Meet the Wiggle Butt Team
Michael Roderick, ABCDT, FFCP, CPR Certified
Animal Behavior College Certified Dog Trainer, Group Class instructor, Nosework Instructor, Fear Free Certified, Pet first aid & CPR certified
Roderick is a certified dog trainer through the Animal Behavior College (ABCDT). He offers training for puppies, adolescents and adults in manners, obedience, socialization, loose leash walking, frustration based reactivity, exhuberant greeters, nose/scent work, and more.
Roderick grew up with dogs and has always had a strong love for them. Through a construction job he encountered numerous families having difficulties dealing with their dogs' behavior and started researching ways to help others better their relationship. It was then he became fully invested in becoming a positive reinforcement trainer.
While taking the ABC Dog Trainer course he started a job walking and pet sitting dogs, as well as shadowing other dog training professionals. After getting certified he started training puppies, group manners classes, and eventually nosework. His goal is still the same as it was when he started: To help families with dogs better their relationship through positive reinforcement and excellent communication
The Certified Dog Trainer Program focuses on using positive reinforcement The curriculum for the Dog Obedience Instructor Training Program is broken down into 11 stages that cover topics ranging from basic study of canines to business building tips. The program includes a mentorship and shadowing program to prep the trainer for working in the field.
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.