Friday, December 4, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are excited to announce that at PADS 2020 Virtual Graduation Celebration on November 29th, WINNIE graduated as a Service Dog. Congratulation to Winnie and her client Stephen. Thank you so much to everyone who has been involved in helping Winnie succeed. Her trainer...
Friday, September 4, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
WINNIE and her new partner are currently in Team Training and will continue a gradual training process to support the team as they learn and bond. Upon completion of team training, they will work through their 45-day probation period and when that is complete, they...
Friday, August 7, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
We are very exited to announce that WINNIE has passed her pre-placement testing and has been matched with a client! Way to go Winnie! Winnie and her client will start team training in August. Winnie is excited to start her career as a rockstar Service Dog! Her trainer...
Friday, July 3, 2020 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
WINNIE spent some of June training time working on site with Ashley and the rest out with a new advanced dog sitter to test out new environments. She has been having a blast with her new sitter and they have become fast friends. Winnie continues to work on her...
Friday, June 5, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE has been trying out other aspects of potential assistance careers and is having a lot of fun working on anxiety interrupter skills and only doing some service skills just for fun without the pressure. Winnie’s main challenge continues to be her loose leash...
Friday, May 1, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE continues to work on refining her service skills and enjoys ‘button’ most of all. She is working on getting and maintaining a solid grip on various textures and items for a duration carry. Winnie has also been working on leash and collar pressure as feedback...
Friday, April 3, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE 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’. She continues to grow in her retrieve...
Friday, March 6, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE is continuing to improve in her retrieve grip and duration carry work. She is now working on good grip and carry on various items and dumbbell weights as well as working on how to pick up trickier objects. On PADS campus Winnie is practicing her skills next to...
Friday, February 7, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE is doing really well with improving her retrieve grip and doing a calm duration carry of a dumbbell. When we had a very snowy week, she spent the off week with sitters and rocked practicing obedience out in the snow! She is doing great with her “pull” command...
Friday, January 17, 2020 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE continues to grow in all her skills when next to a manual chair. We are focusing on getting a calm steady hold both when standing still and when walking while carrying simple items for her retrieve. Winnie helped out with a ‘Thank You’ video for PADS support...
Friday, December 6, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE has been hard at work practicing all skills next to a manual chair. She is loving working on pull and is always super keen to put on the pulling harness. Winnie’s boundless energy makes her a great pulling candidate and we are excited to see where her training...
Friday, November 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Ashley decided the explore something new with WINNIE. Winnie has always loved to walk just a bit ahead of her handler and is eager to go, go, go, so Ashley decided to explore this quirk, which could be a special skill in disguise! Winnie began pulling work...
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE is continuing to gather momentum with her skills and loves action! She is continuing to work on loose leash walking and is starting to stay in the proper zone more often. She is now able to carry a dumbbell for short distances and is working on refining her...
Friday, September 6, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Within the last month, WINNIE has really hit her stride with her skills. She has now learned several special skills and is able to pick a dumbbell off the floor and hold it in her mouth for a few seconds! She is on a roll and we hope to see it continue. Winnie is...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE has been working on walking next to a power chair. She loves to go fast! She is still working on staying in the loose leash walking zone and being able to go fast and burn off extra energy has been helping her to do so. Winnie struggles with alert barking, so...
Friday, July 5, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE is enjoying exploring service skills in advanced training. She has a lot of energy and is working on channeling it into tasks. With so much energy she finds loose leash walking challenging and has been working hard at staying in the loose leash walking zone...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I haz BIG news!!! Apparently all my adventures with puppy-sitters and the work I’ve done with Mumma J, Pappa P, & Mumma E have paid off. I’m off to PPU (PADS Puppy University) in May and want to thank all the people who have contributed to my success. If you think...
Monday, April 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I’ve been spending most of my time with my primary co-raiser Momma E and weekdays with Papa as usual, but this month I got to spend a bit of extra time at my Papa’s house with Momma J (who is now feeling well enough to help look after me). That means I got to snuggle...
Friday, March 1, 2019 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Have I told you I have a funny sit? Well, I do; but this month Mumma J took me to Fizzio. Some nice ladies there played with me & gave me treats to play some silly games. Now Mumma and I play silly games, she says they will help me be strong & maybe not sit so...
Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
I love the Christmas. There are sparkly lights, cozy fires, lots of snuggling, a TREE INSIDE THE HOUSE, & best of all, I met Santa!!! He is the bestest, he filled my stocking with nummy treats, new stuffies, a chewy bone, & a pretty new collar. I don’t know...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We are working on Winnie’s duration sit, down, & stand. More challenges with sit than the other two, mostly due to slippy feet and her funky hips. We went to Bowen Island for the Remembrance Day Weekend, attended Dinner at the Legion, and the Service the next...
Monday, October 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Loose leash walking has been the primary focus of our training this month, Winnie is making good progress & we have begun to transition from her halti to her flat collar in low distraction settings. This month we attended VIP River II’s Fourth Birthday Party at...
Saturday, September 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Winnie is a little lab weighing in at about 58 pounds so she is often mistaken for being younger than she is! She will be 2 years old in November. She is always eager to learn and do whatever is asked of her. She is always ready for our next outing and adventure...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
WINNIE is a happy and enthusiastic girl who loves her life as a PADS puppy-in-Training. When getting her vest on, she puts her head through the opening because she knows she gets to go on an outing, which in her mind the vest means a fun working outing and usually a...
