Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
Meet Team Loki II
CLIENT BLOG: Meet Team Loki II. In her own words, Alysen shares how Loki is a ray of sunshine when everyone needed something positive.
Meet Team Lady
CLIENT BLOG: Meet Team Lady II. In their own words, Dez shares that Lady’s impact on their life has been transformative.
Celebrating Community in the Okanagan
Members of our management team visited our Okanagan Region recently and enjoyed the warm hospitality of our amazing community there.
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!
Athena | August 2025
Athena had a great time visiting the Sunshine Coast. She’s not a big fan of the ocean, but she did love lying in the...
Zoe | August 2025
Oooh ... a bit stiff getting out of the old pup sack this morning, now that they tell me I’ve got a year on the...
Gem II | August 2025
August was a month full of adventures (and a little bit of babysitting duty for me)! I spent the first and last weeks...
Dot II | August 2025
Welcome Dot! She moved in a week before I turned Olé into Advanced Training, and I had the pleasure of both pups for...