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: Powell River RCMP welcome accredited justice facility dog
Outlet: Powell River PEAK Date: November 12, 2023
Kimberley Bulletin: Trauma dog West retires after six years with Cranbrook RCMP
Outlet: Kimberley Bulletin Date: October 3, 2023 Author: Paul Rodgers
THANK YOU NORTH BURNABY LEGION #148
We would like to thank the Burnaby Royal Canadian Legion Branch #148 for their generous donation of $6,000 from their Poppy Fund. Our Marketing & Media Coordinator, Meredith Areskoug, with PADS Gamora, visited the Burnaby Legion on Sunday, September 24, 2023 with...
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!
Digger | May 2025
Hi Readers, I am 13 months old now, and I weigh 59 pounds. I lost 4 pounds but Dr. Amy said, I was "perfect" when she gave me my Booster shots. Summer has arrived in the Okanagan, with really hot days for a pupper like me. I have been having fun at the dog park and...
Tattor | May 2025
May was a big month for Tattor! She took her very first flight—across beautiful British Columbia and into good ol’ Calgary, Alberta—to meet her puppy raisers and extended family. She’s now settling into a home with four children, which means there’s never a dull...