Gettin' to Know Michele Rhoades | Owner of Mannered Mutts Dog Training

In this episode of Gettin' to Know the 570, Frank talks with Michele Rhoades, owner and trainer of Mannered Mutts Dog Training in Hometown, PA, who has 30 years of experience and a team of volunteer trainers. Rhoades explains her focus on basic obedience as the foundation for all training, her willingness to take aggressive, fearful, and reactive dogs that other trainers refuse, and her balanced approach using rewards, corrections, and appropriate tools depending on the dog. She discusses matching breeds to owners’ lifestyles through free pre-adoption counseling, advocating for stigmatized breeds like pit bulls and rottweilers, and emphasizing consistency, family involvement, threshold control, and safety. Rhoades also shares her raw-feeding routine, work with rescues, court advocacy for dogs, pack walks, and workshops.If you or someone you know wants to be featured on our podcast, visit our website!