Hi everybody! My nameβs Pride and this is my first Pupdate and Iβm so excited!Hi everybody! My nameβs Pride and this is my first Pupdate and Iβm so excited!
I flew in from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on September 10th, and I guess Iβm now a Canadian citizen. My new raiser, Doug, picked me up at the airport and took me to my new home in Richmond. Iβm a really lucky pup cuz Doug is retired so we get to spend almost all of our time together and I have a big backyard to play in.
Doug didnβt waste any time getting me out meeting people! Three days after I got here, he took me to Jessica Altmanβs 9th Birthday Party. It was a PADS fundraiser and her Mom asked me to come. I had lots of fun meeting Jessicaβs parents and all her friends and Jessica raised lots of money for PADS!
Then my raiser β I think Iβll call him Dad cuzΒ he seems to like that β took me to a Kiwanis presentation and I met Merlot … and barked at her, too. My Dad takes me to puppy class every week where I get to train and play with the other PADS puppies.
My Dad raised one pup before me. His name isΒ Verdot and he came over to play one day … heβs really nice and we played a lot!
Dad also took me to a Volunteersβ Information Session and I got to go to the Volunteer Appreciation Night and to Graduation, too! Iβm a very busy boy and I really love my Dad and being a PADS puppy-in-training!
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Submitted by our awesome PADS Puppy-in-Training, Pride, and his Β PADS Volunteer Puppy Raiser, Doug Syms.