Meet Our Trainers

Maggie is currently in the final stages of earning her Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) and CFDM (Certified Family Dog Mediator) credentials. She has been training dogs professionally for 5 years, working under the guidance of Helen St. Pierre of No Monkey Business Dog Training.
Maggie has been working with animals professionally for 10 years in multiple different settings including farms, veterinary hospitals, boarding and daycare facilities. She is owned by two Border Collies, a Bernese Mountain Dog and a cat. In her free time she enjoys and training and competing in a variety dog sports with her border collie Korra.
Her passion for helping dogs, and their owners, live happy and fulfilled lives drives her every day. In 2022, she started Wags & Woofs Academy (formerly Wags With Mags) on a quest to do daycare differently.

Andria Norris is on track to earning her Certified Professional Dog Trainer Certification and Family Dog Mediator Certification.
Andria Norris is on track to earning her Certified Professional Dog Trainer Certification and Family Dog Mediator Certification. She is passionate about being a part of puppies’ first experiences! Andria began working with dogs through a local shelter, and before that, volunteering and fostering through a local rescue. Andria also has experience volunteering with wolves through a sanctuary. Andria lives with her dog (Bodhi), Cat (Elliot), and Gecko (George). She loves to geek-out on dog training and behavior podcasts, books, and courses!

Certified Professional Dog Trainer (Knowledge Assessed)
Tess is passionate about helping your dog be the best they can be with kind and effective methods! Tess has previously served as Behavior Manager at a local shelter, and currently works with private dog training clients through several local businesses in addition to her work with Wags.
She shares her home with three dogs, a miniature pinscher mix (Ginger), an Eastern European Village Dog ( Alea), and a Pekingese ( Sesame). All three dogs have unique personalities and have taught Tess so much throughout her training journey.
She loves learning something new from each dog she works with, and keeping up to date with the newest science and methods.

CFDM (Certified Family Dog Mediator)
Riley is a dog professional who originally started working with dogs in Daycare/boarding settings while also learning from mentors about dog training and behavior. She later worked as a Canine Enrichment specialist; creating safe and fun environments for dogs to express their natural behaviors.
Riley’s passion is to help animals to navigate our human-centric world while still being their true dog-selves. Thus, improving dogs overall welfare, while creating an ever deepening bond with their people .
Riley currently (funny enough) only has two cats; Mango and Finnick. Mango is a four year old tabby and Finnick is a three year old tuxedo cat. She rescued both boys from the MSPCA in 2022 and has been in love since. Both boys love to learn new tricks like; sit, spin, and high five. While also making time for some fetch, cuddles, and adventures.
Riley’s favorite part of working with dogs is getting to watch them flourish into their happiest, truest, and most confident selves every day. For Riley, there’s nothing better than getting to start each day with so much passion for what she does.