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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…
Understanding Veterinary Lingo
Understanding Veterinary Lingo
April 24, 2015
Do you ever visit your veterinarian or view a veterinary report and wonder:  "What does this mean?"  Do you sometimes feel intimidated by your veterinarian or the responsibility of making a medical decision for your dog? Now you can relax a bit.  CPT has come to the rescue! Pet Place has some outstanding articles that…
Lili Learns Not to Bark at Dogs on the TV
Lili Learns Not to Bark at Dogs on the TV
April 1, 2015
Some dog owners insist that their dogs attentively watch television, whereas other dog owners say that their dogs have no interest in television.  Interestingly, there was a question whether dogs could even accurately see television images in the days of standard definition, because of the slower flicker fusion rate and the inferior resolution of older…
Loose Leash Walking
Loose Leash Walking
March 31, 2015
Does Your Dog Pull You Uncontrollably Whereby You Hate Going For Walks? No need to worry, CPT has the solutions.  With CPT's leash walking protocols you will soon be able to walk multiple family dogs simultaneously on a loose leash. Rather than provide voluminous text information, this post will focus on a visual education.  Nevertheless,…
The CPT Doorway Behavior Drill
The CPT Doorway Behavior Drill
March 7, 2015
Does Your Dog Bark Reactively or Jump When Visitors Enter the Doorway?   Introduction: Tom and Martha contacted CPT concerned about how Schroeder, their 2.5 year old, neutered, male Golden Retriever Mix acted with visitors. Schroeder was often apprehensive with new persons, especially males, and would routinely bark, lunge, and threaten to nip persons who…
Addressing On-Leash Dog-Dog Reactivity- Part 2- CPT Surround Dog Drills
Addressing On-Leash Dog-Dog Reactivity- Part 2- CPT Surround Dog Drills
February 22, 2015
Addressing Bruin's Dog Reactivity Intro: The videos and text describing our work with Lola explained the seven CPT counterconditioning and desensitization drills that we commonly perform in cases of on-leash conspecific excitability or aggression.  Once dogs excel at the seven initial drills we have several alternatives for furthering their training.  One alternative is the CPT…
Addressing On-Leash Dog-Dog Reactivity
Addressing On-Leash Dog-Dog Reactivity
February 21, 2015
Addressing Lola's Dog Reactivity Background: Lola was mostly neglected by her initial owner, who agreed to re-home Lola to someone who would provide Lola more quality time. When Maureen rescued Lola at l-year of age, Lola exhibited reactive behavior on-leash when meeting unfamiliar people or dogs. Maureen had difficulty walking or socializing Lola, due to…
Reducing Compulsive On-Leash Nonaggressive Vocal Reactivity Amidst Unfamiliar Dogs
Reducing Compulsive On-Leash Nonaggressive Vocal Reactivity Amidst Unfamiliar Dogs
January 27, 2015
Michelle brought Scruffy, her Toy Poodle, to CPT after he failed 2 Happy Tails evaluations due to compulsive nonaggressive vocal reactivity (barking and whining) amidst unfamiliar dogs. To address the problem, in a pristine environment we began employing a variety of impulse control protocols that encouraged Scruffy to remain calm, quiet, and attentive. We then…
Loose-Leash Walking (Full Version)
Loose-Leash Walking (Full Version)
November 15, 2013
  To most effectively and most humanely address any dog training or behavioral problem, we wish first to diagnose the origin of the behavior. Pulling on leash is most commonly caused by: 1. General excitability, 2. General under-stimulation, 3. Excitability or arousal directed toward or emanating from a specific stimulus, 4. Dominance, 5. Lack of…