Michelle Hill CPDT-KA

Experience

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  Doguroo / WAG-A-LOT Midtown West

  Oct 2007 - Sept 2009

  Assistant Manager/ Alpha Pack Trainer

  Assistant Manger for a Doggie Daycare, Boarding, and Grooming facility.Alpha Pack Trainer - Temperament testing for all new dogs, as well as providing training and extra mental and physical stimulation for dogs that had problems that kept them out of the daycare group.

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  AARF: Atlanta Area Rescue Friends

  Jan 2008 - May 2010

  Myspace Editor / Foster Parent
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  K9 Coach/Bed and Bark

  Aug 2009 - Mar 2011

  Trainer

  Professional Dog Training, Daycare and Boarding

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  HSUS End Dog Fighting

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2011

  Atlanta Training team member

  The End Dogfighting programs use a multi-pronged approach—community outreach, Pit Bull Training Team classes, the Canines & Communities humane education curriculum, and law enforcement partnerships—to help divert at-risk youth from dogfighting.

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  Pawsitively Fun K9 Training

  Mar 2011 - Mar 2012

  Dog Trainer

  Positive training methods used to create a fun training environment for both humans and canines.

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  Pitty Love Rescue

  Jul 2011 - Mar 2012

  Foster Trainer

  Pitty Love is a pit bull specific rescue organization located in Rochester, NY. We mainly serve the Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse areas. We are a no kill organization and are striving to restore this wonderful breed to its former position of respect and honor. Pitty Love is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and responsible placement of abandoned, abused, and neglected pit bull and pit bull mix dogs.

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  Tails of Success

  Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

  Dog Trainer

  At Tails of Success we believe training should be fun for both people and dogs!

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  PetSmart

  Apr 2012 - Dec 2013

  Dog Training, Behavior Consults, Product recommendations, Customer Service. Employee Training in regards to dog training. Dog Training, Behavior Consults, Product recommendations, Customer Service. Employee Training in regards to dog training.

  • Dog Trainer

    Mar 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Dog Trainer

    Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
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  Petco

  Dec 2013 - Jul 2017

  Senior Dog Trainer

  Dog Training, Behavior Consults, Product recommendations, Customer Service. Employee Training in regards to dog training. Training new Dog Trainers.

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  Michelle Hill Dog Training Academy

  Jan 2016 - now

  Dog Trainer / Owner

  Assistance Dog Trainer

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  Arkansas Paws in Prison

  Oct 2021 - now

  Dog Trainer

  Michelle is a certified professional dog trainer with 15 years of experience. She is certified with the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers, Cooperative Paws SDC as a Service Dog Coach, Do More with your Dog as a Trick Instructor, as well as the American Kennel Club as a CGC and Trick Evaluator. She is a member of the Association of Profession Dog Trainers, and the Pet Professional Guild. She practices Fear Free and LIMA approaches Dog Training. Michelle primarily focuses on training Service dogs and Therapy dogs for Schools and Therapists. Working on impulse control with Obedience. She works with the Beck Center for Veterans at Arkansas State as well as the VFW Post 1991 to offer Service Dog Training for Veterans. Michelle is a mother of 2 boys, Yadi IDT a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Kona NTD a Standard Poodle. Together with her husband she runs Michelle Hill Dog Training. Show less