International Institute for Applied Companion Animal Behavior

Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., CAP2, CDBC
www.CourteousCanine.com

Angelica Steinker, M.Ed. is the author of "Agility Success" and articles dealing with clicker training, canine behavior, and human sport psychology. Her writing has been published in the clicker magazine Teaching Dogs, the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) Newsletter, Dog and Handler, Animal Trainer, Dog Fancy Clicker Training special issue, and Clean Run.  Angelica Steinker is endorsed by the National Association for Dog Obedience Instructors (NADOI) and has received her Certified Canine Behavior Counselor (C.C.B.C) designation through the Companion Animal Sciences Institute, graduating with distinction.  She is also on the Advisory Board of Companion Animal Sciences Institute, an IAABC endorsed online dog trainer education school committed to ethical force-free dog training and behavior modification.  Angelica has special interests in clicker training, TAG Teaching, human and canine cognition, neuropsychology, psychology, and aggression.  She has testified as an expert witness in dog bite cases.  

Angelica graduated from George Mason University undergraduate with a major in Literature and later completed a M.Ed. in counseling with a focus on agency mental health counseling.  Angelica continues to have an avid interest in mental health with special interests in psychology, hormones and behavior, behavior analysis, neurology and learning.  Angelica is continuing her education through Companion Animal Sciences Institute and is currently working toward her Diploma of Advanced Canine Behavioral Sciences.

Angelica started competing in agility in 1992 with her Jack Russell Terriers Moose and Junior, and she currently competes in AKC, NADAC, and USDAA with two Border Collies.  Angelica owns and operates Courteous Canine, Inc. a clicker training school in the Tampa Bay area.  Angelica has presented at Camp Gone to the Dogs, Karen Pryor's Clicker Expo, the BARK camp, and has given seminars nationally.  She owns one Jack Russell, one Miniature Pinscher, and three Border Collies.  She is happily married to the world's most supportive husband, Ted.