Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
OUR PROGRAMS
Service Dogs
Hearing Dogs
PTSD Service Dogs
Accredited Facility Dogs
VIP Dogs
NEWS & STORIES
Powell River Peak
Service dogs recognized at special City of Powell River meeting.
Recycle and Donate
Sick and tired of having to sort out the trash at the depot? Want to help PADS in a fun and unique way? Well do we have the opportunity for you!
Stronger Together | Team Stark
August 2024 will be Juliet’s 6th year of partnership with PADS PTSD dog Stark. To help her write an update of how far she has come, she went all the way back to October 2018 and her graduation speech at PADS.
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!
Allen | May 2025
Hi, everybody! It’s Allen, aka Adventure Dog, here. Boy, did I have an interesting and fun-filled month! For two weeks of it, I went to stay with another mom. Her name is Gwen, and she was really nice. I had some problems with my innards, but she took great care of me...
Ripto | May 2025
Ripto had quite the month! Throughout May, he explored the tourist attractions as a part of the Tourism Challenge event! He went everywhere, from a Lavender Farm in Harrison to the Vancouver Aquarium, and he was absolutely pawsome everywhere he went! Not only did he...