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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…
Experiment 9: Olfaction and Cross-Sensory Interactions
Experiment 9: Olfaction and Cross-Sensory Interactions
December 3, 2015
The Dog Project is moving forward with some new and exciting experiments. Presently, our local dogs are learning scent discrimination for an upcoming study, titled Experiment 9- Olfaction and Cross-Sensory Interactions. During the first stage of the preparation process for Experiment 9, we educate the dogs to nose touch a blue target whenever the handler…
Murphy Learns to be Calm Around Unfamiliar Dogs
Murphy Learns to be Calm Around Unfamiliar Dogs
November 6, 2015
Case Study- Introduction: Murphy is an 8-year old, neutered, male, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. He resides with his owners Kathy and Greg and a 9-month old, male, neutered, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier named Mingo. For the most part Murphy is an outstanding pet. He has excellent overall household manners. He is usually obedient. He gets…
Our Research Trip To California- The Fun Stuff
Our Research Trip To California- The Fun Stuff
October 18, 2015
Over the past 1.5 years, CPT Head Trainer and Dog Star Technologies co-founder Mark Spivak has traveled to California bi-monthly to complete a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contracted canine neuroimaging project that uses fMRI biomarkers to better identify high-potential service dog candidates.  The project incorporates leading-edge science to improve dog training technology. Mark…
Our Research Trip To California- The Work Stuff
Our Research Trip To California- The Work Stuff
October 18, 2015
Over the past 1.5 years, CPT Head Trainer and Dog Star Technologies co-founder Mark Spivak has traveled to California bi-monthly to complete a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contracted canine neuroimaging project that uses fMRI biomarkers to better identify high-potential service dog candidates.  The project incorporates leading-edge science to improve dog training technology. Mark…
Sylvie Completes Her Service Dog Training
Sylvie Completes Her Service Dog Training
October 6, 2015
Sylvie is a 3.5 year old, spayed, female Standard Poodle. Her owner, Charlotte, suffers from a condition called neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS). The condition occurs when an identifiable trigger, such as sudden standing, rapid movement, long period stationary positioning, dehydration, fatigue, stress, or sometimes no identifiable trigger (idiopathic), elicits an autonomic brain stem response that affects…
Fezzik and Kody
Fezzik and Kody
September 14, 2015
Fezzik the Great Dane was banned from day care for "play biting too hard and aggressively for his age," which the day care operator attributed to the breeder removing him from his mother and littermates a few days prior to 8 weeks of age.  His owner was concerned by the day care operator's actions and…
CPT Training a Deaf Dog
CPT Training a Deaf Dog
July 29, 2015
Training a deaf dog requires an expertise not possessed by all trainers or training companies.  This articles will tell the story of T-Bone. T-Bone is a 3-year old American Bulldog Mix or Pit Bull (his origin is uncertain) that was recently rescued by a client.  However, to her dismay our client found that T-Bone jumped…
Watch a Structural MRI of a Service Dog- Very Cool!
Watch a Structural MRI of a Service Dog- Very Cool!
July 17, 2015
Dog Star Technologies travels to California every 2 - 3 months to collect data for a 2-year, $1 million study of service dogs.  The data acquisition includes results from interactive ball and tug sensors.  DST collects the sensor data at the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) headquarters campus in Santa Rosa, CA.  Then, the team…
The Dog Project: Experiment 6B- Reward Preference
The Dog Project: Experiment 6B- Reward Preference
May 31, 2015
CPT was busy this Sunday conducting Experiment 6B- Reward Preference for The Dog Project.  The experiment examines whether dogs prefer social reward (tactile contact and praise from the owner) or appetitive reward (treats).  The experiment also examines whether the reward preference may vary depending upon deprivation, satiation, visual salience, or lateralization preferences, whether the optimal…