About Vitta Pet

A science-minded dog coach in Salem

Vitta Pet is the Salem business of Isabela, who calls herself an expert dog coach and an animal behavior nerd. She is a biologist, started her own pet care business in Brazil in 2010, and has studied and worked as a dog groomer, walker, trainer and pet sitter, with bird and cat experience as well.

Training, walks and sitting

Isabela describes her training as step by step, personal and science based. Alongside training she offers dog walking at your home, with a "safety first, fun second, cute photos third" motto, and pet sitting. Her long-haired dachshund, Sophia, adopted at seven weeks old, works with her and befriends clients. Contact is by email at isa@vittapet.com.

What to ask

Ask how a training session is structured, whether training takes place at your home, which Salem neighborhoods are covered and what training costs.