Meet the Wiggle Butt Team

CTC, with honors

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."

CSAT

"Unlike many available online, our certification program is exclusively offered to only the most experienced dog professionals in the business.

There is no other certification program available that has as high of admission standards, making CSATs the most respected and successful separation anxiety trainers throughout the world.

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The CSAT credential is widely recognized as the most respected and long-standing in the field of separation anxiety – we’re even recommended by the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior. "

Licensed 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. 

Licensed Family Paws Parent Educator

"Our educators are trained in dog and baby/toddler dynamics, leading to a higher level of empathy and understanding, knowledge of the different stages of child development, and how that impacts the family dog."

Elite Certified Professional

Certified Elite Fear Free Professional (Veterinary Level 3, Animal Trainer, Pet Sitter). Completing the Fear Free Animal Trainer 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.

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."

Certified Pet Sitter

To obtain this credential, professionals must pass the CPPS Exam, adhere to quality standards and a Member Code of Conduct and Ethics and complete 30 CEUs each renewal cycle.

CDBC

 CDBC stands for Certified Dog Behavior Consultant. Overseen by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, this third-party certification has extensive requirements. Applicants are encouraged to have a minimum of at least 3 years and 500 hours of experience in behavior consulting practice, at least 400 hours of coursework related to the association's Core Areas of Competency, and submit 3 written case studies, 4 written discussion of case study analysis, and pass an exam covering terminology, techniques, assessment, and history taking. 

CBATI-KA

To achieve the CBATI-KA requires more than 100 hours of coursework, exam and case review. 

BAT, short for Behavior Adjustment Training, is a system developed by Grisha Stewart that includes philosophy and techniques that combine to help dogs feel better many situations. BAT gives dogs more control over their safety by creating “opportunities to "interact with the environment in emotionally and physically safe ways” (Stewart). With BAT, we empower our dogs to make choices and set the environment up so that the likelihood of great choices is high. 

ADT

IAABC's Accredited Dog Trainer program requires two years of experience, written discussion of two scenarios, completion of two training questions, and completion of questions regarding terminology, techniques, assessment, and history taking.

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Applicants must score 80% or greater on each of the following to be accepted as an Accredited Member: learning science, scenarios, training questions, entire application.

Family Dog Private Trainer

Have kids & a dog? We've got your back. Our Family Dog Private Training Program is tailor made with all of the information, and fun, you need.

Instructor

"This is a comprehensive course covering puppy socialization, growth and development, basic training, problem-solving, and problem prevention."

Professional Member

APDT is the world’s largest professional dog training community.

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.

Dip. CBST

"The Canine Behavior Science and Technology program is our (CASI's) flagship program. It is a rigorous/intensive 500–hour (560–hour with specialization track)/1–year program.
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The program addresses all key topics in behavior change project management in great depth including the principles of behavior; tactics, strategies, and procedures in non-coercive animal training; functional behavioral assessment of problematic behaviors; contingency engineering; professional activities; case management; and professional ethics."

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.

CAM Advocate
Level 1

CAM Advocate is a veterinarian led Canine Arthritis Course aimed at the canine professional. It's 12 hours of vet led education helps practitioners identify some of the signs of osteoarthritis and provide pet parent education as part of a multimodal care team.

Graduate

A course focused on trainers and behavior consultants working aggession cases.

Completed

Fear Free "created the Fear Free Shelter Program to improve the experiences of animals by educating shelter and rescue employees and volunteers about their emotional needs."