Sancho -This lovely golden became mine at 11mos, as an out-of-control adolescent. Within 6 months, he became a Delta Society Pet Partner and a trustworthy family member. He's the poster dog for Sensible K9 training!  -Catherine

"I highly recommend Catherine as a behavior counselor. She is a careful, knowledgeable, thorough teacher who will help her clients to the best of her ability."    A. Luescher Dr.Med. Vet., PhD, DACVB, ECVBM-CA
              Director, Animal Behavior Clinic, Purdue University Veterinary Hospital

"I met Catherine 2 years ago when I took my then wild and crazy puppy, Barney, for obedience training. I was truly at my wit’s end, having no idea how to manage a large dog, or even how to get him to respond to basic commands. Catherine took pity on us and calmly, patiently and kindly set us on the road to a better life and kept me from losing my sanity. We trained with her for over a year and Barney, week by week, became this well-behaved, manageable dog. Catherine will probably never truly realize how grateful I am...Barney passed his (AKC) Canine Good Citizen test."     Mary Anne S., Indianapolis

"Catherine is very good at teaching. I was impressed with her techniques and how quickly we progressed." Theresa T, Zionsville

"Catherine was very creative in her way of helping those of us in the class to train our puppies. She was very practical and thorough in her training. After that class, our entire family felt comfortable in training our new puppy."             Diane G., Indianapolis

Tess and her beautiful 3wk old basenji puppies belong to a good friend.

"She has a sound understanding of learning theory and the application to the training sessions. She is able to assess each session and adapt the training schedule for each individual dog." Dr. Jean DeLong, DVM, Indianapolis

"Catherine Steinke was very thorough and effective as to obedience training with our puppy Queenie. As a result of this Queenie passed her Delta Society certification for therapy dogs easily. We highly recommend Catherine for private lessons regarding dog behavior."   Dr. Lex Cavins, Carmel

"Catherine gave me a strong foundation to continue to work with my rather difficult Australian Shepherd puppy. She taught me how to read his body language, and keep him engaged in training. Her principles work!"
Teddie L., Indianapolis

Penny, SIT!....... uh... good girl?  (Penny's still learning to be sensible...)  She's a Viszla, about 4mos old in this picture.