Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
After careful consideration, Wilma has been released from Advanced Training. Wilma loves to sniff and is unendingly inquisitive, traits that motivate her to work but have also contributed to scavenging behaviours which are not compatible with a career as an assistance...
Monday, July 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month, Wilma continues to work on her sound work and loves to show off. She has been working hard on all her sounds, even when she is out in public. She still needs some support, but she is eager to work through it. Wilma has been working on her durations and is...
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Wilma has been working hard on her sound work. She spends every day telling Jade that her lunch break is over when the timer goes off. Wilma has also been working on her patience and control around food and toys. Keep up the great work, Wilma! We’re...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Wilma has gone on more field trips where she has not been worked by her primary handler, and she is getting better each day. Wilma continues to work on her sound work and loves it. We introduced a key drop, and she quickly got the hang of it. She sure is...
Monday, April 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Wilma continues to work on settling out in public. She has made some improvements but still struggles at times. Wilma continues to do well with her hearing work. She has been going on plenty of field trips this month, including Lougheed Mall, Sixth &...
Friday, March 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wilma has been working on her stationing in the training centre this month and has become a pro! While she does really well stationing and settling on site, this still needs to be improved out in public. We are working very hard on her duration down. Wilma has also...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy New Year from Wilma! January was a fun month for Wilma as she turned 2 years old, and we had a snowfall! Wilma really enjoyed playing in the snow with her friends. Wilma got a new bunkmate this month, PADS Orion! These two are very goofy together and love to...
Monday, January 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Happy Holidays from Wilma! Wilma worked hard this month on settling and leaving food on the ground alone. She has improved so much, knows all the tricks we throw at her, and is becoming a master of leaving food alone. Her settling has become so much better. Wilma took...
Friday, December 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Wilma continued to work on her hearing work. She was introduced to new sounds, such as a phone ringing. We have been spacing out sessions with a timer and having her settle in between sounds. Although it is not Wilma’s favorite thing to do, she puts...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Wilma was assessed to be a hearing candidate, and it is looking pretty good for her! She is learning to alert to a timer going off and is doing a great job. We are adding in new sounds for her to alert to slowly, and Wilma is such a quick learner. Wilma is...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wilma has been working on her loose leash walking and is making big improvements. Wilma has been working on being more handler-focused and is doing great. She continues to work on paw targeting, gripping dumbbells, tugging, and walking next to a power chair. We have...
Friday, September 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Wilma wiggled her way into Advanced Training this month. She has adjusted well to the kennel environment and will be working with Jade on-site. Wilma is such a fun girl who is the life of the party. We’ve been working on improving her loose leash walking as she...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I met my new raiser at the end of June – she works at UBC, so I still get to go to campus lots. This month, I got to ride the bus a lot and meet lots of new humans (co-workers). I had two big play dates with my fellow pups-in-training Parker and Britton....
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi Everyone; it’s me! It’s been a crazyyyyy month! My momma graduated from university this month, and I got to take a bunch of fun pictures with her! On top of that, I helped her move out of our apartment together! I didn’t even need a leash for it! I was super...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello everyone! This month I finished my last classes ever of my university career! (Oh, and my raiser is done too!) I’m so excited that we are getting more sunny days! My raiser has started going on walks, and I have gotten a lot of practice with my off-leash skills!...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi Everyone! Wilma here. I am so so so excited for spring!! Now that it’s getting nice out my mom has been taking me for bigger walks and we have even gone to the beach a few times! I LOVE the beach! I get to go off-leash and run around like a maniac! It is my...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi everyone! It’s me again 🙂 I have been having a blast this past month; so much snow! My favourite thing to do is jump around and play in the snow while it is still on the ground! My mom always laughs at me because I go crazy in the snow, I run in zig zags and...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi hi hi! I am officially one year old now!! My birthday was on January 14th. 🙂 It feels weird being this old, I still look like a puppy! I got to celebrate my very first New Year this year! It was a super cool celebration where all the humans blew into these funny...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello again! Wilma here 🙂 I had my first Christmas this year, and it was so much fun! I was so confused at first about what this thing called wrapping paper was. My momma got a little mad at me cus I was walking all over her wrapping paper as she was wrapping gifts!...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hello friends! I had a busy month of classes with my raiser this past November. She is always studying these days! I guess there’s this scary thing called finals coming up soon… Glad I don’t have to take those! It is also starting to get a bit...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I experienced my first Halloween! I tried to dress up as Wilma this year but momma couldn’t find me the rock necklace so I was bummed, 🙁 but I still got to hang out with all my friends in campus canines! We went to a pumpkin patch and met some horses (but stayed...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi everyone! I had an eventful month this past September. I started going to university classes with my raiser this month, and it has been really fun! I see lots of people and smell lots of smells, hehe. I have been practicing my “go say hi” cue a bit as well! At the...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi everyone! I had a busy month in August! My raiser took me to Austin, Texas, to visit her family! I got to ride on a super cool thing called a plane! They gave me extra room, too, so I wasn’t crammed at my raiser’s feet! I also learned how to swim this month! I...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Hi Everyone! It’s Wilma here! I have some very exciting updates from this last month 🙂 Momma took me on a trip! I got to experience an actual airport and there were so many new smells! I also rode on this thing called an airplane and It wasn’t bad at all! I got a...
