Alex Bois and Abby with Romeo and Juliet, CPI protection dogs delivered to Costa Rica

Personally Responsible for Every Placement

About Canine Protection International: From our home to yours, with support that continues.

Before a CPI dog joins your family, the dog is part of ours. We live with, train, and come to know each dog personally, then prepare and deliver the right dog into the life it was selected to join. Our support continues long after the first day home.

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Alex and Abby
Romeo & Juliet, CPI dogs delivered to Costa Rica

Inside CPI

A closer look at CPI’s protection dog training center and the grounds where our dogs prepare for family life.

A Note from Alex

Experience built through daily, hands-on work.

I began training family protection dogs in 2010. Since then, I have personally delivered hundreds of dogs to families, executives, and individuals. Training taught me what a dog can do. Delivery taught me the more important lesson: the dog is not proven until it can live reliably within the family, property, routines, travel, and expectations it was prepared to join.

An early CPI advertisement stayed with me long before I joined the company. When I eventually became part of the CPI training team, I learned the work from the ground up, first as a trainer and later as lead delivery trainer. By the time I assumed ownership in 2022, my understanding of CPI had been shaped by real dogs, real households, and the responsibility of teaching clients how to live confidently with both the companionship and capability of the dog.

I have carried the CPI standard forward by keeping the company intentionally small, strengthening candidate evaluation and health screening, expanding the environments in which dogs are prepared, making household matching more deliberate, and improving client instruction and support.

My responsibility is not to complete the fastest sale. It is to recommend honestly, listen closely to each family, prepare the dog for the life it will join, and remain available when the family needs guidance later. That is what I believe clients should expect from CPI.

CPI in the Press

2010

Began training

Started working professionally with family protection dogs and the responsibilities of private ownership.

CPI

Joined the training team

Developed dogs within CPI’s system and learned the standard through daily training and evaluation.

Delivery

Became lead delivery trainer

Prepared families, introduced dogs into real homes, and learned what determines long-term placement success.

2022

Assumed ownership

Took responsibility for carrying the CPI standard forward and strengthening the Dallas operation.

Today

Owner-led placement

Personally oversees recommendation, final approval, delivery, handler instruction, and continuing client relationships.

The People Responsible

Owner led, supported by a consistent team.

CPI is personal without being dependent on one person. Alex remains accountable for the placement, while Abby and the training team create daily continuity in evaluation, training, preparation, care, and client support.

Owner and Head Trainer

Alex Bois

Training since 2010 / CPI owner since 2022

Alex is responsible for understanding the household, applying judgment to the recommendation, overseeing preparation, approving the placement, guiding the family during delivery, and remaining involved afterward.

Household and property understanding
Candidate evaluation and training oversight
Final dog recommendation and placement approval
Personal delivery and handler instruction
Post-placement follow-up

Lead Trainer

Abby

With CPI since 2016

Abby provides leadership continuity across the daily development of CPI dogs. Her work supports evaluation, training quality, preparation for the household, final readiness, and the client relationship after delivery.

Daily training and behavioral development
Consistency across obedience and protection work
Environmental preparation and household readiness
Final readiness checks before delivery
Support for client questions and continued education

Abby working with a CPI protection dog during handler-directed training

Small by Design

Personal attention cannot be scaled without limit.

CPI remains selective because every dog and household requires careful attention. Understanding children, guests, animals, staff, service providers, residences, vehicles, travel, routines, property, and security concerns takes time. So does preparing the dog and teaching the family well.

Controlled placement volume allows the CPI team to evaluate more carefully, prepare more specifically, communicate more directly, and remain available after delivery.

01The strongest candidate evaluation

02Deliberate household matching

03Consistency in final approval

04Instruction and continued support

Alex Bois, Abby, and the Canine Protection International training team

What Being in Good Hands Means

Four commitments around every placement.

Clients should understand who is making the decisions, what the dog is being prepared to do, and where support comes from after delivery.

An honest recommendation

CPI recommends the individual dog believed to fit the household, even when that differs from the dog a client first preferred.

