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Carly and Checkers Win Gold!
Carly and Checkers Win Gold!
April 30, 2016
CPT client Carly Gill and her Rat Terrier, Checkers, recently achieved a first place finish in the New Rattitude Rat Terrier Jamboree Tricks Contest. In a very nice email, Carly credited her victory to the instruction she received in CPT’s group classes. Checkers acquired excellent basic obedience skills during the classes. In addition, Carly learned…
Beginner Agility Graduation
Beginner Agility Graduation
April 27, 2016
A happy CPT Beginner Agility graduation! What an awesome group! The class consisted of sizes from a Pomeranian to a standard Goldendoodle and ages from 9 months to 10 years- and the old guy held his own. Beginner Agility introduces dogs to all the agility obstacles, including the broad jump, single-bar jump, double-bar jump, triple-bar…
Shadow- A Behavior Modification Story
Shadow- A Behavior Modification Story
April 6, 2016
Shadow’s owner contacted CPT due to concerns regarding aggressive posturing between Shadow and persons and dogs residing within the household. The behavior became prevalent after Shadow’s owner relocated from South Dakota to Hall County, GA. To ease the financial burden of her move, Shadow’s owner moved-in with her sister, her sister’s adult son, her sister’s…
Molly the German Shepherd- A Future Service Dog
Molly the German Shepherd- A Future Service Dog
February 24, 2016
Molly is just 8 weeks of age. Yet, Molly is not just any German Shepherd puppy. Molly is a future service dog that has a long and fulfilling life ahead of her. CPT selected Molly from an outstanding litter of German Shepherds bred in North Georgia. She excelled in the Friendliness, Restraint, Dominance, Tolerance, Energy,…
Winston- the Story of a Service Dog in the Making
Winston- the Story of a Service Dog in the Making
February 8, 2016
Winston is an 8-week old, male Labradoodle that is starting his journey to become a service animal for a CPT client in Texas. The client is a teenage female who suffers from seizure disorder and complex regional pain syndrome. In October, we completed a Phase I Introductory Interview that designed customized specifications for the client’s…
Experiment 8- Jealousy
Experiment 8- Jealousy
February 1, 2016
Many dog owners insist that their dogs behave anxiously, cloyingly, or aggressively due to jealousy emanating from owner attention provided to something else (e.g., another person, the phone, the newspaper, et al.), but especially attention given to another dog. The Dog Project responded by designing Experiment 8- Jealousy, which examined the brain responses of subject…
CCI Puppy Raiser Class
CCI Puppy Raiser Class
January 23, 2016
In addition to operating our own service dog program, CPT also operates the Puppy Raiser Classes for the Atlanta Chapter of Canine Companions for Independence (CCI).  CCI is the nation's largest and most respected nonprofit service dog organization. CCI breeds puppies from specially selected sires and dams.  The breeding dogs are either Golden Retrievers, Labrador…
Our Last Research Trip to California
Our Last Research Trip to California
January 16, 2016
CPT's Mark Spivak is also co-owner of Dog Star Technologies, LLC.  DST conducts canine neuroscience research and develops canine performance and behavioral products. Recently, the DST research team completed its final data acquisition trip at the University of California, Berkeley.  During the past year, DST has visited UC Berkeley's research scanner to collect fMRI data…
Dog and Litter Evaluation Services
Dog and Litter Evaluation Services
January 7, 2016
Finding a dog that is an optimal match for your household and lifestyle is a key to maximizing the joy of your pet-owning experience. Fortunately, CPT has terrific dog and litter evaluation services that boost the probability that the dog or puppy you select will be the ideal dog for you and your family. For…
Jaildogs Excelling at Their MRI Training
Jaildogs Excelling at Their MRI Training
December 17, 2015
As detailed in the November 19, 2015 CPT News post, entitled "CPT Participates in Gwinnett Jaildogs Program," since early October 2015 CPT has been educating prisoners how to train rescue dogs to participate in the The Dog Project's MRI program.  The goal of CPT's participation is threefold: 1) To increase the number of trained MRI-ready…