Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
OUR PROGRAMS
Service Dogs
Hearing Dogs
PTSD Service Dogs
Accredited Facility Dogs
VIP Dogs
NEWS & STORIES
Pacific Blue Cross
Pacific Blue Cross has kindly presented PADS with a $10K donation. This generous donation will help fund the program development of our new PTSD Program for first responders and veterans. While our program is still in development, this donation will help...
PADS Audited Financial Statements | 2018
PADS 2018 Financial Statements were audited by Crowe Mackay LLP
Total Pet
Early this year we received an email from Erin at Vernonโs Total Pet store. She wanted to know if we would like to be their charity of choice for the stores annual charity fundraiser. Little did we know when we agreed to partner up with them, that they would produce...
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!
Donner II | April 2025
Boy, oh boy, was April a busy month for me! I met my puppy raisers and began to learn what life is like without my mom, sisters and breeder caretaker. Apparently, my sisters travelled further away with their raisers, but everyone else is still close by, including my...
Astro II | April 2025
I had a great time in April as we went on vacation! We spent 2 weeks at the cabin and I got to go hiking off leash every day. I love being in the forest! I saw lots of deer but was good about giving them their space. I perfected my โgo inโ at restaurants. People...