'It's Me or the Dog' Host Victoria Stilwell to Visit Willamette Humane Society

Tickets On Sale Now for Live Training Performance & Raffle

Victoria Stilwell will visit Willamette Humane Society on February 26, 2011. Photo: WHS

(SALEM, Ore.) - Willamette Humane Society (WHS) welcomes celebrity dog trainer Victoria Stilwell to Salem on Saturday, February 26, for a one-night-only show and live training performance at the Historic Elsinore Theatre in downtown Salem.

Born and raised in Wimbledon, England, Victoria Stilwell is one of the world’s most recognized and sought after dog trainers. She is best known for her role as the host of Animal Planet’s hit TV series, It’s Me or the Dog, through which she shares her insight for positive, reward-based training while counseling families on their pet problems.

Victoria Stilwell

She is the author of two best-selling books and has appeared on countless talk shows and news broadcasts in the US, Europe and Asia as a dog training expert.

On Saturday, February 26, Stilwell will visit Willamette Humane Society and work with staff and shelter dogs. During the evening, she’ll share her most memorable experiences from her show, demonstrate training tips using adoptable dogs from Willamette Humane Society, and answer audience members’ questions.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Historic Elsinore Theatre in downtown Salem (located 170 High St. SE). Victoria will also be available to sign copies of her book immediately following the show.

Tickets to the Victoria Stilwell show and training performance are $22 or $35 and are available by calling the Elsinore Theatre at (503) 375 – 3574 or online at ticketswest.com. All proceeds from ticket sales benefit the animals at Willamette Humane Society. Victoria’s visit is presented by Capitol Subaru and sponsored in part by Spot Magazine.

Win a 1-Hour Consultation with Victoria Stilwell: WHS is also raffling off a 1-hour consultation with Victoria Stilwell! One lucky winner will get the opportunity to have Stilwell work with his or her dog(s) in the home or at the shelter,* the evening of Friday, February 25.

Raffle tickets for the consultation are available for $20 each and can be purchased at Willamette Humane Society (located at 4246 Turner Rd SE in Salem) or by calling (503) 585-5900, ext. 324. A maximum of 200 tickets will be sold. The drawing for the consultation will be held Thursday, February 17. For more details about the raffle or Victoria Stilwell’s visit, go to www.willamettehumane.org.

*Consult will be held in-home if winner lives within 30 minutes of downtown Salem. If winner lives outside of the Salem area, consult will be held at the WHS shelter.

Source: WHS Press Release