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Dinks & Drinks For Dogs

Dinks & Drinks For Dogs

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Rascal Tasting

Rascal Tasting

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Mikey’s Run

Mikey’s Run

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Meet Team Camilo

Meet Team Camilo

Monday, June 9, 2025 | AFD, Our Stories, Vancouver Island

CLIENT BLOG: Meet Team Camilo. Discover how Camilo is spreading his ‘Milo’ magic across Vancouver Island.

Apprentice Puppy Instructor | Position Filled

Apprentice Puppy Instructor | Position Filled

Friday, May 30, 2025 | Careers, News

We are seeking someone to fill the role of Apprentice Puppy Instructor, helping us fulfill our mission of providing assistance dogs to our waiting clients.

APPLICATIONS CLOSED: Hope II

APPLICATIONS CLOSED: Hope II

Thursday, May 29, 2025 | News

Hope II is a sweet girl with a ton of personality, and she’s looking for her next adventure!

APPLICATIONS CLOSED: Finch

APPLICATIONS CLOSED: Finch

Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized

The determined, resilient, and intelligent Finch is ready for her next adventure!

Puppies-in-training get glimpse of guiding future at Okanagan grad

Puppies-in-training get glimpse of guiding future at Okanagan grad

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | Media, News, Okanagan

The Keremeos Review reports on PADS Okanagan Graduation Celebration at Predator Ridge.

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PADS dogs are raised and trained on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis (Ktunaxa), Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Niitsítpiis-stahkoii ᖹᐟᒧᐧᐨᑯᐧ ᓴᐦᖾᐟ (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ), Tsuut’ina & Michif Piyii (Métis) Nations, and the Syilx Okanagan People.

We acknowledge the importance of these lands and their history. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to improving our own understanding of local Indigenous peoples and their cultures.

We breed, raise and train fully certified assistance dogs. Our service (mobility & PTSD) and hearing dogs provide life-changing independence to those with disabilities. Our accredited facility dogs work with community professionals, such as teachers, RCMP and psychologists to help support healthy communities.

PADS is a fully accredited member of Assistance Dogs International.

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September is National Service Dog Month, and we’ September is National Service Dog Month, and we’re going back to service dog basics. So let’s start at the beginning: What exactly is a service dog? A service dog is a dog that has been trained to perform tasks that support an individual with a disability. At PADS, we train two types of service dogs: Mobility Service Dogs, and PTSD Service Dogs. Other schools may train other types of service dogs such as Autism or Medical Alert Service Dogs. Stay tuned for future posts, where we’ll dive into what tasks our Mobility and PTSD dogs are trained to do! #ServiceDogs #PADS101
We'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone wh We'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone who supported our International Assistance Dog Week campaign in August. Your generosity helped raise over $54,000, which will go towards training and placing incredible dogs like @padsthorin in communities that need them. Every single gift made to this campaign will change a life. Thank you again to George Provost, for matching every donation. We couldn't be more grateful 💙💛 #DogsWithJobs #LifeChanging
Proud mama PADS Parker and @neadsdogs Marley have Proud mama PADS Parker and @neadsdogs Marley have welcomed eight puppies to the PADS village! We’re pleased to introduce sisters PADS Bryn II, Chorcha, Kyree, Pixie II and Zuby, and their brothers PADS Glover, Jasper III and Riff. This litter was named in loving memory of Sharon Tokar. Sharon's family tells us that her life was dedicated to service in her community, and now, her legacy lives on in this litter of future life-changing assistance dogs 💙💛 Thank you to Josy and Bill for caring for Parker and her babies, and to Sharon's family for giving such a meaningful gift to support these future heroes. #PADSPuppies #LeaveALegacy
PADS Poppy III and PADS Quinoa have joined the big PADS Poppy III and PADS Quinoa have joined the big leagues in Advanced Training 🐶 These two are part of the Assistance Dog Training cohort in the West Coast, where they're learning all of the important skills they'll use as certified assistance dogs. Congratulations, girls, we know you're going to change lives 💙 #AssistanceDogs
PADS Fraser is a big dog making a big impact 🐶 PADS Fraser is a big dog making a big impact 🐶 With his chill personality and big heart, Fraser has changed his clients life. As a mobility service dog, he helps to open and close doors, push buttons, and transfer from bed to wheelchair, among other tasks. “Every day I am amazed by his talents,” says Fraser’s partner. “He’s a great companion.” Read more of Team Fraser’s story through the link in our bio 🔗 #LifeInTheBlueVest #ServiceDog
It's bark to school time 🍎 Wishing everyone a h It's bark to school time 🍎 Wishing everyone a happy return to school, and a special shoutout to our Accredited Facility Dogs who work in the educational system (all 36 of them!). #BackToSchool #DogsWithJobs
September is National Service Dog Month 🐕‍🦺 This month, we're going back to basics. We'll be dropping facts, sharing stories, and busting some common service dog myths. Is there something you've always wondered about service dogs? Heard something that you aren't sure is true? Let us have it! Drop your questions in the comments, and we'll do our best to answer them. #DogsWithJobs #PADSDogs
National beach day 🤝 PADS dogs #PADSDogs #Beac National beach day 🤝 PADS dogs #PADSDogs #BeachDay [Video description: a compilation of photos of PADS dogs at the beach]
Caring Kasota is spreading her kindness at the Dr Caring Kasota is spreading her kindness at the Dr Peter Centre 💙 Following in the paw prints of PADS Newton, PADS Kasota has been shining her own unique light as she brings joy to staff and clients alike. “She makes our little part of the world wonderful,” says her partner, Melissa. From snuggles at the centre to heading out into the community, Team Kasota’s impact touches many. Read more through the link in our bio 🔗 #LifeInTheBlueVest #DogsWithJobs [Photo 1 shows PADS Kasota, a yellow lab in a blue PADS vest, sitting in front of a tree and looking happily at the camera. Photo 2 shows Kasota from above, sitting by her partner and looking attentively up at the camera. Photo 3 shows a side profile of Kasota's face as she sits in the sun on top of a mountain. ]
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