Hi friends!
I have had a month full of adventure. I started the month in Manitoba with my raiser and her family. I had a great time living with my poodle friend Koda! We had awesome wrestling matches.
I got to join in on a bridal shower and bachelorette party! Everyone loved me soooo much at the parties, and I was a very good boy settling around all the people and activities.
I spent some more time at a lake house too and got to do some paddleboarding, go on a boat, and swim in the water! It was such a fun and relaxing vacation with my human. I enjoyed lounging in the sun on the deck and exploring the trails with Koda. I also got to accompany the humans to a market to sell some pottery. I was a very helpful and adorable salesman, but I fell asleep on the job towards the end.
Then, a couple of weeks into August, I went on another plane ride! I was a very attentive and perfectly behaved pup in the airport. I walked nicely with my human, did lots of duration sits and downs, recalled through the metal detector, and did my “better go” at the pet relief area. I was a super good boy on the plane, too! We were a bit squished in the small plane (I’ve gotten a lot bigger in the month we’ve been away!), but I didn’t mind. I just curled up and slept at my human’s feet. I was unfazed by the strange noises and movements, and napped for pretty much the whole flight!
Once we got back to Vancouver, I got reunited with my bestie, PADS Casper! I missed my roomie and was very happy to see him. We had a fun trail walk, played, posed for mom’s photos, and got to have one last sleepover together.
Then, it was time for me to say goodbye to my puppy raiser, because I’m embarking on a new adventure! She drove me to the PADS campus, we said our goodbyes, and I left on a road trip to the Okanagan with a bunch of other PADS pups to meet my next puppy raisers!
My first raiser and I had such a wonderful time together these past few months. I learned so much and went on so many adventures with her. We’ll miss each other, but I have great things ahead of me and a whole new community to love me!
– Gaffer
Submitted by: Sophie P.
Bonus Pupdate:
Gaffer has settled in nicely and has taken to the new routine quite well. He is easy to work with and is a pleasure to have around. He has had several outings. Went to a restaurant for lunch, to the farmers market a few times, Costco shopping, play dates with his new friend Milos, and a couple of walks with Milos that went quite well.
He also had a visit to the vet to get his teeth checked out. Managed to remove 3 baby teeth that were hanging in there, but one more to go. All in all, a good couple of weeks with Gaffer and many more to come.
Submitted by: James and Susan Mitchell
Photos below…
Submitted by: Sophie P.
Photos below…
Submitted by: James and Susan Mitchell
