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CPT Assists Dog Star Technologies in Researching Apparel Products
CPT Assists Dog Star Technologies in Researching Apparel Products
May 5, 2015
CPT is  assisting Dog Star Technologies in researching the anxiety reduction properties of several existing canine apparel products and concepts.  Concepts that Dog Star wishes to study include the benefits and/or detriments of loose garments versus compression garments and the benefits and/or detriments of thermally controlled garments and weighted garments. [caption id="attachment_2583" align="alignright" width="225"] A…
Dog Star Technologies Featured in CCI Magazine “The Companion”
Dog Star Technologies Featured in CCI Magazine “The Companion”
April 17, 2015
Research conducted by Dog Star Technologies, a canine neuroscience company co-founded by CPT's Mark Spivak, was featured in the Spring 2015 issue of the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) magazine, "The Companion."  The article, entitled "Understanding How Assistance Dogs Think- Science at Canine Companions for Independence," discusses bi-coastal research funded by the Defense Advanced Research…
The Dog Project Canine Marshmallow Test
The Dog Project Canine Marshmallow Test
March 29, 2015
In addition to conducting fMRI-based canine neuroscience research, CPT, Dog Star Technologies, and the Emory University Dog Project Team conduct canine psychology research that is behaviorally-based.  In September 2014, the mentioned participants conducted behavioral research in conjunction with the University of Arizona and University of Florida psychology departments.  The September 2014 experiments that studied behavior…
CPT President Mark Spivak Interviewed in the Savannah Morning News
CPT President Mark Spivak Interviewed in the Savannah Morning News
January 9, 2015
CPT President Mark Spivak was recently interviewed by Savannah Morning News feature columnists Jeffrey Manley and Jusak Bernhard for their bi-weekly column "Spots Corner."  The column focuses on pet information and issues.  Jeffrey and Jusak were most interested in Mark's expert witness experiences, as they wished to inform readers how an expert in dog behavior…
CPT President Mark Spivak Quoted in Article Published by The Expert Institute
CPT President Mark Spivak Quoted in Article Published by The Expert Institute
December 12, 2014
The Expert Institute, one of the nation’s most respected services for matching and connecting legal firms with expert specialty practitioners recently quoted CPT President Mark Spivak in an online article. In addition to functioning as a search service, The Expert Institute authors articles for attorneys on how to best select and benefit from expert witnesses.…
CPT Trainers Participate in Appie and Robert Kamps Seminar
CPT Trainers Participate in Appie and Robert Kamps Seminar
November 17, 2014
CPT Trainers Lisa Carroll, Megan Sinteff Jefferson, and Mark Spivak participated in the Appie and Robert Kamps Seminar held November 15 and 16 in Dawsonville, GA. Appie and Robert are two of The Netherlands’ top KNPV competition and police dog trainers. They also train performance horses that are well known as crowd pleasers at Dutch…
CPT Appears on WGCL-TV CBS 46 News to Discuss the Dangers to Pets Posed by Cold Weather
CPT Appears on WGCL-TV CBS 46 News to Discuss the Dangers to Pets Posed by Cold Weather
October 29, 2014
WGCL-TV CBS 46 News again solicited the expertise of CPT for a recent feature story on how cold weather poses danger to our pets. Jim Loznicka, CBS 46’s weatherman interviewed CPT President and Head Trainer Mark Spivak for the feature. The resultant feature included video of Mark discussing the profile of pet most at risk…
The Dog Project Appears on 60 Minutes
The Dog Project Appears on 60 Minutes
October 5, 2014
Back on February, 22, 2014, Anderson Cooper of the distinguished CBS news documentary 60 Minutes visited CPT to interview Emory Professor Greg Berns, CPT President Mark Spivak, and Georgia Tech Professor Melody Jackson.  CBS brought 2 production crews to complete the interviews that occurred earlier in the day at Emory and later in the day…
CPT President Mark Spivak Co-Authors Potentially Groundbreaking Research
CPT President Mark Spivak Co-Authors Potentially Groundbreaking Research
September 30, 2014
CPT President Mark Spivak, functioning as a research consultant in conjunction with Emory University’s Neuroscience Department, co-authored a fourth research paper published in a prestigious peer reviewed academic journal. The article, entitled “One Pair of Hands is not Like Another: Caudate BOLD Response in Dogs Depends on Signal Source and Canine Temperament,” co-authored by Dr.…
CPT Performs Research in Conjunction with the Arizona State University, University of Florida, and Emory University Psychology Departments
CPT Performs Research in Conjunction with the Arizona State University, University of Florida, and Emory University Psychology Departments
September 21, 2014
On Sunday, September 21, 2014, Lisa Gunter, a PhD candidate in Behavioral Neuroscience from the Arizona State University Psychology Department, and Alexandra “Sasha” Protopopova, a PhD candidate in Behavioral Analysis from the University of Florida, visited CPT along with Peter Cook, PhD and Prof. Gregory Berns, PhD, MD from Emory University. Lisa, Sasha, Peter, and…