meet zoe

Zoë Quinn-Phillips is a veterinarian-recommended professional dog trainer, behaviour counselor and speaker.

A lifelong love of animals and an enthusiasm for helping people bring out the best in their canine companions inspired Zoë’s compassionate approach to helping families successfully train and rehabilitate their dogs. Zoë has been working as a dog professional for over a decade. Her training philosophy incorporates positive reinforcement techniques with a focus on motivational learning. Her academic background in Psychology forms the basis of her training theory.

Zoë has successfully rehabilitated hundreds of dogs with a range of behavioral issues, such as separation anxiety, aggression towards other dogs/humans, phobias, destructive behaviors, and resource guarding.

Zoë lives in Montreal with her husband, Mark, and their two dogs, Hakuin and Kisho. Zoë is the only trainer in Quebec to have earned the Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT) designation through the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers (CCPDT). She is also a professional member of the Association for Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) in the U.S.,the Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers (CAPPDT) and the International Positive Dog Training Association (IPDTA).

Zoë with two of her dogs, Nikkei and Hakuin.