Comprehensive Pet Therapy, Inc.

CPT offers a variety of training programs including Puppy Class, Beginner Obedience, Intermediate Obedience, Advanced Obedience, Advanced Pet Seminar, Competition Obedience, Rally Obedience, Canine Good Citizen, Therapy Dog Class, Tricks Class, Children’s Obedience Class, and Growl Class. They also provide Private & In-Home Instruction, Boarding/Board Training, Dog Agility Training, Service Dog Training, and Cat Training & Behavior.

Puppy Class is an all-positive, off-leash experience for puppies 8-18 weeks old, focusing on socialization, bite inhibition, sensory stimulation, and imprint obedience. Beginner Obedience teaches general motivation and training theories, handling techniques, equipment recommendations, confidence, socialization, leadership, and commands like Watch, Come, Sit, Down, Stay, Walk, and Heel on leash. Intermediate Obedience builds on prior skills, teaching heeling with pace and direction changes, off-leash heeling, automatic halts, distance sits/downs, recalls with distractions, blind recalls, come to front, extended stays, out-of-sight stays, selective disobedience, stand for examination, and finish to heel position. It also introduces agility obstacles like bar jumps, A-frame, and tunnel.

The training methods emphasize positive motivational obedience and cognitive methods rather than force. Q&A time is included in classes for household manners and behavioral issues, with recommendations for in-home private lessons for more complex or severe issues.

Pricing Summary

Puppy Class is $60 for 2 one-hour weekly meetings. Beginner Obedience and Intermediate Obedience classes are $240 for 8 one-hour weekly meetings. All CPT courses require pre-registration, and payments are non-refundable. Classes close to further registration after 12 dogs enroll.

Policies

Payments to CPT are non-refundable. CPT closes classes to further registration after 12 dogs enroll.

Comprehensive Pet Therapy (CPT) is a highly respected pet training company that has trained close to 50,000 client dogs and over 50,000 human clients, along with approximately 80 cats. They offer a wide range of services including group classes, in-home private lessons, private lessons at their training center, boarding training, and boarding without training.

CPT’s staff is highly accomplished, with Head Trainers and most Staff Trainers having titled dogs in competition and earned collegiate degrees, including graduate degrees. They emphasize cognitive methods over force, aiming for enjoyable learning and training experiences for both pets and owners.

The business is praised by numerous veterinarians, with over 80 Atlanta area clinics referring clients to CPT. Mark Spivak, CPT’s President, is a nationally recognized pet trainer, media “Pet Expert,” and author, who has also served as an expert witness in legal cases involving dog behavior.

CPT also conducts groundbreaking government-funded research projects in conjunction with Emory University’s Neuroscience Department, focusing on canine cognition, emotions, communication, and sensory perception. This research aims to benefit military explosives detection dogs, service dogs, and pet dogs. While primarily based in Atlanta, CPT’s staff can train pets nationwide, either by transporting the pet for board training or by a trainer traveling to the client’s residence.

Accomplishments

CPT has trained close to 50,000 client dogs and over 50,000 human clients. More than 80 Atlanta area veterinary clinics refer clients to CPT. Mark Spivak, CPT’s President, is a nationally recognized pet trainer with numerous competition titles as a competitor and coach. He was the “Pet Expert” on Channel 11 Saturday Morning News, authored an article in a major academic neuropsychology journal, and has authored “Pet Expert” articles nationally. Mark has performed as an expert witness on dog behavior and training in over 15 civil and criminal cases.

CPT’s trainers have appeared on Fox-5 Eyewitness News, WGCL-Channel 46, WXIA-Channel 11, CNN, Noonday, CTV, WGST-AM, 99-X, and B-98.5 radio. They have been featured in newspapers like the Sandy Springs Reporter, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and Denver Post, and various magazines. Animals trained by CPT have appeared in print advertisements, television programs, commercials, and multiple feature films. CPT also designs and performs groundbreaking government-funded research projects with Emory University’s Neuroscience Department, published in prestigious academic journals and featured on ABC World News Tonight, The LA Times, Time.com, and RollingStone.com.

How to Get Started!

To get started, clients can fill out the CPT Client Contact Form online, specifying if they are a dog or cat owner and detailing pertinent issues and interests (Group Classes, Private Instruction, In-Home Private Instruction, Boarding, Board Training). CPT aims to contact clients within 24 hours by email or phone, with weekend inquiries responded to on Monday morning. Alternatively, clients can call CPT directly to enroll or learn more about services.