We raised $560 toward Taro’s neuter and clearances! Thank you to everyone who participated, the big dog set winner is Susan Mann and the little dog winner is Gail Zoccola!
And the winning lucky duck is duck #17! Congratulations Saundra Siefring on winning this year’s duck retrieve!
Thank you to everyone who participated, we were able to raise $1,030 in July!
Video description: black doodle standing at a set of steps, on the deck of an above ground pool filled with 251 small rubber ducks. The dog jumps into the pool away from the camera and grabs a duck from the pile of ducks and brings the duck to the step where camera person bends down and picks up the duck and flips it upside down to show duck number 17.
PAD Dorito predicts that the
San Francisco 49ers will win tonight!
Are you and your dog watching the big game?
Michelle is an incredible Owner Trainer, who has been working daily on training her dog Luna to be her mobility assistance dog!
In this video they’re working on Luna applying the cue “back” in a heel position instead of in front of her!
If you are interested in learning more about all of our Owner Training options email us at: [email protected]
Allison is in the final stages of training PAD Piper, as her mobility and hearing dog. Allison purchased a program bred and started puppy from PAD, and has done all of her advanced training with our program. We are so proud of this team!
If you are interested in learning more about all of our Owner Training options email us at: [email protected]
In this video Allison, a young woman, has her yellow Labrador retriever, Golden Retriever cross sitting and waiting. She walks away and calls her to her.
At group lessons this week our trainers practiced teaching puppies to accept being searched with metal detectors.
In this video, PAD Glory a 6 month old black Labrador Retriever demonstrates standing for the search.
PAD Boba is 11 weeks old and soaring through phase 1 training in our program. Phase 1 includes 16 cues for puppies to learn as well as foundation work for handlers skills like training mechanics with the leash and clicker, treat delivery and timing and applying training techniques like shaping, luring and capturing.
In this video, Boba, a black and white godlendoodle puppy, shows a sit and wait cue, then recalls back to his Puppy Starter.
PAD Malik and Sawsan were matched in March, and haven’t seen each other since. Yesterday, Sawsan flew in from Los Angeles to begin their 15 day Team Training together. PAD Malik was elated to see her again!
Video Description: in an airport with gray carpet, a cream Goldendoodle wearing a burgundy service dog vest sits in a stay. As a woman in a wheelchair approaches, the dogs trainer cues the dog to go say hi and he eagerly visits her, getting into her lap.
The lucky rubber duck has been “Retrieved” and it is duck #196, Allison Benz! Thank you to everyone who donated and participated. We sold 280 ducks this year and Gracie had fun picking the lucky duck!
Video- black doodle jumping into a pool filled with yellow rubber ducks. She swims out and picks a duck and swims back to the white steps to give a women the duck. We then flip the duck over to see dumber 196
PAD Caretta was bred by our program and is in training to be a medical alert and response dog!
In this video they’re introducing a behavior that will eventually be called “through”. This cue tells the dog to go in front of the handler, between a narrow space or doorway, turn around and face the handler.
We're halfway through #GivingTuesday and so excited to share what training a puppy can look like! PAD Turtle is a 6 month old Golden Retriever. In this video his volunteer puppy raiser is practicing a few of his basic cues to work on his ability to differentiate between similar cues. His puppy raiser shared some of her thoughts of her experience so far;
"Puppy raising for PAD has opened my eyes to more than I thought possible. It has given me the opportunity to give back in a fun way, allowing me to be more involved within the community. It has taught me leadership and responsibility. PAD will forever hold a special place in my heart."
3 of our dogs in training met at a local pond today for a little Sunday Swim! Enrichment Is a critical part of a balanced life for any working dog.
In this video you see Growing Up Guide Pup PAD Maple, the cream Standard Poodle happily trot out of the green grass into the pond to chase a stick. As she brings it back to the land, PAD Mavis & PAD Poinsettia join in the fun play bowing and trying to steal the stick.
15 month old PAD Boh is in our Owner Trainer program and is being trained by a family member of her future partner. A very important task for her will be to hand a cashier her partners form of payment, then return it back to her! She has learned the following cues separately; take it, hold, let’s go, up, give and off! Yesterday, during her lesson, the cues were put together to begin the chain for paying!
In this video you see her trainer approach a table with a young man behind it. She hands Pad Boh, a Golden Retriever a credit card, cues “up” and “give” and then “off”. After, she repeats this process to have Boh get the credit card back!
Growing Up Guide Pup PAD Maple, a cream Standard Poodle is getting close to being placed, so she is practicing the Public Access Test. In this video she is laying under a table when a piece of burger falls near her. She’s given the verbal cue “leave it” and she calmly looks at her trainer ignoring the burger!
