Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tio has been on his food trial for a little longer. He is doing very well with the new food and has had lots of outings this month. Tio has been to restaurants, coffee shops, churches, and choral concerts. He has learned to sleep through all kinds of music, including...
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tio has continued on his food trial and seems to be fully recovered from his medical problems. He has been enjoying running in the forest and playing with friends while also practicing jump-ons and duration stands. Tio has also done some of his fitness exercises, such...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tio has been spending his time off campus with an advanced sitter the last month. The PADS medical team is supporting Tio and his sitter in doing all the steps for a food trial to hopefully resolve his recent suspected allergy symptoms. He will be out of on-site...
Monday, July 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tio continues to build on his special skills and has been practising more of them out in public or around distractions like novel people or other PADS dogs. He has continued to work on different objects and is starting to do positions like foot and my lap as part of...
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tio has been hard at work on different skills. His button is now looking much more accurate! Heβs also been having a blast adding new simple objects into his retrieve. While continuing to build his fun task skills, Tio has kept himself well-rounded by keeping up on...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
In April,Β TioΒ has been working on some focused targeting work for button, and he can now adjust his targeting height to be more accurate! Way to go, Tio! He has also been working on his obedience and skills next to a power chair when out and about in public spaces. He...
Monday, April 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
TioΒ has been enjoying working on various skills and is most keen on retrieve! He has been doing an excellent job on his slow and steady duration carry of a dumbbell and is starting to work on incorporating simple retrieve items into his work. He has been doing a great...
Friday, March 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
TioΒ has been trying different skills, like walking next to a power chair, working on a building, and going up and down stairs one step at a time. Heβs still exploring what type of work heβd like to do, and so far, he is looking like a flexible guy who might mix and...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
TioΒ joined Ashleyβs string this month! He has such a sweet and calm disposition that he quickly became Sheenβs best buddy and emotional support stationing friend. Tio is thrilled to practice his cues and to try out new tasks. So far, his favourite task has been...
Monday, January 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Tio started off the month with sitters and got to live with a puppy roommate PADS Thresher! They had lots of fun playing and training together. They also had some playdates with other PADS puppies in training. Then Tio went home to his raiser for the holidays! He...
Friday, December 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month,Β TioΒ was welcomed into Advanced Training! We are thrilled to have him join the team, and he is equally excited to start his new career. Tio was fantastic in the kennel environment and got along with all his new furiends. He and his best buddy Sheen became...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! My last month in puppy raising has been so much fun! It started out not so fun with my recovery from my surgery, but I was so excited to be back to long walks, running, and playing with my puppy friends once I healed. I continued going to lectures with my...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! I’ve had a busy month! At the start of September, I got to go to Imagine Day at UBC to promote the campus canines club. I hung out at the booth all day and was so good even with many other PADS dogs all around me. I got so much love from all the...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! I’ve had an exciting month and I can’t wait to share all my adventures with you. I started off the month with the same daily routine as July. My raiser and I went to coffee shops on most days for her to study and I settled on the floor. Then,...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! This month was not super eventful, but I still learned a lot and had some fun outings. My raiser and I have been going to cafes all the time for her to study and I have to lay under her chair and be a good boy for hours. I have gotten very good at it! I...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! June has been a great month full of lots of training, new people, and new places. I’m still on vacation with my raiser and have been loving the change of scenery. Especially the big backyard and dog buddies! I’ve been doing a ton of practice on...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello friends! I’ve had a busy and exciting month! For the first couple of weeks, I hung out with sitters which was very fun. Then, my raiser came back from her trip and I went home. I got very excited when I realized where I was and had some wild zoomies! My...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! Iβve had a few fun adventures in April. At the beginning of the month, I was going to university with my raiser and being such a good boy settling in her lectures. Classes ended a couple of weeks ago, and my raiser had to study for her exams. So, I had a...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! March was a pretty uneventful month for me. I’ve been going to university almost every day with my raiser, and I’m getting so good at settling in class. So good that I sometimes even fall asleep! I also went to some puppy classes and learned...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
In February, I went to a puppy engagement event at UBC and got to meet many students. I worked on being calm while they gave me lots of pets and attention. On Valentine’s day, mom dressed me up in silly glasses and had me hold a flower in my mouth! Weird right?...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello friends! This month I got to fly on an airplane again after my great Christmas vacation. I was a very good boy! I listened very well, walked with a loose leash, and did a great “here” through the metal detector. On the plane, I relaxed at my...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! At the start of December, I went to some university lectures with my raiser, and then I relaxed for a week while she had exams. I also got to go to the Campus Canines gala earlier in the month and saw all my puppy friends. I went on my very first flight...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends!Β It’s been another month full of learning and fun!Β This month, I continued university classes with my raiser, and I’ve been working on being calm and settling with fewer food rewards. I also made many new friends at all the events I went to at...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi friends! Halloween marks 2 months with my puppy raiser! I’ve been getting in the spooky season spirit, and my raiser has been putting me in funny outfits in preparation for Halloween! I loved dressing up as a dinosaur and going to Halloween puppy class and...
