About
Wow. I’m finally home.
After dog blogging for AOL and NBC, I decided that it was time for me to grab my own little piece of the blogosphere. Welcome to it!
(Ain’t it purdy?)
Here’s all you need to know about me:
- My name is Victoria Schade
- I’ve been a dog trainer for eight years. As Barbara Mandrell might say, “I was trainin’ when trainin’ wasn’t cool.”
- I have two silly, bizarre, far-from-perfect dogs: Zeke the Boston Terrier, and Sumner the Boxer. They keep me humble, and prevent me from telling my neighbors what I do for a living.
- I’m married to the most wonderful, patient, supportive man in the world. He’s so wonderful, patient and supportive that he doesn’t mind being mentioned after the dogs. He’s also a major babe.
- I’m working on my first book. I hope you like it.
You can watch me do my training thing in a few different places:
- My puppy training DVD, “New Puppy! Now What?” It’s geared to first-time puppy parents. Folks like The Bark Magazine and The Dog Writers Association really like it. In it you’ll see cameos by my husband, my father, some of my awesome former canine and human clients, and my very short hair, which is now, literally, long gone.
- I’m also on a show called “Faithful Friends,” that airs on Animal Planet on Sunday mornings. (Skip church for it! God won’t mind!)
More stuff pending, but I can’t talk about it right now.
There’s no one editing this site but little old me, so when you see mistakes like “your” when I meant to write “you’re,” please don’t think that I’m an uneducated bumpkin. Just politely get in touch and let me know. I’ll thank you for it.
And speaking of politeness … let’s keep it above the belt in the comment zone. I understand that the world of dog training is littered with differing opinions, but I’m a dedicated clicker trainer and nothing you’re going to say about Cesar Milan, choke chains, e-collars or the Monks of New Skete will change my mind.
But maybe I can change yours?
You’ll see product reviews from time to time. If I like a product, I’ll tell you why. Ditto if I don’t. Want to have your product reviewed? Shoot me an e-mail and we’ll talk.
So that’s it - welcome to Life on the Leash!
