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Smaug | December 2025

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | Lower Mainland, Pupdates

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Submitted by: Chrissy, PADS Puppy in Training Sitter

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ABOUT PADS

PADS dogs are raised and trained on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis (Ktunaxa), Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Niitsítpiis-stahkoii ᖹᐟᒧᐧᐨᑯᐧ ᓴᐦᖾᐟ (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ), Tsuut’ina & Michif Piyii (Métis) Nations, and the Syilx Okanagan People.

We acknowledge the importance of these lands and their history. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to improving our own understanding of local Indigenous peoples and their cultures.

We breed, raise and train fully certified assistance dogs. Our service (mobility & PTSD) and hearing dogs provide life-changing independence to those with disabilities. Our accredited facility dogs work with community professionals, such as teachers, RCMP and psychologists to help support healthy communities.

PADS is a fully accredited member of Assistance Dogs International.

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We raise, train, and place life-changing assistance dogs 🐶

Thank you for helping us reach our holiday fundrai

Thank you for helping us reach our holiday fundraising goal!

We're immensely grateful to share that our 2025 holiday fundraising campaign featuring Team Tahsis raised over $120,000. These funds go directly towards raising, training, and placing life-changing assistance dogs, like Tahsis.

"How incredibly fortunate I am to have such a phenomenal team of individuals, devoting their time, energy, and hearts into supporting those of us with a difference of abilities," says Sarah-Kate, one half of Team Tahsis, of the incredible generosity of the PADS community.

Thank you to everyone who made a donation or helped to spread the word. Thank you to the John Hardy Mitchell Family Foundation for providing the generous $20,000 matching funds, allowing gifts to go further. And thank you to Sarah-Kate and Tahsis, for allowing us to share their story and inspiring donors to make a life-changing gift 🐶💙

#HearingDog #ServiceDogs

[Photo one shows Team Tahsis at a pumpkin patch, sitting together and smiling at the camera. Image two shows Team Tahsis atop a mountain. Photo three shows PADS Tahsis leaning into Sarah-Kate's child as he is being pet.]

Introducing our VIP Class of 2025! Our Very Impo

Introducing our VIP Class of 2025!

Our Very Important Pet (VIP) program places dogs who are better suited for the pet life with families of a child or adult with a disability.

Last year, we placed 15 incredible dogs with equally incredible families. They’ve each been sharing their magic as sweet, smart, loving pets.

One family summed it up best: “To say that Encore has changed our family for the better is an understatement. He is the family member we did not know we were missing and the best friend we didn’t know we needed.”

Read all about how life-changing these placements have been through the link in our bio 🔗

#PADSVIPs

[Fifteen photos, each of a Labrador retriever, with their name written in white text on a blue background in the bottom lefthand corner.]

Everyone say hello to Pixel, the latest piece of t

Everyone say hello to Pixel, the latest piece of the PADS picture 🖼️

PADS Pixel II comes to us from @bcandalbertaguidedogs as part of the ADI International Breeding Cooperative. He's being raised in the Lower Mainland. We can't wait to see where his puppy-raising journey takes him!

A big thank you to our friends at @creativepixelmedia for supporting this little guy and for picking his pixel-perfect name 💛

#PADSPuppies

[PADS Pixel II, a young black Lab wearing a yellow PADS vest, sits in a grassy area and looks calmly at the camera. His name is written in white text on a blue background at the bottom of the image.]

Team Triton are shining after being matched togeth

Team Triton are shining after being matched together last year ✨

PADS Triton bounded into Daniel's life, bringing with him his goofy personality and life-changing skills. "I had no idea, at the time, how truly profound the positive impact would be on my life," Daniel reflects.

Triton was trained to assist with everyday tasks, from opening doors and retrieving items to helping put on and take off shoes. But Triton's tasks are just part of what makes this dog so amazing. Triton's playful personality reminds Daniel to begin each day with play and gratitude. "He brings me so much joy," they say.

Read the whole story, in Daniel's own words, through the link in our bio 🔗

#AssistanceDog #ServiceDog

[Daniel, a person wearing an orange shirt and a ribbon skirt, sit in a wheelchair. Beside them lays their service dog, PADS Triton, a yellow Lab in a blue PADS vest. Both look happily up at the camera.]

One-derful news! PADS Ivy has welcomed her first p

One-derful news! PADS Ivy has welcomed her first pup 🐶 We're pleased to introduce PADS Una, Ivy and @guidedogsofamerica Ranier's beautiful singleton pup.

A big thank you to breeder-caretakers Ronald and Anne for your care of this new family 💛

#PADSPuppies

[Image 1 shows PADS Ivy II, a black Lab, lying on a soft bed with her newborn black Lab puppy, PADS Una. Image 2 shows a close up of Una, with her name written in white text on a blue background.]

Best fishes to the Burquitlam Fish litter as they

Best fishes to the Burquitlam Fish litter as they head out on their yellow-vested adventures 🐟💛

Our 200th litter have o-fish-ially donned their yellow vests and begun their journeys in puppy-raising! PADS Minnow is heading to the Okanagan with her raiser, while her siblings Spring and Angel are being raised in the Lower Mainland. Koi is heading to our friends @bcandalbertaguidedogs.

We can't wait to see the lives these pups change!

#PADSPuppies

[Four photos, each of a black lab puppy in a yellow PADS vest, with their name written in white text on a blue background in the lower left corner.]

Today is the best day of the year, also known as N

Today is the best day of the year, also known as National Labrador Retriever Day 🐶 We love our goofy, loyal, life-changing Labs 💙

#LabradorRetriever #ServiceDogs

📣 News just in! Applications for our Hearing and M

📣 News just in! Applications for our Hearing and Mobility Programs are now open.

PADS service dogs support their clients to live with greater independence, safety, and confidence. Their impact can be life-changing.

If you live in Western Canada and have significant hearing loss or a physical disability (other than blindness), you may be eligible to apply.

Applications are open until April 7, 2026. Visit the link in our bio to learn more 🔗

#ServiceDog #HearingDog

[Photo one shows PADS Sassafras, a black lab in a blue PADS hearing dog vest. Photo two shows PADS Scramble (a.k.a. Angel) perching on her client's wheelchair footrest. Photo three shows PADS Fraser holding a paint roller in his mouth. Photo four shows PADS Dash in his blue bracing harness. Photo five shows PADS Sequin standing in the snow and looking up at the camera.]

A round of applause for the latest litter of rocks

A round of applause for the latest litter of rockstars to join the PADS Village 👏🐶

We're pleased to introduce the Rock Bands Litter! Brothers PADS Trooper and Toto and their sisters Prism and Abba arrived over the festive season. Congratulations to PADS Lumina on her first litter, and thank you to breeder-caretakers Jeanine and Peter for all of your care 💛

#PADSPuppies

[Four photos, each of a newborn yellow Lab puppy lying on a knitted red blanket. The puppy's name is written in white text on a blue background in the corner of the image.]

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