Friday, June 5, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
After careful consideration, VESPER has been released from advanced training. Vesper has really enjoyed spending time with Susie as her new sitter. While in this new environment, Vesper’s love for vocalizing at other dogs has returned and escalated to include regular...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
To gain more experience with a different handler in a new home environment, VESPER is now spending time with a new sitter. She is having a lot of fun being in a home with another dog around and really enjoys working on some of her special skills with her advanced...
Friday, April 3, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
VESPER has been working on maintaining and further refining all the skills she has learned so far in advanced training. She has also been practicing and sharpening her basic obedience cues and default behaviors such as ‘leave it’. Prior to increased social distancing...
Friday, March 6, 2020 | Pupdates
VESPER has a quirky and goofy personality that many people adore and allows her to make instant connections. Vesper enjoys working on service dog skills but has demonstrated that she would prefer a career with more predictable public outings. She hopes to find a...
Friday, February 7, 2020 | Pupdates
VESPER has continued to work on her skills and explore career options. When we had a very snowy week, she had a few snow days with Ashley and enjoyed practicing obedience and retrieve out in the snow! Because of her very tactile, empathic and affectionate personality,...
Friday, January 17, 2020 | Pupdates
VESPER did some assessments in December with Ashley and Margaret. She did best when with an ambulatory handler, so we will be focusing mostly on skills with an ambulatory handler. She continues to refine her skills further in hopes of being ready for her next steps...
Friday, December 6, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER has been hard at work with Ashley on continuing to refine skills and everyday default behaviors. Vesper continues to explore working with a manual chair versus someone who is ambulatory. She has also been practicing transferring skills different handlers, which...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER had lots of fun spending time with George gaining new handler experiences in different environments. She is back with Ashley to continue polishing her service skills and general default behaviors. She is further exploring working with someone in a manual...
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER is working on her skills for clients with various needs, including ambulatory clients and a client who uses a manual chair. She is focusing on polishing her skills with her handler walking. She has been working on building strength for carrying grocery bags...
Friday, September 6, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER is continuing to explore skills with her handler in a chair versus when her handler is walking. She went on two road trips with Ashley this month and did well adjusting to new spaces and settling patiently during travel days. Vesper has begun to branch out to...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER has had a busy month! She participated in Team Training with PADS staff member Jessica. Vesper has primarily spent her training time with Ashley walking, so it was good practice for her being handled by someone new and in a power chair. Vesper continues to...
Friday, July 5, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER has been gaining travel experience this month by joining Ashley while she traveled to do some apprenticeship tasks. Vesper has taken plane trips as well as long car rides and is a good traveler. She continues to work on her skills and is refining them in...
Friday, June 7, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER has been hard at work on her service skills, obedience and learning to settle in cars, public and in the home. She has been going home weekends with her trainer Ashley so that she can have lots of practice. Vesper has been very keen on skill work and is...
Monday, May 6, 2019 | Pupdates
This month VESPER went on a training road trip with Ashley, Crystal and Lady to Vancouver Island to train with Advanced Instructor Rob at his home-based facility. She had a great time checking out the new environment and meeting new friends Hector, Vimy and Mocha....
Friday, April 5, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER is having a blast working on service skills. She is highly motivated by play and tug. Vesper is very energetic and has been using this energy trying out the skill “pull” where she will wear a special harness to help pull someone in a manual chair up an incline...
Friday, March 8, 2019 | Pupdates
VESPER is new to advanced training this month and is eager to learn it all! She has a lot of energy and is putting it to good use learning lots of new skills. Her favorite skills so far are retrieving intros and “tug”. When she is not training, she loves to have a...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Vesper spends most of her days at the Vet clinic in Fernie, BC. She loves walking to work everyday and playing in the fresh snow. She loves meeting new clients and impressing them with her quirky personality. In her photos, she is spending time with her housemate Beau...
Thursday, March 1, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Vesper continues to work hard with relaxing around other dogs, she is an amazing dog that loves to walk around the university and see people. Vesper continues to work with me to perfect her day to day skills! Submitted By: Quentin...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | Calgary, Pupdates
Vesper has been working hard to have an off switch around other puppies. She continues to get better and better with side/heel. She loves playing with other puppies and is very sociable. Vesper is a true delight to have around the house has the ability to calm down...
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | Calgary, Pupdates
Vesper has been having lots of fun hiking with us in the foothills. She loves all the new sights and smells when we take her out to the mountains. Snow is her favourite thing to find on our hikes. We think this means she will probably enjoy snowshoeing this winter....
