Victoria Schade has been a dog trainer for more than fourteen years and has worked with thousands of dogs and owners to hone her unique dog-handling and coaching technique. She has worked on television shows like Animal Planet's annualPuppy Bowl, The Puppy Games, the Smithsonian Channel's special Animals Aloft, and on various commercials. She was also the featured trainer on the Animal Planet show Faithful Friends for two seasons. Her gentle engaging style has led to regular television appearances, including CBS's The Early Show and WE tv. 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 frequently serves as a resource for the media on topics related to dog handling and puppy training and has been quoted in outlets such as the Washington Post, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple, Dog Fancy magazine, The Bark magazine, Dogs USA Magazine, and many breed-specific Training Secrets magazines. Victoria is a proud dog mom to Millie the Smooth Brussels Griffon and Olive the mixed-breed dog.