Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month was full of sniffy adventures, one-on-one time with her trainer, and a lot of cortisol-draining enrichment activities. Tetley has had some struggles around other dogs, so her training plan currently includes a lot of tactics to help her feel better overall...
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Tetley spent some time with a familiar sitter while her trainer was away for a couple of weeks this month. She had some tummy troubles but is feeling much better now and has hit the ground running back in training! Tetley has shown a great deal of enthusiasm for her...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
July was an exciting month for Tetley! She joined Advanced Trainer Emma’s string, working and living in Chilliwack. Tetley has been adjusting to life, sharing her space with a variety of dogs (and a cat who thinks he’s a dog). She’s learned about...
Monday, April 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
March was an exciting and important month for Tetley because she turned 2 years old on March 25! She got to pick a toy for herself and enjoyed a few treats to celebrate. There was also a special Easter photo backdrop at the pet store where she got to show off her...
Friday, March 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tetley continued making progress on her dog distraction this month. She’s learning that engaging with her handler yields much better rewards than anything else. That’s not always easy to remember though! She’s also been fine tuning her obedience...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tetley had an eventful start to 2024! She had lots of fun on walks in the snow and forest trails. She continues to work on her distractions and is making notable progress, even though she still finds both dogs and humans so very exciting. She spent a week at the main...
Monday, January 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tetley is a gigantic ball of enthusiasm and big feelings that has to try to fit into a tiny black lab body, which is incredibly difficult! She is a delight to have around with her tail that wags so hard that the entire back half of her body wiggles. Because she has so...
Friday, December 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
November was a very exciting time for Tetley! She is now furthering her career in PADS by joining Advanced Training. With her high dog distraction, we were impressed by how well she settled around other dogs in the training centre. Aside from settling in the room with...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month Tetley had lots of adventures and met lots of new dogs. She met a mini dachshund Louie, PADS VIP Kiki and PADS Sable at her sitters, and PADS Swift when she came to visit at the end of the month! She learnt that some dogs are too small to play, and some...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month I had many excursions. I also spent 2 weeks with my Sitter friends. I was working on my roll and chin down, as well as dog distraction. Being a teenage pup, I am testing boundaries, and I really like other pups. I was really good on visits to the hospital...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Snow Snow Snow. We had so much fun in the snow. I don’t have any pictures, but it was as deep as me, and I loved bouncing in it. We also had outings to the city, where I practiced my chin down and roll. I’m getting really good in class, but I still find it...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
January was full of new adventures. Skytrains, hockey games, more trips to the office, dinners in restaurants, and even grad dress shopping with my teenage friend. It was very busy, but in between, I had lots of time on the trails and the quiet at home, which helped...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
December has been a month of new experiences. I live on Bowen Island, but we had some long days in the city. I’ve been to craft fairs, office days, science world, and shopping. I did really well for all my outings, but sometimes I get tired, and I might bark to...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month was full of new experiences. As my settling in public has improved, I’ve been taken more places. We attended the Remembrance Day ceremony on Bowen Island. There were many dogs, and I was pretty excited, so we stayed well back to give me a chance to...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
October was full of new experiences and practicing what I’ve been learning in puppy class. I’m an active little pup, and sometimes I find it challenging to settle, so my hoomans are working with me to support me in this settling in public. I’ve had...
