Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) breeds, raises, and trains fully certified assistance dogs that support people with disabilities and community care providers.
NEWS & STORIES
Meet Team Link II
CLIENT BLOG: Read all about how Link’s positive attitude and happy tail are making an incredible impact to the children he meets.
Meet Team Asti
CLIENT BLOG: Every day is ‘take your dog to work day’ for Team Asti!
Community Development Event and Volunteer Coordinator | Position Filled
We are seeking someone to fill the role of Community Development Event & Volunteer Coordinator, helping us fulfill our mission of providing assistance dogs to our waiting clients.
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!
Maren | October 2025
Maren and her sister, PADS Beckett, arrived at YYC late on the evening of September 25. We brought her home to meet...
Jonsie | October 2025
Jonsie is making positive progress with his loose-leash walking. If we encounter another distraction, he needs to be...
T-Bone | October 2025
Well, I will be 8 months old in a few days. I am considered larger compared to my classmates, but we all get along. At...
Minnie II | October 2025
- attended PADS in-person classes- spent some time interacting with a young American Bully female dog and an older...