All Pupdates

Tay | October 2024

We are excited to welcome Tay to Advanced Training. Her journey into this next stage is starting, and we are delighted to have her on board. We have begun working on the foundations of movement, skills, and productive play. We look forward to training with her!  ...

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Goji | October 2024

I spent the first half of this month with a sitter and her family. It’s very different living with kids, but I had a great time! When my human got back, she took me on a road trip to somewhere that seemed to already be in winter. Apparently, my brother, Melon, lives...

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Dior | October 2024

Dior began October, with the addition of 8-week-old PADS Spyro to the family. Life as she had known it, came to an abrupt and screeching halt. The need to be on constant call for puppy BG training and not being able to leave the puppy kenneled for more than a very...

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Alma | October 2024

Alma has finished her pre-placement test and is ready for her new client. Trainer Lisa and the training crew have had a busy few months and we hope to have her on her way soon to her client. Good job to all who have been involved in Alma’s training!   We...

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Blazer II | October 2024

The hot days of summer gave way to cooler temperatures, fall colours and a first minor snowfall, and Blazer was intrigued by all of it. He spent some time out of town at my parents’ place – one of his favourite places to go. I’m pretty sure he knows we’re headed there...

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Wowza | October 2024

Wowza is now 72 pounds and 9 months old. He is very active and has endless energy. He continues to pick up new skills very quickly.We had a bit of snow the other day, and he certainly enjoyed that. Playing in the snow will be a good trade-off since the backyard pool...

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Bentley II | October 2024

I got Bentley in October, so we have been getting to know each other.  During the month, he has been to UBC twice with another raiser, we have been to choir practice, we have been to an all-day meeting off-site, and we started puppy classes. Submitted by: Gail...

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Scarlet | October 2024

Scarlet has passed her pre-placement tests and is enjoying her time this month at a secondary school to try her paws at being a very im”paw”tant member of the school team. She would like to complain about there being to many stairs in the school but the...

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Mario | October 2024

Mario has been working hard, spreading joy and making people smile every day at school this October. He got to spend some time with sitters who had him back when he was 4 months old, and he showed them what a real sweetheart he still is. He enjoyed the walks and hikes...

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Reece | October 2024

Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Halloween!!! Reece had a busy month. Going to Yaletown, getting ready for the trick-or-treaters coming by. Going out for walks with my new friend, Bandit. Submitted by: Jen...

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Triton | October 2024

Triton continues his workaholic ways and wants to bring us anything that is touching the ground whether you need it or not! It happens in every dog we train to retrieve who loves it. Over time, he will be better at bringing just the things we ask for. Well, unless...

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Orbit | October 2024

So this is what Autumn looks like! It is beautiful. I am not sure about all of the rain that we have, but I do love those big muddy puddles. October was good, I loved going to watch the Whitecaps play their game against Seattle. We didn’t win but it was a fun...

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Bazinga | October 2024

I had lots more experiences with sights, sounds, and textures, and my raiser continued training while we took field trip adventures. I had a successful experience with my raiser as an election worker! It was a great opportunity to practice my settle … a real...

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Bingo | October 2024

Bingo has been regularly joining us for advanced training since the end of September, and we’re so glad to have him! He is a big goofy character who has a big heart. He loves to work for kibble and play with all of his friends in university! We are working on...

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Encore | October 2024

Autumn is here, and with it are many opportunities for social experiences!  I was able to go to more CFL football games (Go Lions!), out for dinners, participate in a fire drill, and go to different appointments and meetings, plus, it was Halloween at middle school,...

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Hope II | October 2024

Hope II has been such an amazing pup to have in our lives. She is headed off to advanced training in November and will be missed by her raiser family. She is the sweetest pup who greets everyone with her wiggling body and carrying one of her favourite toys. She...

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Nova III | October 2024

October was a bittersweet month raising Nova III. Extremely bitter as it was her last month with us before being turned in. Equally as sweet as we got to soak up every last moment with this absolutely brilliant dog. We celebrate how far she has come and all she has...

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Tetris | October 2024

Tetris started October with a stay with a sitter and quickly became enamoured with her cats. She continually checked on their whereabouts and then sat to admire them from a distance. She had her second heat this month, so was not involved in many public access events....

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Taj | October 2024

October brought the fall vibes and fun! Most of the month was busily spent in lectures with my hooman, but we did get up to some fun activities. My buddy PADS Orion came over for a final sleepover before he finished his training and headed off into the big world. We...

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Buddy II | October 2024

Paws up, Everypawdy! I’m Buddy II, and I’m just beginning my journey as a service pup in training! I’ve only just arrived, but paws-itively feels like I’m already doing so much! A few days after I trotted into my new home, my hoomans took me to a restaurant, where I...

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Chet | October 2024

Well, it’s getting colder here in Calgary with lots of leaves on the ground, which means that my nose is getting a workout on my daily walks. It also means that my people have fired up their fireplace – there is no place I’d rather lay than in front...

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