{"id":14189,"date":"2020-12-03T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/?p=14189"},"modified":"2020-12-03T19:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:43:01","slug":"december-kpa-ctp-of-the-month-sarah-walsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/december-kpa-ctp-of-the-month-sarah-walsh\/","title":{"rendered":"December KPA CTP of the Month: Sarah Walsh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Walsh, KPA CTP, CDPT-KA, studied zoology and business administration to earn her bachelor\u2019s degree. After graduation, she was eager to begin a career in dog training, researching certification programs to add to her credentials and experience. The KPA Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program was recommended to her by a mentor and the program seemed like a good fit to Sarah. \u201cI wanted to go about it the right way,\u201d says Sarah. 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Now older and arthritic with other health problems, Amadeus demonstrated aggressive tendencies beginning at nine months of age. Because of his fear-based and aggression behaviors, \u201cno one could get near him,\u201d according to Megan. With a training plan from a veterinary behaviorist and lots of hard work, Amadeus now meets new people and walks in public. After learning so much about training and behavior in order to provide a better life for the dog she loved, Megan changed careers and now helps other dogs like Amadeus, and their families, too. \u201cI wouldn&#039;t be where I am today without Amadeus,\u201d explains Megan.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/december-kpa-ctp-of-the-month-sarah-walsh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"December KPA CTP of the Month: Sarah Walsh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Megan Ramirez, KPA CTP, switched her professional focus from library science, in which she earned a master\u2019s degree, to dog training because of her \u201cheart\u201d dog, Amadeus. 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