Samantha Schmidt
Samantha Schmidt is a long-time animal lover who grew up in NYC with 2 Great Danes, a boxer, 3 sisters and her parents. She attended Convent of the Sacred Heart where instead of sports- she walked dogs as a business all through high school. In those years, she built quite a business and knowledge of animals. She learned what things worked, what did not work and how to “read” the dogs that she walked.
She went on to Tulane, where she started to study animal behavior and train dogs. She found that she was able to enhance the communication between a dog and its family. She also found she was able to adjust the expectations of the human family. She realized how rewarding this work was – and has never stopped. This means she has been training dogs and people since 1985 and she still loves it just as much as she did on day one. She learns something new from every dog and every owner. Dogs are live, individual beings; therefore, one method does not apply to every dog. People vary just as much, and she searches to find a productive way to instruct each individual owner as well.
Training Philosophy
Samantha Schmidt believes that every dog and owner is different. Some clients need a lot of help and some just need some fine tuning/guidance. Her goal is for your dog to be a safe and polite member of your household so you can enjoy him or her to the fullest. Well-behaved dogs are welcome more places. Keeping your dog safe requires balance and harmony in your relationship. She works in many households with children of all ages, children of all ages and all types of people.
Services
Samantha Schmidt offers dog training services in New York City. She provides initial consultations that are 60 – 90 minutes long. During the consultation, she will ask you a lot of questions, you can ask her a lot of questions and she will get to know your dog. She will observe and work with the dog(s) and make recommendations based on her observations. Then she will work with your dog so you can see what your dog can do! All of the dogs she works with love the training sessions. If she comes across a problem that she thinks is best handled by someone else, she will refer you. She takes pride in being successful in her work. She has a vast knowledge of dogs, life in NYC, the many services that exist in the animal world and the variety of equipment used in training. She reads every book on every different method so you do not have to. She is very sensitive to how short people’s time can be in this city so she makes the most out of every session. She gives homework at the end of the sessions and work at the pace of the dog and the owner.
Customer Reviews
Samantha Schmidt has a website with testimonials from her clients. Some of the clients mentioned are:
- Honey
- Paul & Chance
- Dutchess & Archer
- Charlie
- Thor & Gunner
- Roxy
- Olive
- Bodhi
- Rose
- and Hank.
