Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
Ballet Legends Litter
Join us at 1:00 pm pst to meet Krista and the Ballet Legends Litter. Tune in to hear Krista share her experience as a breeder caretaker and to see the Ballet Legends litter's debut performance.
It Takes a Village
It Takes A Village This series is built to show just how many people touch a dog's life as they travel from Whelping box to their client's home. This series will focus on PADS Brite and highlight various aspects of her life at PADS. Click the links below to watch the...
Kim
MEET OUR MOVERS: Kim PADS CABER & PADS Puma How they are Moving for PADS Kim, Caber and Puma have pledged to walk 100KM this month to raise money for PADS Why they are Moving for PADS When asked why she is moving for PADS Kim writes: "Why am I MOVEing? There...
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!
Chet | May 2025
I love the spring. Lots of evening walks and the smells! Oh, how I love the smells. I have been working on my...
Tay | May 2025
We have been making great strides with Tay's distraction and arousal spikes. She has been doing a lot of maturing over...
Triton | May 2025
Triton has been enjoying life running around in the country on his off days with the sitters. He loves the country...
Tope | May 2025
Tope spent half the month with her sitter where she continues to keep up all her skills. Tope also went to the PADS...