Pack of Paws Dog Training

Pack of Paws offers a wide range of training programs including group classes, private lessons, seminars, and workshops. Programs cover puppy training, basic to advanced obedience, and various dog sports like agility, scent work, flyball, and rally obedience. They also provide specialized training for behavioral issues such as reactivity, aggression, fearfulness, and common annoying habits like barking or house soiling. Training can be done in their 10,000 sq ft facility or via video conference lessons. They offer flexible options like the Flex-Pass program and Pack Membership for discounts and benefits.

Pricing Summary

Pack of Paws offers Discount Training Packages and a Flex Pass Program where prepaying for more lessons reduces the per-lesson cost and provides an extended period of use. A Pack Membership is available, offering 10% off select group classes, seminars, workshops, and retail purchases. Members also receive one hour of free 50’x50′ ring rental per month, free auditing of select classes, the ability to make up one missed class per 6-week round, and the option to transfer existing funds to a different class.

Policies

Pack Members are allowed to make up one missed class per 6-week round. Pack Members can also transfer existing funds to a different class if they wish to switch programs.

Pack of Paws Dog Training is a full service dog training facility located in Charlton, MA. They first opened in 2005 and have expanded their facility multiple times, now offering 10,000 square feet of open training space with soft rubber floors suitable for dog sporting activities.

Their group classes and private lessons are 100% operated by professional dog trainers who are educated, experienced, and fully insured. Pack of Paws offers innovative, yet easy to implement training methods that are “doable” for every pet owner, aiming for a high level of success.

They specialize in working with “Growly Dogs & Reactive Dogs” who display aggressive behaviors towards other dogs, people, or inanimate objects, claiming a strong success record in this area. They also specialize in “Fearful & Shy Dogs,” offering confidence courses and staff specially educated and experienced in helping these dogs become confident and social.

Pack of Paws is recommended by veterinarians, veterinary behaviorists, animal control officers, trainers, and other animal professionals. They are dedicated to helping owners understand the benefits of training, keeping programs applicable and doable, and fostering communication and bond between owners and their dogs.

They maintain a library of books and DVDs and their trainers participate in seminars from top names in animal behavior research. They offer custom training programs tailored to individual needs, even within group classes, to help everyone achieve their goals. They also sell training gear.

Accomplishments

Pack of Paws Dog Training was founded in 2005 and has expanded its facility multiple times, now operating in a 10,000 sq ft space. Their trainers collectively have over 100 years of professional dog training experience and actively compete in performance dog sports. They are recommended by veterinarians, veterinary behaviorists, and animal control officers.

Key trainers and their accomplishments include:
Donna D. Savoie: Certified Dog Trainer, former CCPDT and IAABC-CDBC, CBATI, TAGteach International Level 2, Animal Behavior College Honor Graduate, AKC CGC Evaluator. She specializes in fearful and aggressive dogs, drawing from personal experience with her own reactive dog, Gretchen, who helped shape her career. She has coached professional trainers in working with aggression. Her dogs have titled in Barn Hunt, Lure Coursing, Dock Diving, and Agility, and train for Competitive Obedience and Canine Freestyle.

Deborah Taylor: CPDT-KA certified with over a decade of experience. She is an expert in working with high-drive working line dogs, focusing on impulse control and obedience. She has competed in Flyball for 10 years, taught seminars in England, and is Captain of the Mass Chaos Flyball team. She also participates in agility, competition obedience, K9 Nose Work, and disc.

Joyce Gauthier: 20+ years of experience training and competing in agility with German Shepherds, primarily in USDAA, also NADAC, AKC, CPE. Her dog Kaia earned two USDAA Championships and a Lifetime Achievement-Bronze award, placing 8th at Cynosports. Halliah earned two Championship titles and a Lifetime Achievement Award, placing 4th in New England Regionals and winning a Bronze Medal in Grand Prix.

Dianne Barrett: Over a decade in Rally and 20 years in Competition Obedience. Her Australian Shepherds have earned Rally Trial Championships in ASCA and CDX titles in AKC or ASCA. She is an active member of the Australian Shepherd Club of America and New England.

Julie Blanding: TWC Certified, one of the first to certify in this program. She has been training in dog sport since 2001, focusing on motivation, engagement, and foundational skills. She has titled dogs in Schutzhund, IPO, Mondioring, and French Ring, successfully cross-training her German Shepherd Fred to earn Schutzhund 3 and Mondioring 1 titles.

How to Get Started!

Clients can register for classes or lessons online. For assistance in choosing the right service, clients can call or email the business.