Turning their personal tragedy into something positive to help others, the couple has been organizing the benefit dinner for the past 11 years. On what would have been Andrew’s 38th birthday, family and friends packed Richmond’s River Rock... Read More »
Many of you may remember my grand-nieces, Violet and Harlo, as well as my grand-nephew Theoren from the past 2 Kitz4Kids events. I just wanted to share with you this recent article from the Delta Optimist about their current fundraising efforts. Their commitment is well beyond their years, reminding us of all that is good Read More »
We've definitely noticed a lot of changes in Jeremy since getting Ginger. But the biggest change is his sleeping. Falling and staying asleep has always been very hard for Jeremy – not being able to turn his brain off, having anxiety about the weather outside, different noises, being alone, etc. Read More »
In March 2016 Kitz4Kids submitted the name "Grace" for female puppy among 3 other names. Many of you may recall our excitement in June 2016, when we received news that one of the puppies born in April 2016 was named Grace, she is a yellow lab. I am proud to announce, that Grace has successfully Read More »
The world will be a bit easier to get around now that Kailer has Rosie. The latter is a faithful, even-keeled black lab who’s just completed two years of training as an autism support dog and is now ready to be at 11-year-old Kailer’s side most hours of the day. Read More »
Hello, Stella joined our family just before the start of summer after a long and difficult school year. Our son, Nolan, really struggled without the support of his retired Autism Support Dog, Kieran, now our family pet. It came as a bit of a surprise to us actually. With years of Kieran’s faithful support, Nolan’s Read More »
Remembrance Day is a time when our Country takes a moment to collectively honor, remember, and appreciate all of the men and women of the Canadian Arm Forces past and present who made incredible sacrifices and continue to do so to this day. We owe them a great deal of gratitude for their service, but Read More »
It's Jay here once again. Some of you have been calling my friends at BC & Alberta Guide Dogs to find out what I have been up to since May. Thank you for asking about me and I am paw-sitively thrilled to share my latest 'pupdate.' As you know, I have been learning and working Read More »
Congratulations to Taz and Bert on their litter of six pups, born on August 21st, it was Taz's first litter. All black - 3 boys and 3 girls. Here is a pic of the day they were born. Mom is looking pretty good after having 6 babies delivering in 4.5 hours!. One of the boy Read More »
I have been around dogs all my life. I’ve had dogs, my friends have dogs and, for the last few years I have been around Autism Support Dogs. From my experience dogs are very smart. However, to meet the incredible rigours of what is required from an Autism service dog takes a level of training Read More »