Victoria Stilwell
Victoria Stilwell was born in Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom on July 20th, 1969 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 54, Victoria Stilwell biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Victoria Stilwell (born 20 July 1969) is an English dog trainer, author and television presenter.
Stilwell served as a judge on the CBS show Greatest American Dog and presented the Animal Planet dog training TV show It's Me or the Dog, counselling families with problem pets and solving their dogs' behaviour problems.
Personal life
Stilwell met her husband, actor Van Zeiler, while starring opposite him in the West End theatre production of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story. The couple and their daughter live in Atlanta, Georgia.
After many years without a pet dog of her own (due to the international travel schedule required for her various TV shows), Stilwell adopted a rescued chocolate Labrador named Sadie. In early 2011, Stilwell fostered a Chihuahua/Miniature Pinscher mix named Jasmine and decided to adopt her. Following Sadie's death at the age of 15 in 2018, Stilwell adopted an elderly mixed breed dog named Bella. Prior to that, she had spent her time since 2000 fostering dogs due to be euthanised by local municipal shelters. Stilwell and her husband then gave the dogs a home while rehabilitating them and eventually finding suitable homes for the animals. She has explained that until her international travel requirements were reduced, owning a dog would have been irresponsible and unfair to the dog, considering how much the whole family travels. The family has re-homed over 50 dogs and cats.
Stilwell is a critic of fox hunting and was among more than 20 high-profile people who signed a letter to Members of Parliament in 2015 to oppose Conservative prime minister David Cameron's plan to amend the Hunting Act 2004.
Career
Stilwell first trained as an actor, appeared on television1's The Bill in 1994, and onstage in London's West End theatre, as well as numerous commercials and voiceovers. She received a BA Hons degree in Theatre from Middlesex University. Stilwell's veterinary nurse sister suggested that she start a dog walking company in order to supplement her income as an actress. Stilwell continued to work in dog education after moving to the United States with her husband in 1999, she co-founded several dog training companies up and down the East Coast.
Stilwell is now affiliated with the Animal Behaviour and Training Associates, and he has served as a long-served member of the US Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).