Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
Stormy and Brite 2021
Join us June 8th 1:00 PM PST as we catch up with Client Stormy and her Service Dog Brite! This incredible team has been matched for a little over a year and are very excited to share with us what they have learned about working as a team.
Brad and Sandy
Join us on May 25th at a special time 12:30 PST to meet 3rd time PADS client Brad McCannell! Brad is currently partner to PADS Service Dog Sandy, his third PADS dog, but previously shared life with PADS Chip and PADS Montana. Brad is also the Vice President of Access...
Meet The Cheese Litter!
Join on May 11th at 1 PM PST ( 12 PM PST) to meet the PADS Cheese Litter and their wonderful Breeder Caretakers Robin and Ty. Robin and Ty are long-time breeder caretakers in Calgary who have whelped six litters in their home and puppy-raised nine Puppies for PADS....
our supporters
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!
Bosc | May 2025
Bosc has been settling into the rhythms and routines in Advanced Training. He has been working hard on remaining calm...
Captain | May 2025
Captain made great strides this month, focussing on his deployment skills and gaining more clarity and persistence in...
Nevada | May 2025
Nevada has been working hard learning his new PTSD Service Dog skills this month! He is gaining confidence and clarity...
Teenie | May 2025
Teenie is a wonderful teenage puppy. She is learning to remain calm in all sorts of situations for example, on the...