Holiday Fundraisers

Make the most of your festive shopping this year by supporting one of our Holiday Fundraisers!

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

Become a Puppy-Raiser

Raise a puppy, change a life! Join us for a PADS Volunteer Information Session,
and learn how you can make an impact by volunteering with PADS.

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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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PADS is 90% volunteer driven, and we thrive off the passion of the people like you! Find out how you can make a difference.

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Give a gift, change a life! PADS relies on the generosity of donors who support our mission. Find out how you can become one of them.

NEWS & STORIES

Hot Peppers Litter

Apr 22, 2021

Join us May 4th to meet PADS Posy's Hot Peppers! These pups will be turning 6 weeks and are ready for their close-ups!

English Shires Litter Update

Apr 22, 2021

The Shires are back! Click the link below to register to join us this Tuesday, April 27th to see how much the English Shires litter has grown.

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...

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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.

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