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Emory/CPT Canine Neuroscience Project Receives Major Media Coverage
Emory/CPT Canine Neuroscience Project Receives Major Media Coverage
May 14, 2012
CPT President Mark Spivak, functioning as a research consultant in conjunction with Emory University’s Neuroscience Department, co-authored a groundbreaking research paper published in the prestigious academic journal PLoS One. The article, entitled Functional MRI in Awake Unrestrained Dogs, coauthored by Dr. Greg Berns, MD, PhD, Andrew Brooks, PhD candidate, and Mark Spivak, CPT, details the…
CPT President Mark Spivak Featured in the Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Buckhead, and Brookhaven Reporter
CPT President Mark Spivak Featured in the Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Buckhead, and Brookhaven Reporter
May 12, 2012
CPT President Mark Spivak today was featured in a full-page human interest biographical article that ran in the Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Buckhead, and Brookhaven editions of the Reporter Newspapers. Melissa Weinman, a journalist for the Reporter Newspapers visited Mr. Spivak to interview him for the article, entitled “Sandy Springs Trainer Combines Art and Science.” Ms.…
Emory/CPT Expand Canine Neuroscience Project fMRI Team
May 11, 2012
On May 11, 2012, Dr. Greg Berns, MD, PhD and Andrew Brooks, PhD candidate, from Emory University’s Neuroscience Department and Mark Spivak, a project consultant from CPT, co-authored a groundbreaking research paper published in the prestigious academic journal PLoS One, entitled Functional MRI in Awake Unrestrained Dogs. The journal article details the first neuroscientific study worldwide…
CPT President Mark Spivak Co-Authors Article Published in Prestigious Academic Journal
May 11, 2012
CPT President Mark Spivak, functioning as a research consultant in conjunction with Emory University’s Neuroscience Department, co-authored a groundbreaking research paper published in the prestigious academic journal PLoS One. The article, entitled Functional MRI in Awake Unrestrained Dogs, coauthored by Dr. Greg Berns, MD, PhD, Andrew Brooks, PhD candidate, and Mark Spivak, CPT, details the…
CPT President Mark Spivak Appointed as Loving Pets Expert
March 1, 2010
CPT President and Head Trainer Mark Spivak today was appointed as the “Pet Expert” for Loving Pets Products, Inc. Loving Pets, based in Cranbury, NJ, manufactures and distributes high-quality gourmet pet treats and high-end pet products, such as decorative stainless steel feeding bowls and dishes. Loving Pets delectable gourmet pet treats and aesthetically pleasing pet…
CPT Trained Dog Featured in Knoxville Newspaper
November 3, 2009
Donna Silvey and her CPT-trained Katrina rescue dog, Boudreaux, were featured today in the Knoxville News Sentinel for their participation as a key therapy dog/handler team within the Ruff Reading Program that serves the Knoxville public school system. Ruff Reading was developed in 2001 by the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine as part…
CPT Trainer Appears at Hopewell Middle School Animal Club to Discuss CPT’s Expert Witness Services
October 7, 2009
On Wednesday, October 7, CPT Trainer/Owner Mark Spivak appeared at the Hopewell Middle School on Cogburn Road in Alpharetta. Mark spoke to the sixth through eighth grade students participating in the school’s extracurricular Animal Club. Club proctor and HMS teacher Lisa Byrd asked that Mark speak to the students about his experiences providing expert witness…
CPT Internal Training Seminar- Prevention and Treatment of Medical Conditions and Client Service Issues in a Boarding Environment
July 24, 2009
CPT Internal Training Seminar- Prevention and Treatment of Medical Conditions and Client Service Issues in a Boarding Environment In our continuing efforts to maintain the CPT training staff as the most educated group of pet trainers and behaviorists in the Atlanta area, we completed another in a sequence of internal training seminars deigned to enhance…
CPT Internal Training Seminar- Electronic Fencing Systems
May 12, 2009
In our continuing efforts to maintain the CPT training staff as the most educated group of pet trainers and behaviorists in the Atlanta area, we completed another in a sequence of internal training seminars designed to enhance each trainer’s knowledge and competency regarding canine learning theory, canine communication, new equipment and applications, and leading edge…
CPT Trainer’s Dog Achieves Prestigious Ranking
March 12, 2009
Zeek, a five-year old Boxer owned by CPT Trainer Melissa Cate, was recently honored by the United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) as the third ranked Boxer in the Southeast and the fifth ranked agility Boxer in the nation. Melissa and Zeek compete in both obedience and agility. In obedience, Melissa and Zeek have earned…