President and Founder

Credentials: M.Ed., P.D.B.C., C.D.B.C., CAP2, and NADOI endorsed
Specialties: Dog Aggression, Agility, Rally Obedience, Learning and Behavior
Pets: Three Border Collies named Stevie, Zoomie and Power, and a Papillion named Bella

Professional Trainer

Specialties: Agility training, Behavior Modification and Dock Jumping 
Pets: Five Corgis, Three Border Collies, One Sheltie and a beloved Florida Brown Dog!

Beverly Woodward is one of Courteous Canine's most experienced professional trainers. She very successfully competes at the highest level in agility. Her rescue Corgi “Ben” was the top ranked agility Corgi for 2008, Ben’s bio was written up in Clean Run Magazine (www.Cleanrun.com) in the Shelter Champs Column. 

Bev has trained her dogs to numerous titles in the American Kennel Club, United States Dog Agility Association and Canine Performance Events, North American Dog Agility Council (www.NADAC.com) competing at the highest level in agility.

Bev has her Clicker Assessment Protocol Level 2 from Kay Laurence (www.learningaboutdogs.com).  She is a graduate of two internship programs through Pat Miller (www.peaceablepaws.com).  She is committed to her ongoing education having attended Clicker Expo, Ian Dunbar and dozens of agility seminars.

Instructor In Training

Pets: A Border Collie, Abbey.  A Golden Retriever, Snitch.  A Labrador Retriever, Hasty Bear….and one round dog-loving tabby cat.

Jill’s background is as a research assistant in organic/biological chemistry.  She worked for many years at various academic and private institutions including Stanford University, Baylor College of Medicine-Houston, Kennedy Space Center, University of Hawaii and University of South Florida.  She has coauthored 2 publications in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.  She left full time work to spend more time with her son and has spent the last few years volunteering at local schools and for children’s organizations. She has a passion for dog agility and competes with both her Border Collie and young Golden Retriever.  Jill loves the agility as it gives dog parents the opportunity to bring out the personality in their dog.  She competes in AKC agility earning excellent titles with her Parson Russell Terrier, Chopper, and Border Collie, Abbey.  She has attended seminars with Linda Mecklenburg, Carrie Jones, Stuart Mah, Chris Parker, Greg Derrett, Cheryl Fisher, Webb Anderson, Craig French  and looks forward to continuing her education in other areas of dog training.

Credentials: B.A. Special Education, M.S. Curriculum and Instruction, DipCBST, CGC Evaluator

Specialties: Basic Manners, Canine Good Citizen, S.T.A.R. Puppy, Agility, Reactive Dogs

Pets:  Missy the Border Collie mix; Dodi the Three-Legged Wonder Dog Lab mix; Buzz the Golden Retriever; Zoe the Australian Shepherd; Sam the Sun Conure; Wilbur the Cockatiel.

Jan Casey is a native of Tampa who has enjoyed teaching for more than 20 years. She began her journey of working with dogs professionally in 2001 when Missy, her Border Collie mix in training for agility, became reactive. Jan sought help from Angelica and, using reward-based training, was able to title Missy in both NADAC and USDAA. Building on the positive foundations learned at Courteous Canine, Jan continued her training with Pat Miller of Peaceable Paws. She opened her own dog training school while living in Cookeville, TN, where she taught Basic Manners, S.T.A.R. Puppy, Canine Good Citizen, and Agility. Jan also worked with modifying problem behaviors in dogs. She served on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Cookeville/Putnam County Animals (a fund-raising group for animal projects including the Shelter and the Spay/Neuter Clinic) and provided agility and training demonstrations at their local Bark in the Park. She continues to write an informational Pet Page, now in its fourth year, for the Cookeville Herald-Citizen. Happy to be back in Tampa and at Courteous Canine, Jan is currently pursuing her Diploma of Canine Behavior Science and Technology through CASI.

Instructor

Pets:  Two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels named Sam and Charlie, and a cat named Daisy.

Pam has always had a special love for dogs and is committed to positive reinforcement training.  Both of Pam's dogs have their AKC Canine Good Citizen certification and have passed their test to become registered pet therapy dogs with the Delta Society.  Pam is passionate about her work as a pet partner team with the Delta Society.  She and Charlie currently have over 225 volunteer hours visiting St. Joseph's Children's Hospital.  She is currently working on the necessary requirements to become a Delta Society evaluator.  Pam also trains both dogs for agility and they compete in trials at the Excellent level in AKC and have several titles in Canine Performance Events.

Instructor

Pets:  a domestic long haired cat named Skimbleshanks, an Alaskan Malamute named Panik, and a Treeing Walker Coonhound/Black Mouth Cur mix named Zeke.    

Kari is a native to the Tampa Bay area.  While earning her bachelor’s degree in Psychology/Animal Behavior she worked for five years as a veterinary assistant for a small and large animal practice.  After graduation and the completion of several animal related internships, Kari began working as an animal trainer at Busch Gardens, Tampa.  For seven years her coworkers consisted of giraffes, rhinos, hippos, lions, hyenas, and eventually Asian elephants.  It was at Busch Gardens that Kari developed a passion for positive reinforcement training as she mentored with some of the best animal trainers in the industry.  Presently Kari is utilizing these skills working as a Behavior Analyst at a school for children with developmental disabilities.  She is very excited to be a part of the team at Courteous Canine, Inc and is looking forward to sharing her knowledge with those who posses the same passion and love for animals.  Kari shares her home with her wonderful husband, Jason, and two amazing boys, William and Nicholas.