Corey Steinberg is a canine behavior consultant, therapy dog trainer, and the founder of The DOGtor Is In. A former federal prosecutor with more than 20 years at the United States Attorney’s Office, Corey spent much of her legal career prosecuting crimes against children and human trafficking cases before formally retiring from federal service in 2021 to pursue her lifelong passion for dogs and animal behavior full-time.
Long before launching her consulting business, Corey was already integrating dogs into her professional life — frequently bringing her beloved Australian Labradoodle, Wyatt, to the federal courthouse and working with comfort dogs during sensitive victim and witness interviews. That early experience deepened her appreciation for the extraordinary emotional intelligence of dogs and the powerful connection between dogs and humans.
Today, Corey serves as the trainer/behaviorist at the Scituate Animal Shelter, where she works extensively with dogs experiencing stress, fear, reactivity, anxiety, and difficult transitions. Much of her work focuses not simply on training dogs, but on helping humans better understand the behavior behind the behavior.
Corey specializes in canine behavioral consulting, therapy and comfort dog development, Canine Good Citizen preparation, and practical real-world guidance for overwhelmed dog owners navigating everyday challenges with their pets. She is certified by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Community Canine evaluator, and is also a Certified Pet First Aid & CPR Instructor teaching veterinarian-approved emergency response protocols to both pet professionals and owners.
In addition to her consulting work, Corey teaches therapy and comfort dog workshops, helps train future comfort dog teams, and regularly participates in community outreach and comfort dog visits throughout the South Shore alongside Wyatt and in loving memory of her late bulldog, Pumpernickel, whose warmth, humor, and unmistakable personality touched countless lives.
At the heart of Corey’s work is a simple philosophy: there is no one-size-fits-all approach to dogs or the people who love them. Her goal is not perfection, but helping create calmer, safer, more functional relationships between dogs and their humans.