Lisa Schmit

Lisa is the owner of In The Zone, LLC. She gives agility, conditioning, and massage seminars across the continent as well as putting on about 12 agility trials a year. 

Lisa is a Certified Canine Myo-Manipulative Functional Practitioner, Certified Animal Cold Laser Practitioner, Certified Canine & Equine Craniosacral Practitioner, and Certified Canine and Equine Kinesiology Tape Practitioner. 

Lisa is one of the most accomplished handlers in NADAC. Her consistent, clear positive approach to dog training is evidenced by her continued success with multiple dogs, as well as the success of her students. Lisa has come home from the NADAC Championships with 12 trophies with 6 different dogs. She has finished in Overall Top 3 at NADAC Champs 26 times with 10 different dogs including her Brittany and Aussie. She has earned very rare and extremely hard-to-achieve distance awards with multiple dogs, showing consistency with distance and speed. JP7, 2023 NADAC Reserve Superstakes Champion, has a Purple MODSQUAD, 2 Purple Distance Cups, Purple Versatility Cup, 2 Silver Distance Cups and many NATCHES and Speedstars. Tandem has earned Purple MODSQUAD, Silver Distance Cup, Silver Versatility Cup and many NATCHES and SpeedStars. Revolution has earned a Purple MODSQUAD, Silver Distance Cup, and many NATCHES and SpeedStars. Inspire was 3rd place Overall in the 2023 Superstakes, and he's earned 2 Silver Distance Cups and many NATCHES. 

Lisa currently has five Border Collies and a small mix breed rescue dog. She is also training her sister's Beagle, plus she trains with her 10-year-old nephew Luke with his dog Zoomy. She has owned, trained, and competed with 15 dogs which have ranged from soft to hard and slow to fast and novice to multiple championships. She has been teaching agility seminars for over 15 years giving her years of experience with many different breeds, skills, and issues. This allows Lisa to bring real-life experiences into her training that includes good foundation training, skill training, motivation, and consistent, clear handling all in a fun, positive way.

While she primarily competes in NADAC, her training and handling philosophy translates to all venues. Path work is paramount in all venues. Being able to draw efficient lines, speedy independent obstacles, and providing clear and consistent cues help teams compete successfully in all agility organizations.

Lisa grew up in the horse world training and showing Quarter Horses as well as dabbling on the racetrack. She also played volleyball and softball. The skills learned from training and competing in other sports have transferred to dog training. In the past few years, Lisa returned to the horse world, competing in cow sorting with her horses Kismet and Stella. Coming back to the horse world and learning a whole new sport is making her a better dog trainer and teacher. 

To view more about Lisa, visit her website.