Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
Team Zion II is excited to announce their partnership! Together they have completed team training and are happily getting to know each other better as they navigate the world by each other’s side. Zion’s Client shared that it was an instant connection upon...
Monday, May 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
The zesty Zion II is proud to announce that she got a job! She passed her pre-placement testing and has been matched with a client. Congratulations to PADS Zion II and her community of amazing supporters for their time, energy, and dedication to his success! Whelping...
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Exciting news for Miss Zion II! She has been matched with her client and has begun Team Training! Margaret, Training Program Manager, said Zion loves her match and has been mostly on her best behaviour. When she does show off some of her quirky personality, her client...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion II has been spending some of her time on campus keeping up skills and some of her working off-site, practising her skills with her advanced sitters. When off-site, her regular sitting buddy is Smore. They love spending time together, getting in cuddles and having...
Sunday, January 1, 2023 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Exciting news! Zion II has passed her pre-placement testing! She worked hard to complete all the tasks in December before the holiday break. Zion is eagerly awaiting a match and is looking forward to starting her life with her client soon! Thank you again for all your...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion II is back to working with Ashley after some time training with Juniper. Zion’s been working on brushing up her public access skills and trying out a few new games to work a bit more on her flexibility, calm and focus in public. Zion’s been doing a great job with...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion has had a whirlwind of October! She’s been getting tons of field trips out in public with her people. She went on a picnic and was with her sitter’s family. Zion also loves hiking; she takes every opportunity to check in with her handler for treats...
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion II has been trying out training with a head halti because sometimes it can be a useful tool for a client when they first work with their match. Zion can be a bit silly about the head halti at times, so she’s still got some practice to do. She’s also been working...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion II has been working on working with different handlers this month. Sometimes she takes a while to transfer her focus to new people. As she works with more people, she’s starting to see that everyone follows the same rules, which can be fun! Zion went out...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion II has been taking more time to get out and about this month so she can look at narrowing down her career options. It allows her to work on generalizing her obedience to various spaces, which can be tricky when good-smelling distractions can be so close....
Friday, July 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month, Zion II worked on building her calm and default leave its around food by playing games using boundaries and incompatible behaviours for various scenarios. Sometimes it’s still tricky, but she’s starting to get the hang of it! She really enjoys...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
This month, Zion II has been trying out daily kennel drop-offs and pick-ups, which has helped her bring more calm to her day. She’s still quite a spicy girl, and her excitement builds quickly when she’s working on skills with food. She’s working on...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion II has been working hard this month, especially on her self-regulation and loose leash walking skills – and all that work is paying off! Some spaces with good smells and other dogs are still very exciting for her, though, so she’s practicing transferring her new...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
ZION II has really settled in after a month in Advanced Training. She worked on her loose leash walking and focus with a new handler, and after some time to adjust and bond, she is really getting the hang of it! She is enjoyed working on movement and other skills and...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Advanced Dogs, Pupdates
Zion II is new to Advanced Training in Burnaby! She has lots of energy and likes to keep busy! With all this zest for life, she is working on balance by doing games to work on her calm and focus with a new handler. When not working, Zion loves her playtime in the yard...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Zion has had a busy month. Her humans got another PADS puppy, and Zion thought this was just great. Zion then found out that new puppies have very sharp teeth, and she’s learning to dance very fast to avoid them. Until 10 days ago, before Jubilee came along, things...
