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CPT’s Cat Behavior Program Brings Harmony to Oliver and Kitty
CPT’s Cat Behavior Program Brings Harmony to Oliver and Kitty
August 20, 2023
Does your cat exhibit litter box, anxiety, aggression, socialization, obsessive-compulsive, or household behavioral issues?  If yes, no need to worry.  CPT's cat behavior modification program can come to your rescue.  The following is one of many CPT success stories. Oliver’s History: Oliver, an 8-year-old, neutered, male, jet black, Domestic Long-haired and Maine Coon Cat mix…
Therapy Dog Class
Therapy Dog Class
November 28, 2022
Alan Towles and his Golden Retriever, Gracie, recently graduated from CPT's Therapy Dog Class taught by Melissa Nelson.  They are now a working therapy team for Happy Tails. CPT's Therapy Dog Class provides a unique curriculum that rapidly prepares human and canine students to excel in practical therapy environments.  The class teaches multiple task behaviors that…
Tricks Class Graduates and AKC Tricks Titlists!
Tricks Class Graduates and AKC Tricks Titlists!
November 18, 2022
Trick or treat?  What about tricks for treats?  You can get that with CPT's Tricks Class! Congratulations to Sarah Boone and Millie, Marian Scopa and Zealand, and Chris Griswold and LouLou, our recent CPT Tricks graduates!  In the process, each handler-dog team earned the title of AKC Tricks Dog.  Outstanding! Tricks improves human-dog team building.…
The Multifarious Benefits of Dog Agility- Nikos: A Case Example
The Multifarious Benefits of Dog Agility- Nikos: A Case Example
April 12, 2019
Nikos’s Obedience and Agility History with CPT: Nikos, a 4.25-year old English Cream Retriever, first came to CPT in July 2015 to resolve leash walking and recall problems.  CPT’s in-home private lesson and board train programs promptly achieved lesson plan obedience goals both on and off-leash.  However, his owner still sought a way to improve…
Caroline Joe and Dash During Advanced Agility Class
Caroline Joe and Dash During Advanced Agility Class
April 6, 2019
Caroline Joe and Dash completed Beginner Obedience, Intermediate Obedience, Beginner Agility, Intermediate Agility, and Intermediate Agility-2 classes with CPT.  Now, they are in their second 8-week session of Advanced Agility class. Agility class has helped to improve the bond between Caroline and Dash.  Just as importantly, agility has done wonders to improve Dash's off-leash attentiveness,…
Would You Help Us To Better Understand Dog Behavior?
Would You Help Us To Better Understand Dog Behavior?
April 4, 2019
Comprehensive Pet Therapy (CPT) is supporting Dog Star Technologies in an exciting and potentially groundbreaking research project.  The project aims to develop a genetic test to predict key behavior traits of service dog candidates and shelter animals. During 2018, Dog Star Technologies, LLC completed a government-funded genetic research study that produced promising results in a population…
Tommy the Border Terrier Completes a CPT Board Train
Tommy the Border Terrier Completes a CPT Board Train
October 21, 2018
Tommy, a 5-month old Border Terrier puppy, recently completed 5 weeks of board training at CPT’s Eugene, Oregon location.   When Tommy’s owner, Page, first contacted CPT she communicated goals of improving Tommy’s housebreaking, eliminating jumping behavior, extinguishing laundry stealing and mouthing behavior, teaching him basic on-leash obedience, and teaching him advanced off-leash obedience.  One of…
Rocky: The Story of a CPT Dog Training Success
Rocky: The Story of a CPT Dog Training Success
September 27, 2018
CPT’s in-home private lesson and board train programs can address many types of dog training issues and goals, including housebreaking, household manners, basic pet obedience, advanced off-leash pet obedience, and behavior modification.  Moreover, each client’s plan is customized.  Therefore, we focus on the issues most relevant to each dog and paramount to each dog owner. …
Keeper: The Story of a CPT Board Train
Keeper: The Story of a CPT Board Train
September 22, 2018
Rochelle is a Eugene resident who had a dog training quandary.  To resolve her predicament of not having the time to adequately train her 3-month old Labradoodle, Keeper, Rochelle contacted CPT about our board train program. We began by discussing Rochelle’s overall short-term and long-term goals and the specific housebreaking, household manners, obedience, and socialization…
Karen Smalley and Bodhi Atop the Pedestal
Karen Smalley and Bodhi Atop the Pedestal
March 26, 2017
CPT Trainer Karen Smalley and her 6.5-year old, male Border Collie, Bodhi, have worked hard to become one of the top human-canine competition tandems in Georgia, if not the entire Southeast. Since Bodhi arrived at Karen's home as an 8-week puppy, Karen and Bodhi have acquired a lofty resume, including AKC titles, UKC titles, ASCA titles,…