COVID Heroes Award – Vancouver Island
Our Vancouver Island Covid Heroes are Corry & Rich Hannah, Linda Austin, Lorri-Anne Furnemont and Nancy Klinger – click to read more about their amazing contributions.
Calgary Volunteer of the Year Award – 2020
Our Calgary Volunteer of the Year for 2020 is Lauren Hamilton! Click the post to read more.
Okanagan Volunteer of the Year Award – 2020
Our Okanagan Volunteer of the Year for 2020 is Paul Lindquist! Click the post to read more.
West Coast Volunteer of the Year Award – 2020
Our West Coast Volunteer of the Year for 2020 is Michelle Vally! Click the post to read more.
Verne Trevoy Award – 2020
Our Verne Trevoy Award for 2020 goes to Mike Edgar! Click the post to read more.
Juanita Valentine Award – 2020
Our Juanita Valentine Award for 2020 goes to Val Bouey! Click the post to read more.
Spirit of PADS Award Calgary – 2020
Our Calgary Spirit of PADS Award for 2020 goes to Robin & Terry Bruder and Ty Brooks! Click the post to read more.
Spirit of PADS Award Okanagan – 2020
Our Okanagan Spirit of PADS Award for 2020 goes to Alanna Cooper & Dave Prenoslo! Click the post to read more.
Spirit of PADS Award West Coast – 2020
Our West Coast Spirit of PADS Award for 2020 goes to Cathy Beaumont & Shawn Laari! Click the post to read more.
Meet Swift & Chantilly
Our Puppies-in-Training accompany volunteer Puppy-Raisers and Puppy-Sitters everywhere they go including to work! We are very fortunate to have multiple school boards who allow their staff to bring in their puppies in training into their schools. While these pups are...
Newton
Meet Newton, one of our Accredited Facility Dogs. Newton was raised and trained in the Lower Main Land and place with his client Melissa over 10 years ago! Together they now work at the Dr. Peter Centre which provides comfort Care for people living with HIV. Keep...Cindy & Mallee
“Where to begin is so hard, each and every person at PADS has made such a difference in my life but here I go! PADS has been a big miracle in my life. I had a spinal stroke in 2018 and my life was turned upside down. I lost more than the ability to use my legs...
Mental Health Month with Merlot
Some of the kids I meet have seen scary things and been placed in unsafe situations. Some of them are forced to grow up too fast and they feel all alone. When they attend to our centre, they might be coming to talk about some of the most traumatic and intimate details...
Meet Sarah
Meet Sarah, PADS Volunteer Puppy-Raiser in the Okanagan Region. Over her years at PADS Sarah has grown not only in knowledge about dog training but also in confidence. Keep reading to find out how the PADS Pups in her life has encouraged her and built her confidence:...
Amora and the Silver Family
Meet Amora and the Silver family. The night before they were scheduled to bring home sweet Amora their pet, Bohdi, passed away unexpectedly, keep reading to find out how Amora is helping this family find healing and smiles. February 9th was the day 8 week old Amora...
Brad and Sandy
Join us on May 25th at a special time 12:30 PST to meet 3rd time PADS client Brad McCannell! Brad is currently partner to PADS Service Dog Sandy, his third PADS dog, but previously shared life with PADS Chip and PADS Montana. Brad is also the Vice President of Access...
Meet The Cheese Litter!
Join on May 11th at 1 PM PST ( 12 PM PST) to meet the PADS Cheese Litter and their wonderful Breeder Caretakers Robin and Ty. Robin and Ty are long-time breeder caretakers in Calgary who have whelped six litters in their home and puppy-raised nine Puppies for PADS....
Meet Felicity
Tune in on Tuesday May 18th at 1:00 PM PST to meet one of our youngest Breeder Caretakers Felicity Beech. Along with mom Krista and the rest of the Beech Family, Felicity has helped rear a whopping 16 litters of PADS puppies! Join us to hear the unique perspective of...
Meet PADS Dorado
Meet PADS Dorado Meet Accredited Facility Dog (AFD) Dorado and his partner Kathy! Together Kathy—a social worker—and Dorado work with children going through challenging times at the Sea Star Child Advocacy Center. When asked about how Dorado affects the mental health...
The Great PADS Shave Off
The Great Shave Off Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 - 1PM What do you get when you combine heart, passion and adorable puppies with over a year of isolation and no hair cuts? One incredible volunteer who is putting his money and hair to good use. Shawn Laari and wife Cathy...
Hot Peppers Litter
Join us May 4th to meet PADS Posy’s Hot Peppers! These pups will be turning 6 weeks and are ready for their close-ups! Register Now for future...
English Shires Litter Update
The Shires are back! Click the link below to register to join us this Tuesday, April 27th to see how much the English Shires litter has grown....
Cathy, Shawn & Greco
Cathy and Shawn have been involved with PADS since 2000, raising PADS Riley, Dylan, Gypsy and Breeze in succession. They stepped back from puppy raising when they adopted Dylan however, they came back to puppy raising in 2016 to raise Vader, Iroko and now Greco. In...