Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
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NEWS & STORIES
English Shires Litter Update
The Shires are back! ย Click the link below to register to join us this Tuesday, April 27th to see how much the English Shires litter has grown. ย
Cathy, Shawn & Greco
Cathy and Shawn have been involved with PADS since 2000, raising PADS Riley, Dylan, Gypsy and Breeze in succession. They stepped back from puppy raising when they adopted Dylan however, they came back to puppy raising in 2016 to raise Vader, Iroko and now Greco. In...
PADS Prank Litter.
Tune in to meet Nav's first litter, the PADS Prank Litter. Click the video to watch our conversation with breeder caretaker and PADS Breeding Manager Jackie Clarke to see how these pups are doing!.
our supporters
PADS is more than 90% volunteer-drivenย
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 isย 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!
Zephyr II | July 2025
While my raiser family was away, I had a great vacation in July with one of my sitters at PADS and had a lot of fun by...
Casey | July 2025
The big event this month was the one-year birthday celebrations for the Disneyland litter. Casey was delighted to have...
Coola | July 2025
Coola has been busy growing and learning so many new things this month!! She has finally improved at puppy class (at...
Texas II | July 2025
I have some great news - Texas II has officially passed his pre-placement test and has been matched with a client!...