Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
Development Coordinator | Position Filled
PADS is hiring for a newly created position of Fundraising Coordinator. This is a full-time position, based in Calgary, Alberta.
Calgary Release
PADS Calgary is looking for a new home! Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) is appealing to the Calgary community to help us find a new home from which to train life-changing dogs. After 6 years subletting from our friends at Chasin’ Tails, in the Meridian...
PADS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 2022
PADS 2022 Financial Statements were audited by Crowe Mackay LLP
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!
Mickey II | July 2025
The month kicked off with a huge milestone—my first birthday! To celebrate, I was spoiled with a personalized cookie,...
Lumina | July 2025
This month has been very hot, a lot. So I’ve been doing different things to keep cool. I sometimes move from my bed to...
Patty | July 2025
A happy 1st birthday for Patty and the rest of her A&W siblings! July was a fun month once this girl was allowed...
Rita | July 2025
This month was quite uneventful! I completed my first heat cycle and spent a lot of time inside, and not with my puppy...