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
Thank you Dogtopia Foundation of Canada
A big thank you to The Dogtopia Foundation of Canada for sponsoring 6 PADS Puppies-In-Training!
Meet The BC Bird Litter
Join us onย Tuesday, May 16th at 1:00 PM PDT for Tune-In-Tuesday featuring one of our newest litter of puppies, the BC Bird Litter!
Meet Alex
Join us Tuesday, May 2nd at 1:00 PM PDT for Tune-In-Tuesday to chat with Alex Hamer-the man behind the BC Distilled event!
our supporters
PADS is more than 90% volunteer-drivenย
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 isย 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!
Kiyoko | May 2025
Eight-month-old Kiyoko has had a busy month participating in all our usual monthly outings: PADS puppy classes, reading with the kids at school, dentist and chiro visits, grocery shopping, including COSTCO, dining out, and hanging out at a few wineries, cideries and...
Picard | May 2025
This month, I started out celebrating my human Mom on Mother's Day.ย Moms are so special, especially, puppy Moms.ย Then we got down to work and went to the dentist, and tried going to the new Lilo & Stitch movie, but the commercials at the beginning were so long...