Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
Meet Dorothy & Kevin
Tune in this Tuesday, May 17 at 1:00 PM PDT to hear from our Calgary-based volunteer Breeder Caretakers Dorothy & Kevin currently caring for the Camper Van litter!
National Therapy Dog Day
April 30th is National Therapy Dog Day, and one of the questions our staff, trainers and volunteers often get asked is this: What is the difference between an Accredited Facility Dog (AFD) and a Therapy Dog? The analogy we like to use is that a Therapy Dog is to an...
Meet Emily
Tune in this Tuesday April 19 at 1:00 PM PDT to hear from Puppy-Raiser Emily Nelson! Emily started volunteering with PADS in 2013 to fulfill a middle school Pay-it-Forward project.
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!
Drax | August 2025
Drax is doing great in the advanced program. He is working on some skills and showing us some great qualities that...
Betty II | August 2025
Betty spent a great few weeks with a sitter. She enjoyed outings to the doctor’s office, coffee shops, a juice bar...
T-Bone | August 2025
Well, i just turned 6 months, and I will be moving into my next level training class, just like human school. It will...
Piper IV | August 2025
Piper had an amazing month. She travelled to Yukon for the Paws on the Green Golf Tournament with other PADS. She went...
					




















