Applications Open

Applications for our Hearing and Mobility Service Dog Programs are now open. Spaces are limited, apply today!

Become a Puppy-Raiser

Raise a puppy, change a life! Join us for a PADS Volunteer Information Session,
and learn how you can make an impact by volunteering with PADS.

Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.

SUPPORT PADS

VOLUNTEER

PADS is 90% volunteer driven, and we thrive off the passion of the people like you! Find out how you can make a difference.

DONATE

Give a gift, change a life! PADS relies on the generosity of donors who support our mission. Find out how you can become one of them.

EVENTS & PARTNERSHIPS

Rascal

Help name a Rascal! PADS have partnered with Rascal, a new canned cocktail brand crafted in Vancouver, B.C. They’re sponsoring a litter and need your help choosing the names!

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is proud to support Pacific Assistance Dogs by raising awareness of their mission to empower individuals with disabilities. They also sponsored a PADS puppy litter, helping to provide the next generation of life-changing assistance dogs.

Paws In The Peak

Sun Peaks Resort and Paws in the Peaks are teaming up with PADS to support a future litter of life-changing assistance dogs. Learn more and join the effort to make a difference at the Paws in the Peaks event fall of 2026.

NEWS & STORIES

Available for Adoption: Toad

Available for Adoption: Toad

Meet Toad What’s wonderful about Toad Toad is a total people-lover with a heart made for connection. He adores humans of all ages and has done beautifully with everyone from young children to teens to adults, greeting the world with open, joyful enthusiasm. He’s an...

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Meet Team Brinks

Meet Team Brinks

CLIENT BLOG: Find out how Brinks is filling big pawprints as he steps up as a successor dog for his new partner. In Ryan’s own words.

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PADS is more than 90% volunteer-driven

We thrive off the passion of the people who have decided to join the PADS Family.

PADS currently runs volunteer programs in the BC Lower Mainland & Okanagan as well as in Calgary, AB., and is a fully accredited member of Assistance Dogs International.

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