Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
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...
Burnaby Now: Giant pickleball tournament to aid Burnaby-based assistance dog program
Outlet: Burnaby Now Date: September 22, 2023 Author: Cornelia Naylor
CTV News: Pickleball tournament to support PADS
Outlet: CTV News Date: September 20, 2023 Host: Mi-Jung Lee Author: Peter Bremner
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!
Blanco | August 2025
August was the perfect month to end summer vacation. I had two big outings. The first was to visit our furrends at BMW...
Rufous | August 2025
Rufous spent most of the month off-site due to turn-in and team trainings. While on-site, he was enthusiastic and...
DK | August 2025
DK spent much of the month off-site due to turn-in for new friends and team trainings. While on-site, he brought great...
Quinoa | August 2025
Quinoa spent the majority of the month off-site as we supported turn-in for new friends and participated in team...