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Welcome a puppy into your home and your life for approximately 18 mos. Raising a PADS puppy means having a furry companion by your side at work, school, the grocery store and wherever else you may go in a day.

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Our supporters and sponsors help in a variety of ways, from helping to feed our puppies, building awareness or raising much needed funds for training.  Would you like to get involved with supporting PADS? Contact our Okanagan Team today for more information.

OKANAGAN NEWS

Meet Sunny

Meet Sunny

We're thrilled to introduce you to our newest puppy AND our newest Veterinary Partner! Meet PADS Puppy-in-Training Sunny as well as Caitlin, Dr Schenk and Alisha at Sunridge Vet Clinic in Vernon. Sunridge is generously supporting the veterinary care of our growing...

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OKANAGAN PUPDATES

Minnie II | June 2025

Minnie II | June 2025

Main events of June: - switched PADS cohorts, met her new instructor on zoom and in-person- gave a car ride to a stranger (was neutral to the novelty situation)- had some free shaping training- got conditioned to an Elizabethan collar- did "nosework" at home and in...

Momo II | June 2025

Momo II | June 2025

Summer activities have started! The month began with a trip to the Vandusen Gardens, where I got to pose among the flower displays. I also had some beach days when the tide was low, and another socialization afternoon at the beach with other PADS dogs. I got to do...

Toffee | June 2025

Toffee | June 2025

June was a busy month in Toffeeland. I went to stay with Charles and Donna while my humans went to Toronto to see their granddaughter. I also got to go to Spanish Banks with my BFF Chloe. YVR had an employee appreciation day, so a bunch of us went to the airport to...

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