Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Texas II turned 2 years old and had a party with a few of his littermates Waffle, Toast and Jelly II. Texas continues to work on his mobility skills. He loves to retrieve items, and we have been working on adding simple items to his skills. Texas sometimes...
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Texas II has been introduced to some mobility skills and is catching on very fast. He loves to start his morning off with a lovely walk beside the power chair, followed later in the day by working on his favourite skills of tug, button, and retrieve! He...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, we officially welcome Texas II into Advanced Training in Burnaby. He had a fun road trip down to Okanagan and Burnaby, where he landed a spot on Jade’s string. He is just settling in, so we are figuring out what Texas wants to do when he grows up....
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Happy Spring Everyone! April was a bittersweet month as it signals the lastΒ fullΒ month IΒ get toΒ spend with my puppy raisers. In May, I will be heading off to a sitter while I wait for a place to open in Advanced Training.Β This month at puppy class has been...
Friday, March 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
I got to kick off February with one of our amazing PADS Sitters. I spent time at an office job and working on settling in lots of different restaurants. Mum was happy to hear that I was on my very best behaviour as I worked on spreading my Texas charm to new people....
Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Happy New Year Everybody! January kicked off with a cold snap, and Mum bought me these funny things to wear on my feet. I wasn’t the biggest fan at first, but once I realized they kept my toes warm so I could bounce in the snow, I was very happy! This month, I...
Monday, January 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
December was a busy month for all complete with fun outings, Christmas shopping, and spending time with family. At the beginning of the month, my PADS Okanagan friends and I sold 50/50 tickets at the Vernon Vipers hockey game to fundraise for PADS. We were all very...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
October was a great month! The cooler weather and sunshine make for optimal playtime weather for us pups. Uncle Tiller and I had several playdates with my predecessor PADS Caddy, and I also got to take in a new trail with one of my classmates. Naturally, I’ve...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
This month I turned 1 year old! I got to celebrate with my uncle Tiller and a new squeaky bone which we thoroughly enjoyed galloping around the yard with. Unfortunately, the month also brought about the dreaded “snip snip” which resulted in me having to...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
I kicked off August with a visit to one of our awesome puppy sitters. We went adventuring in the forest around his house and I got to show off my chill personality. Overall he said I was a good boy and was welcome back any time. After I returned to my raiser we took...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
July was another exciting month of learning! We kicked it off by celebrating Canada Day, and I got to rock my Canada flag bandanna and enjoy the sunshine with my family. There were no official fireworks in the Okanagan this year, but I still got to practice being calm...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Happy Summer Everyone! This month I’ve finally broken the 60lbs mark and am proud to say I can confidently jump into the car by myself (the raiser is very happy about this). In class, we’ve been working hard on the 3 D’s (duration, distance, and...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
As most of the snow had finally melted, the humans took Tiller and me out to pick some spring flowers to brighten up the yard. It was very exciting, and I had a bit of a hard time not sampling some of the foliage as we walked around, but apparently, I will get lots of...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Well folks, it finally happened…not only is the small feline feeling much more comfortable around us pups, but she seems to have taken a particular liking to MY BED! I’ve had a few words with her about this, but we seem to be at a bit of a stalemate, as...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Happy New Year Everypawdy! I’m officially fully vaccinated and can now begin going on Adventure Walks on my long leash and harness. There are so many different things to see and smell that I end up sleeping really well when we come home! I’m getting much...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Help Fund My Training! #WOOF I'M SOCIALFacebookTwitterGoogle+ Texas II is being raised and trained to provide life-changing independence to someone with a physical disability other than visual impairment or to work with a professional such as a teacher,...
