Donna Savoie
Donna Savoie is the founder of Pack of Paws Dog Training and is passionate about not only training dogs, but training those humans who own the dogs. From basic family dog obedience, to advanced family dog obedience to the most extreme fear or aggression cases, Pack of Paws has become a premiere dog training company. Recommended by clients, veterinarians, other animal professionals, even other dog trainers for their expertise.
Donna puts forth a collaborative effort toward every project. Whether the project is Pack of Paws curriculums, Clients, Professional Trainer Men-tees, Professional Organization involvement, and helping others, Donna is a Team Player, non-judgmental and influences high standards with every person and every canine.
Memberships & Certifications
(Why are some former and past memberships? Professional organizations are expensive to maintain membership in. I believe in passing ALL of the exams with as many organizations as possible, however maintaining memberships in those organizations becomes very expensive)
- Certified Dog Trainer
- Fmr -Certified by the Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
- Certified Behavior Adjustment Training Instructor (CBATI)
- Certified TAGteach International Level 1
- Animal Behavior College, Honor Graduate
- Certified Behavior Consultant
- Fmr – Certified Behavior Consultant with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (ACDBC)
- AKC CGC Evaluator #34524
- Fmr – Pet Professional Guild
- Fmr – APDT, Professional Member (Association of Professional Dog Trainers)
- Fmr – Doggone Safe, Member
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
- Fmr Board Member
- Fmr – Boston Trainer’s Network, Member
- Mentor Trainer – Pack of Paws Dog Training Professional Trainer’s program
Deborah Taylor, CPDT-KA
Deborah is a skilled and creative trainer with over a decade of experience. Deborah is an expert in working with high drive working lines dogs to develop impulse control and flawless obedience. She focuses on high quality training, teaching solid foundational skills and maximizing each dog’s performance.
Deborah continually attends advanced training classes and seminars and is passionate about learning, as well as working with all dogs and their people!
She has been actively competing in Flyball for 10 years and has traveled all over the country learning the newest techniques in Flyball training. Deborah has been sought after by Flyball teams in England, where she spent a week teaching seminars.
Deborah is the Captain of the highly successful Flyball team Mass Chaos and actively participates in agility, competition obedience, K9 Nose Work and disc.
Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA)