Samantha

Head trainer,

Samantha met Lily, a rescue pit bull, when she was in medical school. Lily had been found tied to a pole with significant signs of abuse. Feeling an instant connection with Lily, Samantha agreed to foster her. After a short time together, Samantha recognized a dire need to socialize and rehabilitate Lily.

Samantha pursued every opportunity to learn about dog psychology and training. Her first dog, Baloo, significantly helped in the process of rehabilitating Lily. In addition, pack walks were particularly beneficial in providing Lily proper socialization. Samantha fell in love with this process and wanted to help more dogs, families and rescues.

Samantha worked as an assistant trainer at Cesar Milan’s Dog Psychology Center in Santa Clarita, CA and soon after became a lead course trainer specializing in Socialization and Mastering the Walk. She has enjoyed the opportunity to shadow numerous trainers and attend countless workshops, utilizing each experience to develop her own method. From this, Pack Life LA was born.

Samantha believes that the implementation of structure, boundaries and appropriate physical and mental outlets are the foundation of training. Offering a breadth of information, education and experience, she has built a huge community of owners/handlers worldwide and appreciates the opportunity to work with a variety of clients, online and in person.