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Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
October was a busy month for us. I was back in action following the end of my heat. I did have lovely panties to wear though. We finally got out for a walk at the dog park, where I was excellent with my recall. Uncle Bill did a photo shoot, and PADS Taj and I went... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Sparrow had a big month. She got spayed and recovered very quickly. She had a quiet two weeks recovering, so that took up most of the month, but she managed to get out and party and listen to some live music. She got to go to the East Van Opry, to an art show, to... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
October was different for me. I’m getting to be a grown-up dog now, even though sometimes I still get treated like a puppy. But sometimes, I want to do things my way, and my raisers are learning how to work with me on that. I stayed at sitters for almost a week this... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
We had lots of fun this month. A trip to the Vancouver Aquarium and a day at Dageraad. I also celebrated my first birthday on October 23, so we went to my favourite park at UBC with my BFF Chloe. Submitted by: Barb and... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Our brave boy Thunder is resting up after his neuter surgery! He’s been an absolute champ, handling everything like a pro. Right now, he’s rocking the “cone of shame,” which, admittedly, is a bit of an adjustment. He’s taking it all in stride though, soaking up extra... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Calgary, Pupdates
This month, Morley joined me as I started a new job. While we are still at the vet clinic on the weekend, he is learning how to settle into an office environment during the week. I am pleased to say that he seems to have figured out how to relax around people and... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Calgary, Pupdates
Shah celebrated his first Halloween at the end of the month and was quite the trooper by modelling some of the costume options! He also experienced his first snow this month. In typical Shah fashion, it was business as usual for him and didn’t miss a beat... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Well, Picard and I did our duty and voted in the provincial elections; we also went shopping at IKEA, checked out the local baseball fields and learned about meditation at the Surrey Museum. Meditation sure comes in handy when navigating all those crowds and scary... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
This month, Brava had her first heat!! She developed some funny habits as well. Some of her new behaviors include rubbing up on your legs like a cat, getting random itchy zoomies, and arching her back whenever you get a good scratch spot! This month, she was a... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It’s Teenie here from the July 2024 Parker litter. You know what they say: the key to choosing your puppy raisers is location, location, location. Happily, my raisers live in a highly scented neighbourhood. From the caramel scent of the Katsura trees at 3:00... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Casey has grown so much in the last month. He has such a lovely nature and has spurts of what I call the “joy of life” moments when he just can’t contain his enthusiasm. For example, when he feels/hears the crackle of the fall leaves under his feet... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Calgary, Pupdates
Hunter II’s first month in Alberta has been a big success. He arrived from Vancouver on the 3rd and has been learning and experiencing so much since then. He went on his first camping trip, saw some fireworks, dressed up for Halloween, and went trick-or-treating... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
Brinks has been returning to advanced training regularly after a bit of a break. He spent the last few months working hard with his advanced sitter to maintain his skills and keep up his great work. Brinks has been doing great! He has been on many field trips to test... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Cuddles from Keller and getting her used to the vacuum picture below. Submitted by: Joanne and Wes, PADS Puppy in Training... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Roku has enjoyed a delightful autumn so far. He is a happy boy to be sitting in leaves when he gets some sniff time. This month, he enjoyed some time at the Aquarium and although a bit overwhelmed and very active with all the distractions, he still maintained his... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Calgary, Pupdates
I had a fun month hanging out with my puppy raiser’s pet dog Shea and their new pet dog, released PADS dog Oliver! I absolutely love playing with Oliver! The three of us have been having a grand time! This month, I also went to work A LOT. It’s a bit... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Korra continues to grow into a loving and brave little girl. She has spent quite a bit of time with sitters the last little while due to a family situation. She fits in very nicely wherever she goes so far. I am hoping in her current sit, that she will have some more... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Okanagan, Pupdates
Rosa had another great month. We’ve been having some sewer work done in our area and she loves watching the big machines out the window. She went as a kibble monster for Halloween. We are working on her side cue. Submitted by: Alanna... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Crumpet is currently working on the duration of the commands “sit,” “down,” and “stand.” She focuses on proofing these commands, managing dog distractions during meet and greets, and discouraging her from sniffing the ground.... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
October had many new things. I met my puppy-raiser, and we’ve done a bunch of cool things. I have been to work where there are many hoomans coming in and out. I have learned to be quiet and settle most of the time. I find this hard because they make me feel like... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Calgary, Pupdates
Link II has spent the last month keeping up his obedience and prepping for skills that will be on his Pre-Placement test! Link is looking really good, and we think he will be ready for testing soon! Skills Being Learned: Turn around, Deployment skills, Greetings in... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Advanced Dogs, Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Muffin continues to go on field trips and perfect her obedience with the help of her advanced dog sitters. She had struggled with recall in high distraction area or was simply not ready to go where she was told to go. She would always be thinking ahead and not sure... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
It’s definitely the Fall semester – we’ve been doing lots of learning! Aside from regular classes, we also went on a field trip to see noisy ambulances – I wasn’t worried in the least – in fact, seeing all those new people had me even more excited than usual! Then I... Read more
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates
Spyro joined us on Oct 5 as a wriggly, little 8-week-old bundle of joy and pee puddles. Over the weeks, the wriggles & the joy have increased and the pee puddles have thankfully decreased. Spyro immediately took on PADS Dior (10 months), in all forms of puppy... Read more