{"id":14201,"date":"2020-12-03T20:58:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T18:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/?p=14201"},"modified":"2025-01-11T22:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T03:05:30","slug":"interview-with-alexis-davison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/interview-with-alexis-davison\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Alexis Davison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e14201-e1 mayh-0 mayh-1 blog-links\"><div class=\"x-container max width e14201-e2 mayh-3 mayh-4 mayh-5 mayh-6\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e14201-e3 mayh-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e14201-e4 mayh-d mayh-e\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">INTERVIEW WITH ALEXIS DAVISON<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e14201-e5 mayh-g\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e14201-e6 mayh-3 mayh-6 mayh-7 mayh-8\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2 e14201-e7 mayh-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e8 mayh-h mayh-i mayh-j mayh-k mayh-l mayh-m\"><p>Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) faculty member Alexis Davison will lead KPA Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) programs in <a href=\"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/workshop\/national-australian-sydney-australia-alexis-davison\/\">Sydney, AU<\/a> (application deadline 1\/28\/2025) and <a href=\"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/workshop\/regional-australian-adelaide-alexis-davison\/\">Adelaide, AU<\/a> (application deadline 5\/6\/2025).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/courses\/dog-trainer-professional\/\">Learn more about KPA professional certification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this interview, Alexis shares highlights from her own training career.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2 e14201-e9 mayh-b mayh-c\"><span class=\"x-image e14201-e10 mayh-s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SinC-11.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e14201-e11 mayh-3 mayh-5 mayh-7 mayh-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e14201-e12 mayh-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e13 mayh-h mayh-i mayh-j mayh-n mayh-o mayh-p\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> How did you get started with clicker training?<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e14 mayh-h mayh-k mayh-m mayh-o mayh-q\"><p><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span>I started in 1999. I was a pet owner attending a traditional training club with my own dog, Hamish, an Akita x Collie. We had graduated through the obedience classes and had started agility training. \u201cIt would be fun,\u201d they said! We were not having fun.<\/p>\n<p>I was a novice dog owner and uneducated about canine communication, but it was clear to me that Hamish was not having fun being pulled through weave poles on a check chain. When the instructors would take him from me he would shut down and not do anything for them. They said he was stubborn and I was told it was because of his breed. I thought there must be another way. The internet was fairly new, but I searched agility training, started to come across the term \u201cclicker training,\u201d and read about clickers. It sounded interesting! I purchased the book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.clickertraining.com\/products\/getting-started-clicker-training-for-dogs-paperback?_pos=2&amp;_sid=94c5d16b0&amp;_ss=r\">Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs<\/a><\/em> by Karen Pryor and two <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.clickertraining.com\/collections\/iclicks-box-clickers\">clickers<\/a> from Karen Pryor Clicker Training. I also found an article about teaching weave poles using a clicker.<\/p>\n<p>I set up poles in the backyard and waited. I still remember the moment when Hamish turned and looked at me during training. If he had been able to say something at that moment I\u2019m sure it would have been something along the lines of \u201cYeah, I get it! I would have done this earlier if I knew it was what you wanted.\u201d Once my clickers arrived, Hamish never wore a choker chain again; I have never used one since. There was such a dramatic difference in the training. It was fun and such a clear form of communication that I wanted to learn more\u2014and share this knowledge with others. I began to study positive training. In 2002, I earned my Certificate IV in Dog Behavioural Training and set up my own dog training business.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e15 mayh-h mayh-j mayh-n mayh-o mayh-p mayh-r\"><p><strong>Q:<\/strong> What has been the most rewarding part of your KPA experience?<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e16 mayh-h mayh-k mayh-m mayh-o mayh-q\"><p><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span>It may sound like a clich&eacute;, but it is difficult to pinpoint the most rewarding part! The people are great&mdash;from the staff in the head office, to the faculty members and alumni. People treat each other with genuine respect and are kind, considerate, and supportive. I have been encouraged and supported as a student, as an attendee at events, as a Certified Training Partner, and throughout the process of becoming a KPA faculty member myself. I have made some solid friendships along the way.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e17 mayh-h mayh-j mayh-n mayh-o mayh-p mayh-r\"><p><strong>Q: <\/strong>What are some key things in the DTP that you believe all clicker trainers can benefit from?<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e18 mayh-h mayh-k mayh-m mayh-o mayh-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span>Comprehensive knowledge and extensive practical applications of clicker training; Improved mechanical skills; Record-keeping habits; The ability to apply positive training principles to human students<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e19 mayh-h mayh-j mayh-n mayh-o mayh-p mayh-r\"><p><strong>Q:&nbsp;<\/strong>How did you get involved with KPA?<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e20 mayh-h mayh-k mayh-m mayh-o mayh-q\"><p><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span>I hosted Terry Ryan in Adelaide when she presented a Coaching People to Train Dogs workshop. A number of people were interested in furthering their education and training skills. Terry talked to us about the Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program. I signed up and completed the International Program with Terry Ryan in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e21 mayh-h mayh-j mayh-n mayh-o mayh-p mayh-r\"><p><strong>Q: <\/strong>Tell us a little about how you use clicker training?<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14201-e22 mayh-h mayh-k mayh-m mayh-o mayh-q\"><p><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span>I use clicker training in all of my group classes. It is an excellent tool for effective and efficient training. I also do behavioural consultations and work with many reactive dogs. I find that using clicker training with these dogs seems to make skill-acquisition easier. 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