Howl-O-Ween 50/50

Help us pull off our best trick—changing lives—by treating yourself to a 50/50 raffle ticket! Buy a ticket, support an assistance dog in-training.

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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.

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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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2023 Winter Newsletter

Dec 11, 2023

Your support drives our mission, helps dogs transform lives, and empowers individuals to have an independent life. Behind each and every success story is a donor who makes this possible.

Meet the Pumpkin Litter

Nov 22, 2023

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!

THANK YOU ROYAL CANADIAN BC/YUKON FOUNDATION

Nov 17, 2023

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.

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