Preparation around your life

Final work reflects the people, animals, staff, residences, vehicles, travel, routines, and environments the dog will know.

Personal delivery and instruction

The family learns how to handle, direct, live with, and maintain the dog inside the environments that matter most.

Continuing access after placement

Questions about transitions, changing routines, new residences, family members, staff, or handling remain part of the relationship.

Discretion Is Part of the Relationship

Private from the first conversation.

CPI treats the details of every inquiry and placement as private. Client information, homes, schedules, security concerns, and placement details are discussed only as needed to prepare the right dog and support the family.

Names, photographs, videos, testimonials, and details about the dog’s placement are shared publicly only with the client’s permission.

Client identities

Children and family details

Residences and properties

Travel schedules and routines

Security concerns

Dog placement information

Photographs, videos, and testimonials

Proof in Everyday Life

Prepared for the life your family leads.

Composure around people, clear control in public, appropriate behavior with children and animals, and confident handler transfer show whether the work belongs in real life.

CPI protection dogs composed with handlers in a public environment — Public composure

CPI family protection dog settled with children — Family integration

CPI estate protection dog prepared around a private property — Property awareness

The Relationship Continues

Questions after delivery are part of responsible ownership.

Clients retain direct access to Alex and the CPI team as the dog settles in and life changes. CPI helps families think through transitions, handling questions, new routines, different residences, new family members or staff, and additional instruction when it is useful.

Private client events at the CPI facility provide opportunities for continued education and handling support. For families with multiple residences or international logistics, CPI coordinates delivery, instruction, travel considerations, and follow-up around the placement.

01Transition and settling-in questions

02Refresher handling and additional instruction

03New residences, routines, family members, or staff

04Private events and continued education

About CPI Questions

What clients ask about the people behind the work.

The company behind a protection dog matters for the life of the placement. These answers explain CPI’s history, ownership, team, privacy, and personal approach.

Why choose Canine Protection International?

Canine Protection International is built around one standard: trained protection dogs that are stable enough for family life and capable enough for real protection. Since 1996, CPI has combined careful dog selection, family protection dog training, household matching, personal delivery, and continuing support. The goal is a lasting relationship between each family and the dog prepared for their life.

When was CPI founded, and who leads the company today?

CPI was established in 1996 and is led today by Alex Bois, owner and head trainer. Alex began training family protection dogs with CPI in 2010, went on to become lead delivery trainer, and assumed ownership in 2022. He personally oversees each family’s needs, dog selection and preparation, final approval, delivery, handler instruction, and continued support.

Why is CPI intentionally low-volume?

A trained protection dog is not a commodity. CPI remains intentionally small so the team can focus on candidate evaluation, training quality, household matching, client-specific preparation, personal delivery, and long-term support. We would rather place fewer dogs correctly than compromise the dog, the family, or the long-term fit.

What does owner-led placement mean at CPI?

Alex remains personally accountable for the placement. He reviews the household, applies judgment to the recommendation, oversees the dog’s preparation, approves the final match, guides the family during delivery, and remains available afterward. Important decisions are not handed to a sales department.

Who works with CPI dogs before delivery?

Alex leads the program with Abby and CPI’s consistent training team. Abby has been with CPI since 2016 and supports daily training, behavioral development, environmental preparation, and final readiness. That continuity allows the team to know each dog as an individual before recommending it to a family.

How does CPI protect client privacy?

Privacy begins with the first conversation. Client identities, family details, residences, routines, travel, security concerns, and placement information are discussed only as needed to prepare the right dog and support the household. Names, photographs, videos, testimonials, and placement details are shared publicly only with the client’s permission.

Can I visit CPI before buying a protection dog?

Training center visits are available by appointment. CPI’s office is in Frisco, Texas, and the training center is nearby. Contact Alex to arrange a visit and receive directions.

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Speak with the person who will remain accountable for the placement.

Tell Alex about your family, property, routines, travel, and expectations. He will review the details personally and discuss whether a CPI dog is the right fit.

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