Meet the Wiggle Butt Team
Jenny Kraus, BBA, CTC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FFCP, FDM, FPPE, NAVC PNCC
Jenny Kraus is a graduate of the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers (CTC), a Certified Behavior Consultant Canine (CBCC-KA), and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA). She is also Fear Free Certified and is committed to using humane, science-based, positive reinforcement methods.
Since 2022, Jenny has helped hundreds of dogs and their families navigate everything from puppy raising, adoption transitions, and everyday manners to more complex behavior challenges such as leash reactivity, stranger-directed aggression, inter-dog conflict, resource guarding, handling sensitivities, and dog-baby integration.
Known for her practical, compassionate approach, Jenny focuses on identifying the root causes of behavior rather than simply addressing symptoms. She combines behavior science with real-world solutions, helping families understand their dogs and create lasting change through clear, achievable training plans.
Before becoming a professional trainer and behavior consultant, Jenny spent more than 20 years as a business leader and consultant. Today, she brings those same analytical and problem-solving skills to every case she works on.
Jenny also serves on the board of the Richardson Humane Society, where she has volunteered since 2003. Through fostering, rehabilitation, and adoption support, she has worked with dogs of all ages, breeds, sizes, and temperaments.
She shares her home in East Dallas with her husband and three rescue dogs, Nutmeg, Biggs, and Clementine, who continue to remind her every day that dog training is as much about understanding individuals as it is about teaching skills
CTC
Known as the "Harvard" of dog training schools, the Academy offers this two year comprehensive program with in- depth education in dog training, behavior modification and client counseling.Academy studies "focus on two main themes: how animals learn and how best to change their behavior; and how to work with the people who will be your clients. For the dog training component, this includes training obedience behaviors and understanding basic behavior problems, but also includes working with fearful and aggressive dogs."
CPDT-KA
CPDT-KA stands for Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed. Those with this certification have at least 300 hours of dog training experience within the previous three years, obtain a reference from another CPDT-KA trainer or veterinarian, and agree to the certification council's Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and Least-Intrusive Minimally-Aversive (LIMA) Behavior Intervention Philosophy. They have also passed a 180-question exam that tests them on instruction skills, learning theory, ethology, training equipment and animal husbandry. To maintain certification status, trainers must complete continued education credits or re-take the exam every three years.
Certified Family Dog Mediator
Kim Brophey’s L.E.G.S. Model of Integrated Canine Science, endorsed by leading canine scientists and celebrated by dog pros worldwide, has been called “ the single most important development in the dog behavior industry” and “ the future of dog training”. As an applied ethologist, Kim introduces us to the basic foundational system of orchestral elements that direct the behavior of every single animal on Earth and explains what this means for our modern canine companions.
Board Member
Richardson Humane Society was chartered as a 501(c)3 Non Profit Texas corporation in 2000. We are an all volunteer group and have grown to more than 100 volunteers. As of 2019, we have rescued and re-homed over 2400 homeless pets.
The purpose of this society is to rescue and re-home adoptable pets, educate our community regarding the prevention of cruelty to animals, promote animal population control through advocation of spay/neuter programs, and extend humane education.
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Certified Pet Nutrition Coach
From NAVC: "Nutrition is the cornerstone of patient health and well-being and is good medicine. The entire veterinary healthcare team should be the best source of nutrition information for pets. Clients who understand that preventive care preserves and lengthens their relationship with their pets are more likely to use veterinary services regularly, so team members should focus on proper nutrition for every patient who presents to their practice. Good nutrition is not a fad—it is good business and good medicine."
CBCC-KA
Certified Behavior Consultant Canine - Knowledge Assessed is an advanced certification for dog trainers that offer behavior modification as part of their services. To obtain this certification, trainers must have a minimum of 300 hours of experience dealing specifically with behavior issues (such as phobias, anxieties and aggression), have a reference from a CCPDT certificant or veterinarian, and agree to the certification council's Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and Least-Intrusive Minimally-Aversive (LIMA) Behavior Intervention Philosophy. They have also passed a 180-question exam that tests them on applied behavior analysis, consulting skills and best practices, ethology, body language, observational skills, canine health, development, life stages, anatomy and physiology.
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Fear Free Certified
Completing the Fear Free Animal Program allows trainers to work in partnership with veterinary teams to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress and improve an animal’s emotional wellbeing during veterinary care and home care. This certification program is designed to give qualified animal trainers the knowledge and tools required to begin implementing Fear Free techniques with their clients’ pets at the veterinary hospital, through in-clinic training classes for puppies and kittens, and in day-to-day training of animals in the home.
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PPG Professional Member
The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) "was founded based on a commitment to provide educational resources to pet care providers and the public coupled with an emphasis on building collaboration among force-free pet trainers and professional pet care providers and advocates for mutually agreed guiding principles for the pet care industry. PPG partners, members and affiliates focus on each pet’s physical, mental, environmental and nutritional well-being adhering to a holistic approach to the care and training of family pets."
