers,...
Monday, January 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tahsis had a December full of new experiences and growth. After spending a month as her Advanced Training Sitter, we have slowly gotten to know each other better. We discovered that Tahsis loves carrots but is still deciding about vacuums, and we are working on that...
Friday, December 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We are so excited to welcomeΒ TahsisΒ into Advanced Training! Tahsis is a sweetheart. She is super friendly and smart and gives warm cuddles. With the help of Glisten, her kennel mate, she is comfortable in the kennels. They enjoy snuggling and engaging in playtime...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
October was eventful and fun for Tahsis. Tahsis moves on to a new chapter in her life next month. We prepared for moving to PADS Advanced Training by amping up day kennel training, working on chilling in public, and improving durations. Tahsis proved stellar waiting...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
September was full of adapting for Tahsis. She spent most of the month with sitters (Amanda/Conrad and Marcie) so I could launch my retirement with some travel. With Amanda/Conrad, Tahsis and Marsh II lived together. With Marcie, Tahsis spent time riding the bus...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
In August we worked on dog socialization. Tahsis made a few new friends and walking buddies. She had some hard play with a 9-month PADS pup and ended up hurting her knee. We had it checked out and luckily, she just strained it and it’s getting better. We also...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
July was a month of new experiences for Tahsis. We went to a movie for the first time. She could resist all the popcorn on the ground going in, but going out they were just too tempting. We also took public transit (skytrain and buses). When the bus driver had to slam...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
June was a lot of chilling for Tahsis…chilling in the park, under the table at holiday dinners, with her favourite people, and even at loud events. We balanced that with a lot of training. Tahsis is settling into a lovely lady after gracefully going through her...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Early in the month, Tahsis joined me to watch “Crazy for You” at the Masse Theatre. There was tap dancing, banging, gun fighting and a lot of noise. She settled extremely nicely and even watched nicely with interest a few times. Tahsis went into her first...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
April was more of a home-body month for Tahsis, with busy family holidays/social dinners sprinkled in between. I kept her on a leash at big events and she nicely tucked under the table, leaving food alone. The rain brought challenges but whenever the weather broke, we...
Friday, March 31, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
March was a busy month for Tahsis. It started off with curling and then took off to Palm Springs, literally. Tahsis had her first flight experience and totally Rocked It! She sat and stayed/waited (dropped leash) while I was being scanned at the security gates and...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tahsis had an exciting and emotional February. Her raiser, whom she’d known for 5 months, took on a new job in a different province and prepared her for transferring to a new raiser, me! On February 19th, Tahsis greeted me with excitement at the PADS station,...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tahsis and I had a very quiet month. Lots of walks and work. Her manners at work have really improved. She will sit when people come to my office to visit and then promptly fall on her back, so she gets her much-loved belly rubs! She’s not a huge fan of water...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tahsis has gained 5lbs this month and a few inches in height – she’s losing her puppy face and looking like a dog!! She is a huge hit at work – at least 20 people a day come by to say hi and give her the much-loved belly rub – she will flop on...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tahsis is the sweetest girl. She’s quick to train and loves working. She comes to work with me and has visitors all day long. She has become loved and adored by my co-workers. The common theme is she is so sweet and we’d love to take her home with us!!!...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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