Empowering our students to think and take action calmly in the face of any crisis, anywhere.
Pack Survival training is day-to-day strategies and life saving techniques for you and your dog. We use a common sense approach that addresses each dog on an individual basis.
"Dog training is a team activity" - Johnny
What We Offer
What sets Pack Survival training apart is the integration of situational awareness techniques and emphasizing the value of staying calm and deliberate in all aspects of your life. And it’s a ton of fun!
Basic Obedience Training & Dog Owner Etiquette
Become confident in your partnership with your dog. Know that you and your dog, as a team, have the education and training to navigate your lives and environment.
Emergency 1st Aid/CPR
Learn the basics of emergency medicine for your dog. Know that you can take care of your best friend when they need it the most because there is no 911 to call for your dog.
Crisis Management & Preparedness Strategies
Be ready with a plan in place and stay level-headed and in control during a crisis. Know that your dog will listen and act appropriately under your command in high-pressure situations. You will have the knowledge to keep your whole pack safe.
Upon completion of Emergency 1st Aid/CPR & Crisis Management training, students will receive a certificate from The Emergency Care and Safety Institute good for two years.
More advanced courses are available. Developed for the professional K9 handler, SAR, Military, and Police, these courses conform with Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) guidelines and can be customized and tailored to fit your specific mission parameters.
Why Training is Essential?
Our dogs are our best friends but the world is built for us, not for them and that can cause stressful situations. The inexperienced handler and dog can turn even walking down the block into a nightmare for everyone involved. It can create a major financial burden, property damage, injuries, medical bills, and, yes, even death. Our training helps you to avoid and manage accidents while developing a more fulfilling partnership with your dog
“Training is essential, practice is necessary” - Johnny
Meet Our Pack
Johnny O’Donnell
"I laugh so much because of dogs" - Johnny
Johnny knows that every dog is different, therefore addressing each human-dog partnership uniquely is the best way to make training enjoyable for the dog and effective for the human. He uses a pragmatic, holistic approach to training that focuses on results instead of training ideology.
Johnny has experience with a variety of human-dog partnerships from operational working K9s to naughty family pet dogs. No matter the environment, he focuses on giving his students the knowledge and skills necessary to shape behavior and cope with stress to perform well under pressure.
Johnny’s Bio
With nearly 20 years of operational experience, Johnny O'Donnell has been proudly serving his country and community. A US Coast Guard veteran, Johnny served with distinction, focusing on teaching maritime safety and saving human lives at sea. He has conducted hundreds of law enforcement and search and rescue missions over the years.
Johnny continued serving his community on the streets of San Francisco as a paramedic. As a 911 first responder, Johnny assisted citizens during some of their worst and most trying moments. During this period, his skills as a trainer were recognized by his peers.
Culminating his career in Iraq and Afghanistan as a tactical medic, Johnny worked with highly trained teams to ensure the safety and security of US diplomats on the ground throughout conflict areas. It was during this time that the health and safety of Military Working Dogs/Operational K9s were incorporated into Johnny's expanded scope of emergency medicine. This experience reignited his lifelong interest in all things dog and he has been training dogs professionally since 2016.
Johnny is currently living in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two dogs.