Comprehensive Pet Therapy

Comprehensive Pet Therapy CPT provides dog training and behavior modification services via group class, private and in-home private instruction, and board training. and W.

CPT provides professional dog training and behavior modification services via group class, private and in-home private instruction, virtual private instruction, and board training. And we do behavior modification with cats, too. We offer group classes in Sandy Springs, serve the entire Atlanta-metro area with in-home private lessons (Atlanta, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Peachtree Corners, Roswell, Alpha

retta, Milton, Cu***ng, Cherokee, Gwinnett, Marietta, E. Cobb, et al.), and have 5 locations for board training- Atlanta, Alpharetta, Flowery Branch, and Cu***ng (2). Our training covers basic on-leash through advanced off-leash pet obedience, competition obedience, housebreaking, household manners, behavior modification (anxiety, aggression, et al.), agility, tracking, scent discrimination, protection, and puppy/dog selection consultations. In addition, we have an extensive service dog training program. Our trainers are the most educated, experienced, and accomplished in Atlanta, including staff that have competed nationally, won a Regional title, won numerous competition titles in multiple dog sports, been pet expert on the news, qualified as an expert witness in over 20 civil and criminal cases involving dog behavior, and co-authored noteworthy research papers in the field of canine neuroscience. Our staff have appeared on numerous local TV broadcasts, appeared internationally on PBS's Nova series, and been interviewed for a 60 Minutes segment on canine cognition. Contact CPT to learn why CPT is Atlanta's most respected pet training company.

Meet Orpheus! CPT selected Orpheus as the #1 pick from amongst a litter of 8 well-bred puppies. Starting from 8 weeks...
04/11/2026

Meet Orpheus! CPT selected Orpheus as the #1 pick from amongst a litter of 8 well-bred puppies. Starting from 8 weeks of age, Orpheus began training as an autism and psychiatric service dog. During the initial stage of his training, Orpheus lives with CPT Trainer Claire Simms.

Orpheus’s future home contains 6 cats. Therefore, when designing his puppy board train program, CPT felt it was important to acquaint Orpheus with felines. CPT selected Claire as Orpheus’s trainer due to her joy working with puppies and because Claire owns 2 cats.

Claire works daily on Orpheus’s housebreaking, household manners, basic obedience, and socialization. CPT’s puppy socialization program productively exposes Orpheus to people, dogs, cats, and multiple indoor and outdoor environments. Before Orpheus was even 10 weeks old, Claire took Orpheus to CVS, UPS, and Marshalls. While there, Orpheus acclimated to shopping carts, new sounds, new floor surfaces, and unique smells. His confident performance conspicuously confirms the accuracy of CPT’s litter evaluation.

During his board train, Claire makes every moment a teaching moment. This includes educating Orpheus to chew only appropriate chew toys, signal when he needs to go to the bathroom, come when called, sit when asked, and interact appropriately with cats.

The puppy stage of the CPT Service Dog Program creates a solid foundation that CPT builds upon during future training. Most importantly, CPT desires well-mannered, confident, happy puppies who enjoy training, interacting, and cooperating. Although Orpheus is only in the beginning stages of his service dog career, he has progressed quickly.

Saint is a new Labrador Retriever enrollee in CPT's Canine Companions for Independence Puppy Raiser Class. In addition ...
03/01/2026

Saint is a new Labrador Retriever enrollee in CPT's Canine Companions for Independence Puppy Raiser Class. In addition to operating its own nationally recognized service dog program, for the past 20+ years CPT has administered puppy raiser training for the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) Atlanta Chapter. CCI is the nation's largest nonprofit service dog entity.

We look forward to working with Saint as he matures from the Puppy Raiser Class into adult service dog training.

Meet Clover, a service dog-in-training. Clover was diligently selected by CPT Head Trainer Mark Spivak, using CPT's sc...
02/06/2026

Meet Clover, a service dog-in-training.

Clover was diligently selected by CPT Head Trainer Mark Spivak, using CPT's scientifically supported litter evaluation process. CPT's proprietary litter evaluation protocol has demonstrated a very high rate of longitudinal accuracy. The evaluation protocol assesses temperament, aptitude, structure, health, affiliation, social confidence, environmental confidence, proprioceptive confidence, acceptance of tactile contact, and several other variables pertinent to stellar service dog performance.

Once Clover reached 8 weeks of age, whereby he was old enough for removal from his litter, he began a board train at the home of CPT Trainer Claire Sims. During Clover's 1st Stage Board Train, Claire focused on educating Clover on housebreaking, household manners, interspecies socialization (human, cat), intraspecies socialization, environmental socialization, proprioceptive confidence and competence, imprint obedience, and basic obedience. Clover's training included time inside and outside Claire's residence and road trips to grocery stores, coffee shops, and other relevant public access venues.

Yet, from Clover's perspective, the highlight of his board train was socializing and playing with Claire's cats.

By living with a CPT Trainer, Clover progressed quickly, whereupon he was prepared for immersion in the owner's home. Furthermore, Clover is prepared to commence his 2nd Stage of training, during which the owner and CPT will expose Clover to more environments and higher levels of obedience. Obedience provides the foundation for proficient service dog work.

When Clover is 14 - 16 months of age, he will commence his 3rd Stage of Training, where CPT will focus on teaching him a customized suite of service dog task behaviors that best improves the owner's quality of life.

After his time with Claire, Clover is already a well-behaved, confident dog and a wonderful companion. Most importantly, he has a solid foundation to become an amazing service animal.

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6600 Roswell Road, Ste K-2
Sandy Springs, GA
30328

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+14042362150

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