Burnaby Puppy Days Info Sessions

Join us at our Burnaby Campus to learn about the different volunteer roles at PADS!

CALGARY RCMP VETERANS GOLF TOURNAMENT

September 11, 2025  | Collicutt Siding Golf Club, Calgary

CHIP IN TO CHANGE LIVES

PADS is excited to be a participating charity in Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink.
Every generous donation made will be matched up to 50%, so your donation goes further.

SUPPORT THE WHITECAPS LITTER

Support the Vancouver FC Whitecaps litter by donating to help fund their
training and care during the puppies’ critical first two years.

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 the Pumpkin Litter

Meet the Pumpkin Litter

Join us on Tuesday, November 28th at 1:00 PM PST for a special Tune-In-Tuesday featuring our newest puppies the Pumpkin Litter – now only 5 weeks old!

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THANK YOU ROYAL CANADIAN BC/YUKON FOUNDATION

THANK YOU ROYAL CANADIAN BC/YUKON FOUNDATION

On November 16, 2023 PADS Executive Director Laura Watamanuk and PADS Radar visited the The Royal Canadian Legion Foundation | BC/Yukon Command to receive a $10,000 cheque from Executive Director Amber Stewart representing donations from the following Legion branches:...

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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!

Zuko | June 2025

Zuko | June 2025

Zuko had a visit to Whistler this month. He tried riding the gondola to the top of the mountain. He was very calm, and other people in the gondola loved him! With the warmer weather, Zuko has been out to Buntzen Lake, where he's had a field day with other pups at the...

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Dior | June 2025

Dior | June 2025

Dior's first week of June was her last of 4 weeks with sitters in the Okanagan. I think she had a good time, but I didn’t get a chance to ask her because her first 2 days at home had a strong parallel to the behaviour of an ADHD teenage girl with an "I'm so mad at...

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