{"id":14644,"date":"2021-01-04T20:01:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T18:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/?p=14644"},"modified":"2021-01-04T20:01:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T18:01:46","slug":"january-kpa-ctp-of-the-month-cari-tetzlaff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/january-kpa-ctp-of-the-month-cari-tetzlaff\/","title":{"rendered":"January KPA CTP of the Month: Cari Tetzlaff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cari Tetzlaff, KPA CTP, was searching for new ways to help at-risk dogs when she enrolled in the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program. A long-time staff member at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society (OAHS), in her then-role as Volunteer Coordinator Cari encountered many dogs that were not considered adoptable or had behavior issues in their adoptive homes. 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