Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
In February, Taurus’s raisers took turns getting sick, so recall training had to be scaled down and partially carried over into March. Taurus still tried to visit different indoor and outdoor locations (parks, stores) to learn to stay calm around dogs, little...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The theme for this month was Daily Street Walks, or how to walk on a loose leash and pay attention to the handler regardless of different distractions. Taurus is a big boy now and wears a harness (it prevents him from practicing leash pulling). He continues working on...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Last month of 2022 Taurus spent quite efficiently: 1) he attended an in-person training class at an indoor ice arena in Burnaby (the best class he has ever had), where he tried to stay calm around other PADS dogs, watch figure skaters from an elevation, walk with his...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
November was a busy month for Taurus. Besides his weekly trips to different hockey arenas, he spent two days in two different work offices and attended a puppy engagement event at a New Westminster college (where he met and greeted almost 60 students). He’s...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
In October, Taurus continued to attend different ice arenas (he is becoming a real hockey fan) and to have playdates with his friend, the water dog, once a week. He also had a trip to Burnaby: by bus and SkyTrain, across Central (aka squirrel) park, to an office where...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Taurus’ first day with us was Sept.20th. After getting used to each other, we started our journey of mutual training 🙂 Taurus received two new beds, a few new toys, three kids to play with, a lady who feeds and trains him, and finally, a tall guy (lady’s...