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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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CALLING ALL CANADIANS Together we can enrich the lives of our fellow Canadians through our incredible assistance dogs! From coast to coast, assistance dog schools are calling out the need for more volunteers to help raise puppies as the demand for certified assistance...

THANK YOU SICAMOUS LEGION #99

Jul 9, 2023

We would like to thank the Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 for their generous donation of $10,000 from their Poppy Campaign. Our Executive Director Laura Watamanuk, with PADS Mudge, visited the Sicamous Legion Headquarters on Sunday, June 18, 2023 to receive...

Jerry & Empress

Jun 15, 2023

PADS Empress walks through life at Jerry’s side, ensuring that she is always there when he needs her. Matched in May of 2022, Jerry shares: “Empress has impacted my life in a tremendously positive manner. Being with me 24/7, she ensures that any onset triggers are identified and dealt with before…

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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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