Meet the Wiggle Butt Team
Kit Perry, BS, ACDBC
Kit graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2004 from Northwestern State University. From 2004-2012, she trained animals in zoos, including elephants, mountain lions, tigers, monkeys, birds, and goats. Her favorite zoo training program she created was with giraffes. Kit put her focus on training dogs in 2012 in Central California. In the summer of 2021, Kit moved to the Denton, Texas area in order to pursue a Master’s Degree in Behavior Analysis with a focus in animal behavior at UNT. Kit is an active member of The Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals (ORCA), which is an organization at UNT that focusses on researching animal behavior and training.
Kit is associate certified with International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Kit has been an Authorized Mentor for Animal Behavior College (ABC), and is currently a Faculty Advisor for the Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior. These positions allow Kit to teach and mentor dog trainers who are earning certifications. Kit was also the Chairperson of Valley Animal Center’s Enrichment and Training Committee from 2013-2021, in which she helped train staff and hundreds of volunteers to train shelter dogs in the Dog Adoption Center.
Kit regularly deals with serious behavior cases, including aggression. She is nonjudgemental and treats her clients, both human and canine, with the utmost respect. As part of her certification with IAABC, she holds her clients’ cases confidential, unless clients specify that details or photos of their training programs can be shared with others.
An Associate Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (ACDBC) is a professional who has demonstrated competency in canine behavior through a combination of coursework, experience, and examination with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). These consultants possess a deeper understanding of canine learning theory, counter-conditioning, and desensitization than many general dog trainers.
The Organization for Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals (ORCA) was founded in 2000, in the Department of Behavior Analysis at the University of North Texas. ORCA is a not-for-profit student organization advised by Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz. Our mission is to enhance the lives of animals and their guardians through behavior analytic research and to inform the public about these discoveries.