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Taylor II | April 2024

Taylor II | April 2024

Update:   We’re so pleased to announce Team Taylor to our PADS community.   Matched late last year, Lauren shared how PADS Taylor is making a positive impact on her life.   “I amΒ extremelyΒ grateful to everyone who got Taylor ready for her...
Taylor II | November 2023

Taylor II | November 2023

TheΒ Terrific Taylor IIΒ has got a job! We’re so proud of her and her whole village for getting her ready to meet her new client and start working together.   Program of Origin:Β Dogs with Wings Sponsor:Β Β The Lohn Foundation Puppy-Raisers:Β Robin Bruder, Darren...
Taylor II | November 2023

Taylor II | November 2023

Congratulations toΒ Taylor IIΒ and her client for successfully completing their team training! This month, Taylor spent the first two weeks working on all her skills with her advanced sitters. For the last part of November, she flew out to BC to complete team training...
Taylor II | October 2023

Taylor II | October 2023

Congratulations to Taylor IIΒ for getting a job and being matched with a client! This month, Taylor spent some time with her advanced trainer to expose her to some new situations to better prepare her for her client. She went on her first flight and did fantastic! We...
Taylor II | September 2023

Taylor II | September 2023

This month,Β Taylor IIΒ has been working hard on her sounds with her advanced sitters. She is working on finding the sound in tricky locations, which is really forcing her to use those ears! She’s been having a blast going on fun field trips this month! And...
Taylor II | August 2023

Taylor II | August 2023

Taylor IIΒ spent the first half of August refining her skills with her advanced trainer and then left for her long-term advanced sitter’s house – Gloria and Linda in Calgary. There, she will have a chance to put her skills to the test and get even more practice in...
Taylor II | July 2023

Taylor II | July 2023

Taylor IIΒ is still patiently waiting for a match! She is practicing all her basic commands and alerts in new places and is working on alerting to novel handlers. To keep her mind sharp, we added a new alert that we have been playing around with this month – a phone...
Taylor II | June 2023

Taylor II | June 2023

This monthΒ Taylor IIΒ has been patiently waiting for a client match! In the meantime, she has continued practicing all her alerts and basic obedience in preparation for a client match and team training. She has been hanging out with a sitter on the weekends and going...
Taylor II | May 2023

Taylor II | May 2023

Congratulations toΒ Taylor IIΒ for passing her pre-placement testing! Thank you to everyone who helped along her journey – it truly takes a village. This month we mainly focused on taking her skills on the road in preparation for the PPT. With the weather warming up,...
Taylor II | April 2023

Taylor II | April 2023

This monthΒ Taylor IIΒ has been practicing all her alerts and commands in preparation for her pre-placement test next month. She is also working really hard on discriminating between all the sounds she knows. She loves her job, and it is really cool to see all the...
Taylor II | March 2023

Taylor II | March 2023

This month,Β Taylor IIΒ has been focusing on strengthening the proper alert pathway to all her sounds and correctly discriminating between them. We have also introduced a new alert – key drop! Taylor has also been spending a lot of time learning cooperative care on a...
Taylor II | February 2023

Taylor II | February 2023

This monthΒ Taylor IIΒ has been focusing on door knocks and doorbells! She picked both up very quickly and got very excited to see who was on the other side of that door. She continues to enjoy searching for sound in different places and alerting her trainer Amy when...
Taylor II | January 2023

Taylor II | January 2023

January has been a fun and exciting month forΒ Taylor II! She is learning how to alert to people while they are doing different activities (i.e. Sweeping and vacuuming the floor!). She is also learning how to discriminate between a fire alarm, door knock and phone...
Taylor II | December 2022

Taylor II | December 2022

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year fromΒ Taylor II! This month has been very festive, and Taylor has had a lot of public outings in preparation for Christmas. She is picking up alerting to sounds quickly and is starting to work on discriminating between them. We have...
Taylor II | November 2022

Taylor II | November 2022

This month has been a ton of fun forΒ Taylor II! She has started to put together the full picture of alerting for sounds and continuing to build a drive for sounds. She had quite a few field trips this month, where she is working hard on leaving distractions in her...
Taylor II | October 2022

Taylor II | October 2022

Taylor IIΒ has been working hard this month, perfecting her obedience skills and showing everyone what a good girl she is out in public! We have started introducing her to sound work and teaching a solid nose target. She is picking these skills up fast and is showing...
Taylor II | September 2022

Taylor II | September 2022

This month Taylor II has been out exploring the city of Edmonton! She is a smart little lady who has been picking up new skills with lightning speed. She is so excited to work that sometimes she will start offering things without even being asked! Taylor also loves...
Taylor II | August 2022

Taylor II | August 2022

We are so excited to welcomeΒ Taylor IIΒ into advanced training! Taylor is a perfect blend of sweet, fun and motivated. She transitioned beautifully from puppy raising into advanced training and is really enjoying the fast-paced and busy days. This little lady is up for...
Taylor II | July 2022

Taylor II | July 2022

I had lots of new adventures in the month of July! I spent some time with two different sitters as my family went away a couple of times. Both of them had released PADS dogs living with them, so I made some new friends! I also joined some other PADS dogs at a Stampede...
Taylor II | June 2022

Taylor II | June 2022

June was another busy month. We spent time at the ball diamonds and hockey arenas, watching my human brother play his sports. I have been working on my ‘go say hi’ and trying to not be as enthusiastic. The weather was rainy this month, but we did go on...
Taylor II | May 2022

Taylor II | May 2022

This month we have spent a little bit of time at the arena as my hooman brother has been doing some spring hockey. I settle in really well at the arena as I’m very used to it now. He has also started baseball so we spend some time at the baseball diamonds too. I...
Taylor II | April 2022

Taylor II | April 2022

This month we spent some more time at the hockey arenas where I continued to work on focusing on my raiser and not rushing up the steps too quickly – can focus really well and the stairs are still a ‘work in progress’. It was Easter so I posed nicely...
Taylor II | March 2022

Taylor II | March 2022

We have been doing lots of walking this month and continue to work on my loose leash walking. It’s been warming up a bit and the snow is gone (for now). We have had a few trips to stores and malls when I worked hard at focusing on my raiser and not all the...
Taylor II | February 2022

Taylor II | February 2022

This month we spent lots of time on walks and working on my loose leash walking. I’m really excited at the beginning of a walk but then remember to settle and listen and do much better at loose leash walking. I did go to the mall during the cold snap we had in...