{"id":14884,"date":"2021-01-28T23:37:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T21:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/?p=14884"},"modified":"2024-04-17T18:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:56:07","slug":"interview-with-bobbie-lyons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/interview-with-bobbie-lyons\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Bobbie Lyons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e14884-e1 mbhg-0 mbhg-1 blog-links\"><div class=\"x-container max width e14884-e2 mbhg-3 mbhg-4 mbhg-5 mbhg-6\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e14884-e3 mbhg-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e14884-e4 mbhg-d mbhg-e\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">INTERVIEW WITH BOBBIE LYONS<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e14884-e5 mbhg-g\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e14884-e6 mbhg-3 mbhg-6 mbhg-7 mbhg-8\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2 e14884-e7 mbhg-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e8 mbhg-h mbhg-i mbhg-j mbhg-k mbhg-l mbhg-m\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) faculty member Bobbie Lyons will lead the KPA Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program in <a href=\"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/workshop\/regional-pacific-portland-or-bobbie-lyons\/\">Portland, OR<\/a>. (Application deadline June 6, 2024). <\/span><\/i><\/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, Bobbie shares highlights from her own training career.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2 e14884-e9 mbhg-b mbhg-c\"><span class=\"x-image e14884-e10 mbhg-s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/98F2A75D-0AD2-45A8-97AF-AE0816F7744E.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-container max width e14884-e11 mbhg-3 mbhg-5 mbhg-7 mbhg-9\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1 e14884-e12 mbhg-b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e13 mbhg-h mbhg-i mbhg-j mbhg-n mbhg-o mbhg-p\"><p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Tell us about the first animal you trained.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e14 mbhg-h mbhg-k mbhg-m mbhg-o mbhg-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first animal I trained was my Sheltie, Corey. Corey was an amazing shelter dog that learned to crawl under my legs, jump over my legs, and do all the regular behaviors like sit, down, shake a paw, blink, and shake his head. Corey moved out of state with my dad, but my stepmother showed him at many fairs in Minnesota and he won many ribbons.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e15 mbhg-h mbhg-j mbhg-n mbhg-o mbhg-p mbhg-r\"><p><strong>Q:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was there a particular dog\/animal in your life that was your most important teacher?<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e16 mbhg-h mbhg-k mbhg-m mbhg-o mbhg-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riley, a five-month-old, rescued Border collie, came to me lunging and snarling at the end of the leash when other dogs approached. The shelter wanted to euthanize him, but I took him in. We learned together what distance he was comfortable with seeing other dogs on leash and how to handle each situation. Off-leash, Riley was an amazing dog that got along with all people and other dogs. He was extremely active and he was very motion-sensitive, which was an incredible challenge training agility. He taught me so much about how to read body language.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e17 mbhg-h mbhg-j mbhg-n mbhg-o mbhg-p mbhg-r\"><strong>Q: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your favorite activity or sport that you do with your own dog(s)?<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e18 mbhg-h mbhg-k mbhg-m mbhg-o mbhg-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My dogs and I are involved in a canine disc league and are working on distance. Learning how to toss differently for each dog and watching us get better has been an absolute joy. We also swim in a pool together on a regular basis.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e19 mbhg-h mbhg-j mbhg-n mbhg-o mbhg-p mbhg-r\"><p><strong>Q: <\/strong>What is your proudest training moment?<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e20 mbhg-h mbhg-k mbhg-m mbhg-o mbhg-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My proudest moments are when students really see their dogs learn, when they smile and feel that proud moment of accomplishment, when they learn better timing, and when they leave my studio each time with a new tool to train their dogs. <\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e21 mbhg-h mbhg-j mbhg-n mbhg-o mbhg-p mbhg-r\"><strong>Q: <\/strong>What does a typical day look like for you?<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e22 mbhg-h mbhg-k mbhg-m mbhg-o mbhg-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My days might be filled with online lessons via Zoom, in-person lessons, or classes in my studio. Or I may be working on paperwork, intermixed with training my dogs.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e23 mbhg-h mbhg-j mbhg-n mbhg-o mbhg-p mbhg-r\"><p><strong>Q: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How has completing the DTP and becoming a KPA CTP changed your life and career?<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e24 mbhg-h mbhg-k mbhg-m mbhg-o mbhg-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am exponentially better at training than I was before. I can see all of the steps to a behavior or help a student dissect a behavior and lead them to success. Previously, I would say I could can train a basic behavior using steps 1, 3, and 5 with my Border collie, but I quickly learned that if I trained using all of the steps (1, 2, 3, 4 &amp; 5), then the behavior was understood more clearly by my learner and a much stronger behavior resulted from the full training.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e25 mbhg-h mbhg-j mbhg-n mbhg-o mbhg-p mbhg-r\"><p><strong>Q: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you like most about the DTP program?<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e14884-e26 mbhg-h mbhg-k mbhg-m mbhg-o mbhg-q\"><span style=\"color: #fdb515; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>A: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program is easy to understand, science-backed, positive reinforcement training. 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