Deirdre has had a life-long love of animals and has always had dogs and cats for pets. She has always wanted to work with animals and discovered dog training as a perfect way to realize that dream.

Her desire to help others has lead to a long career in social work. Eventually she became a trainer of other clinicians, discovering various techniques that best help humans learn. This is a critical component for dog trainers, knowing how to train people to learn the skills they need in order to train their own pets.

While a student of Animal Behavior College (ABC), Deirdre completed an internship with Bette Yip. After graduating from ABC, she joined the Picture Perfect Pets dog training team.

Deirdre is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Boston College (1989), a BA in Social Work from Regis College (1984) and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additionally, she is a graduate of the Muscular Therapy Institute (2004) with a certificate in massage therapy.