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Victoria Schade has been a dog trainer for over eleven years. During that time she has worked on television shows like Animal Planet's annual Puppy Bowl, The Puppy Games, and the Smithsonian Channel's special, "Animals Aloft."

She has been the featured trainer on the television show "Faithful Friends" for two seasons. Victoria created the puppy training DVD, "New Puppy! Now What?" to assist overwhelmed puppy owners, and wrote "Bonding with your Dog: A Trainer's Secrets for Building a Better Relationship" to help dogs and their people create a stronger connection.

Victoria's resident dog, Millie the Smooth Brussels Griffon, was recently joined by a very busy terrier mix puppy named Olive.

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6 Pet Mythbusters

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Our expert Advisory Board members weigh in on pet falsehoods that need to be set straight.
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Conservation Canines

by Victoria Schade
Dogs are well known for their ability to detect everything from explosives to missing persons to contraband, but a program at the University of Washington uses dogs’ keen sense of…
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Unusual Cuteness

by Victoria Schade
Pet people do some pretty strange stuff. We compose songs for our animals, we make up funny words for them, we sniff their corn chip paws and we redecorate our homes for them. It…
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Home Sweet Dog

by Victoria Schade
I cleaned my house up a few days ago. As always, I stripped the dark brown sheet and towel off the couch so I could put them in the wash. Yes, the sheet and towel off the couch.
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Reunited Rescue Siblings

by Victoria Schade
Adopting a rescue dog usually involves many unanswerable questions. What did my dog’s parents look like? How did she end up in the rescue pipeline? Did she have any siblings? When…
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The Arm Cross Sit

by Victoria Schade
Doesn’t it seem almost impossible to keep your excited dog from jumping up on you when you come home at the end of the day? You probably say, “Sit! Fido, sit. Sit. Sit! SIT!” and…
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Boot Camp Dog Training

by Victoria Schade
Have you ever wanted to ship your dog off for a “boot camp” training situation, where someone does all of the work for you and returns a perfectly mannered dog? It’s a tempting…
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Training with Tasty Treats

by Victoria Schade
I’ve been taking Millie and Olive to our new dog park, and even though they do a great job playing nicely once in the park, getting there has been a chore. The parking lot for the…
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"You Get the Dog You Deserve"

by Victoria Schade
There’s an old dog training truism that says “you get the dog you deserve. ” That expression can be looked at in a couple of ways: you “craft” the dog you deserve, meaning you…
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Extreme "Meet the Puppy"

by Victoria Schade
I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon with some toy puppy owners; I call it “here’s my puppy” syndrome. These proud new parents stop by my store carrying their new babies in their…
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