Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
2016 Newsletter
Catch up on the life-changing work of PADS Dogs, puppies-in-training, and volunteers over the past year.
Sif’s Story
I confess I have another reason for always scrolling through the PADS photos; my son Riley suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury when he was 17, (about 7 years ago), and is now permanently in a wheelchair. This motivated me even more to want to meet Sif.
Meeting Our BC Notaries
We presented on how to work sensitively within diversity – understanding how to engage with clients with disabilities in respectful ways, basic assistance dog etiquette and recent changes to the BC Guide an Service Dog Act.
our supporters
PADS is more than 90% volunteer-drivenΒ
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 isΒ a fully accredited member of Assistance Dogs International.
pupdates
FOLLOW OUR ADVENTURES
Our pups are always adventuring. Follow along each month to see what they’re up to and how they are doing!
Bowden | May 2025
We are so excited to welcome PADS Bowden to Advanced Training! His raiser, Melanie, has done a beautiful job raising Bowden and providing him with the foundations to help him succeed in the future! This month we have been reviewing his obedience, body handling and...
Sylvan II | May 2025
We are so excited to welcome PADS Sylvan II to Advance Training! Her raisers, Rob and Janet, did a phenomenal job in raising her! We have been taking the last couple of weeks to get to know each other and evaluating what cues she knows. I have been working on chin and...