The VSA Blog

Positive principles taught in the VSA Dog Trainer Course put a song in Kent LaRue’s heart.

Andrea Quattrucci adores that moment when a client suddenly realizes they can communicate with their dog.

After three decades in the high-pressure world of corporate legal departments, Jutta Koch found herself at a crossroads.

A finance exec discovered solutions for her own challenging dog—and a satisfying new career—at VSA.

A sensitive Border Collie led Edyta Daniel to VSA and a new career coaching people and dogs.

A Middle Eastern pharmacist wanted to raise his Rottweiler puppy with kindness. He found VSA and opened up a whole new world.

Experienced dog trainer Maryam Kamali gained a new and deeper understanding of dogs, training, and her career at VSA.

The concept of dog training in our society is at an inflection point, and the role of the dog trainer is evolving as a result. More and more, dog guardians are beginning to recognize the importance of truly understanding and accounting for the dog’s life experience, and the role of ‘training’ has taken a critical step forward as a result.

Esmé was on track to becoming an English teacher, when an eye-opening visit to the U.S. expanded her ambitions.

The first time Sabrina Acton fostered and adopted a rescue beagle, her deeper purpose became clear.