by VSA | Mar 1, 2025 | Blog Posts
After three decades in the high-pressure world of corporate legal departments, Jutta Koch found herself at a crossroads. Her demanding, almost seven days a week, schedule had taken its toll and culminated in burnout. That’s when she decided to make a dramatic...
by VSA | Mar 1, 2025 | Blog Posts
Ciska Wilson found solutions for her challenging dog—along with a satisfying new career—at VSA. After nearly two decades as a finance executive for a major food manufacturing company, which involved frequent travel, Ciska Wilson was ready for a change. When she took...
by VSA | Mar 1, 2025 | Blog Posts
A sensitive Border Collie led Edyta Daniel to VSA and a new career coaching people and dogs. When project manager Edyta Daniel and her husband brought home their Border Collie puppy, Rudy, from a farm during the Covid pandemic, she never imagined this decision would...
by VSA | Feb 13, 2025 | Blog Posts
A Middle Eastern pharmacist wanted to raise his Rottweiler puppy with kindness. He found VSA and opened up a whole new world. Becoming a dog trainer was never part of Amr Nawwar’s plan. The Egyptian-born pharmacist had such an intense fear of dogs that he would cross...
by VSA | Feb 4, 2025 | Blog Posts
After studying with VSA, this trainer has been able to help even more dogs and their people. After years as a software engineer, Maryam Kamali found her true calling while volunteering at animal shelters. Witnessing young dogs being surrendered or, more shockingly,...
by VSA | Jan 20, 2025 | Blog Posts
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. Yes, dog trainers still have clients who need and want them to help their dogs do a certain thing or stop a certain behavior. But what it...
by VSA | Jan 12, 2025 | Blog Posts
Esmé was on track to becoming an English teacher, when an eye-opening visit to the U.S. expanded her ambitions. Esmé Meester was studying to become an English teacher in the Netherlands. During her third year, she was required to travel abroad to improve her language...
by VSA | Jan 7, 2025 | Blog Posts
The first time Sabrina Acton fostered and adopted a rescue beagle, her deeper purpose became clear. Growing up, Sabrina Acton had always loved animals. She worked with them in various capacities, from volunteering to vet assistant roles, even channeling her artistic...
by VSA | Dec 20, 2024 | Blog Posts
Steven Cogswell’s journey to becoming a professional dog trainer and animal welfare advocate has been anything but conventional. With a background in theater, Steven spent over a decade working for a large arts facility in Colorado as a house manager and volunteer...
by VSA | Oct 31, 2024 | Blog Posts
A love of teaching and a challenging puppy named Betsy inspired this VSA graduate Tomi Vensel’s story begins in a classroom, where for nearly two decades she inspired young minds as a dedicated teacher. Her days were filled with laughter, learning, and the...
