Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
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our supporters
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.
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!
Kiyoko | March 2025
We started the month with the celebration of our grandson’s second birthday on a warm sunny day in our son’s backyard with 20 people, 2 dogs and a huge sandpit with digging toys, swings and slides for the 5 toddlers. Once Kiyoko settled down, she did quite well...
Triton | March 2025
Triton has been his usual goofy, playful self, greeting everyone with his helicopter-like tail. He continues to work on his mobility service dog skills and is trying his paw at pulling a wheelchair. We are incredibly grateful for the support for Advanced Dog Triton....
Gamora | March 2025
Gamora discovered some Zen as she entered her fourth week of advanced training and began to get used to things. She has been working on her loose-leash walking without a gentle leader, her recall, heel, and side in a wheelchair, and foundations for the mobility and...
Bosc | March 2025
Bosc's advanced sitters reported that he was a calm and relaxed boy at home. When there were no distractions, they noted he was incredibly focused. They found it especially amusing that whenever they went out, Bosc would curl himself up into a neat little ball in the...