30 Stories for 30 Years – Marcia & Marshall

30 Stories for 30 Years – Marcia & Marshall

Marshall alerted me to all the sounds in my environment that I cannot hear – the smoke detector, timer, telephone, alarm clock and people knocking at the door. With his help I was connected to the world of sound around me. He took his job very seriously and I learned to trust him completely, he was never wrong. He worked 24/7. He gave me confidence. He could, by virtue of his smoke detector alerts, even safe my life.

30 Stories for 30 Years – Kenn & Riddle

30 Stories for 30 Years – Kenn & Riddle

Riddle can think, and Iโ€™d argue he can even reason. Riddle reads how I feel, where I hurt, and when my neural pathways fail me. When the world starts to overwhelm me and my mind and body start to fatigue, Riddle is watching, ready to step forward and nudge me. That is special. That is Riddle.

30 Years of Changing Lives

30 Years of Changing Lives

Today marks 30 years of changing lives… from humble beginnings of a small group of like-minded people that set out train rescue dogs to be hearing dogs for those who were deaf or hard-of-hearing — to the thriving organization that places dogs as Service...
Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday

On Giving Tuesday 2016, PADS decided to give the naming of one of our litters to our community of donors.ย  The names and votes have now been tallied and the results are in.ย  Did you know PADS names all their litters on themes? This is so we can easily keep track of...
Saying Goodbye to a Great One

Saying Goodbye to a Great One

Sometimes in this life we meet one of the “great ones” — this week our community has been hit hard with losses, but this one has left us breathless. For those of you that don’t recognize him, this is our client, ambassador, friend, champion,...
Sara’s Story

Sara’s Story

Gone are the days I can just head out the door on a whim. By the time Iโ€™m ready to leave, Iโ€™m already mentally and physically drained. Iโ€™m happiest when Iโ€™m in my manual chair, rather than my cumbersome power chair, but I donโ€™t have the strength except for with short distance on level areas.