CPT Internal Training Seminar
On Friday, March 10, 2023, the CPT- Atlanta Training Staff met at the home of CPT owner Mark Spivak for a professional education seminar focusing on: 1) method selection, 2) method alternatives, and 3) politics affecting the dog training industry. To prepare for the seminar, CPT’s Trainers were asked to view a 1-hour video podcast […]
Therapy Dog Class
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 […]
Agility Titlist!
CPT agility student Meghan Toler and her Miniature Schnauzer/Yorkshire Terrier mix, Lincoln, recently achieved 2 qualifying scores with 2 first place finishes in AKC competition. Congratulations Meghan!! Regardless of whether you wish to participate solely for fun or have competition aspirations, CPT has an outstanding agility program. Our group class and private lesson programs build human-dog […]
Tricks Class Graduates and AKC Tricks Titlists!
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. […]
Nat Geo Author Interviews CPT’s Alex Collier and Mark Spivak
National Geographic author Jenny Holland recently visited CPT to interview CPT’s Alex Collier and Mark Spivak for an upcoming book Jenny is writing about canine cognition. Day 1: Jenny Holland’s visit commenced on Monday, August 16, 2021. The day began by Alex discussing olfactory and cognitive processing pertinent to search and rescue and cadaver […]
Robin Puryear
CPT is very fortunate to have Robin Puryear on staff. Robin’s animal training education started at 4 years of age, when she coaxed her parents to enroll her in professional horse riding lessons. Today, many decades later, she still successfully shows horses in dressage, a horse competition emphasizing obedience, precision, flexibility, and balance. Similarly, Robin’s dog […]
CPT Trainer Karen Smalley Wins Obedience Competitions
CPT Trainer Karen Smalley again proved she is one of the top competition obedience dog trainers in Atlanta and the Southeast by winning both the Utility class and High Combined award at the Peach Blossom Cluster dog show. The Peach Blossom Cluster, hailed as the “largest dog show in the southeast,” was held October 14 – […]
CPT Featured on PBS’s Your Fantastic Mind
CPT was recently featured in the PBS documentary series “Your Fantastic Mind.” The episode, “Dogs,” premiered on Wednesday, September 14, 2020 and is currently available via online streaming. Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) produced, directed, and edited “Dogs,” which was filmed at CPT and at Emory University. The episode discusses scientific discoveries related to dog cognition […]
The Relationship Between Owner and Dog Anxiety
One of the more intriguing impressions is the apparent correlation between anxious owners and dogs exhibiting anxious behavior, aggressive behavior, or both.
CPT Featured in CNN.com Article on Virtual Dog Training
CNN.com author Ryan Bergeron featured CPT in an April 26, 2020 article about virtual dog training. The article, entitled “Tips for Training Your Dog While You’re Stuck at Home,” discusses the benefits of virtual dog training versus allowing problems to fester, how to socialize a puppy or newly adopted adult dog while maintaining social distancing, […]
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