So this month weโre all supposed to talk about what we love.ย Well, I love lots of things like other PADS dogs, food, and sleep but, most of all, I love to PLAY!!!ย I got to go to the Steveston off-leash park for the first time this month and was it ever fun to meet new dogs and play with them! ย ย And Dad took me to Pacific Spirit Park too to run with my buddies…I was tuckered out after that.
One Friday when Dad was working at the PADS office, he took me to play with the dogs in the Advanced Kennel.ย Theyโre a lot older than me but still loads of fun to play with.ย Then I had to get back to work and Dad and I did some BAT (Behaviour Adjustment Training) with the office cats.ย I wanted to play with them soooo much but I have to learn to โcontrol my impulsesโ as Dad says.
On other office days, I got to play with Koltan and Seven but I wasnโt allowed to play with Cleopatra…apparently she was โin seasonโ, whatever that is (Dad said Iโll learn about that when I grow up).
The big highlight of the month was going for a sleepover to Verdotโs house.ย We played a lot and the next day we had a sleepover at my house.ย Itโs so nice having a โbig brotherโ!
But Dad says life isnโt all play.ย I had to do some training too and I got my duration Sit up to 12 minutes but my Down is still at 11 minutes…I get antsy being motionless for too long. ย ย We started doing duration Stand too and I can do that for a whole minute! ย And we worked on Go In, Touch and Wait and how not to use Leave It so much ๐
See you next month…Iโm going outside to play some more.
Submitted by our incredible PADS Puppy-in-Training, Pride, and his PADS Volunteer Puppy Raiser, Doug Syms.