{"id":13196,"date":"2020-09-10T21:15:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T19:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/?p=13196"},"modified":"2020-09-10T21:15:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T19:15:50","slug":"september-kpa-ctp-of-the-month-chelsea-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/september-kpa-ctp-of-the-month-chelsea-murray\/","title":{"rendered":"September KPA CTP of the Month: Chelsea Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Murray, KPA CTP, began her career as a dog trainer after earning a degree in biological sciences at the University of Georgia. Researching educational opportunities to achieve this goal, Chelsea discovered Karen Pryor Academy (KPA). \u201cI knew that the Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program would be a good fit for me and would help me gain the confidence and knowledge I needed to take that next step,\u201d Chelsea recalls. 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