Honors Graduate
of the San Francisco SPCA Academy for
Dog Trainers, Counseling Certificate


Member of the Animal Behavior
Management Alliance

Watch Good Dog! Obedience
profiled on ABC 7 News

After a fairly typical trajectory from college to corporate America, Victoria Schade decided to leave the world of cubicles behind and put her lifelong love of dogs to work.

Victoria began learning her craft and honing her skills by apprenticing with a respected local dog trainer, and has gone on to log over hundreds of hours at dog instructor training seminars throughout the country. She truly loves her career, and especially enjoys the rewarding relationships she develops with her clients, both canine and human!

TESTIMONIALS

• We enjoyed your innate friendliness, your enjoyment of our dogs, how enthusiastic our dogs were, and how quickly they caught on.
• Victoria, you were great. Patient with our dog, and with us!
• The classes were good fun and really very helpful. I think the best thing about these classes is that everyone has fun.
• Words can't tell you how happy I am with my dog's progress. She is a pleasure to be around!
• This was a very good experience. I didn't think dogs could be changed/trained without a LOT of time!
• It was a joy working with you!
• It's obvious Victoria adores dogs and what she does. I was also very impressed with her quick responsiveness and how well she worked with my children. They were always excited for training days.

NEWS ARTICLES

Mentioned in the following articles/publications:

• Training Secrets for Boxers Magazine
• Dogs USA Magazine
• Washington Post
  • "Bathroom Basics"
  • "Does Fido hate your date?"
  • "Pros who make house calls"
  • "Picking a playmate"
• Dog Training Solutions Magazine
  • "Find a Great Trainer"
• Washingtonian
  • Named one of DC's Top Trainers (two years in a row!)
• Training Secrets for Labrador Retrievers
  • "7 behavior problems solved"
  • "Walks shouldn't be a drag"
• Dog Fancy Magazine
  • "Location, location, location"
  • "Helping the Shy Dog"
• Washington Examiner
  • "Multitasking Dog toys"
  • "Where barking dogs lay"
  • "Dogged destruction"