Updates from the Field and Patreon Q&A

K9 Conservationists

English - January 31, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 90.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 57 ratings
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Previous Episode: Antiracism and Detection Dogs with Kassidi Jones

Next Episode: Data Dogs Can't Detect with Toni Proescholdt

In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla provides an update on what K9 Conservationists has been up to and answers some Patreon questions.

Science Highlight: Detection distance and environmental factors in conservation detection dog surveys

Questions tackled in this episode include:

How do you take into consideration your dog team and their strengths/motivators/style when deciding on projects that you want to pursue?
How do I reinforce the alert while helping my dog keep his nose off target?
In a scenario where you see that detection dogs could be a huge asset to a study or project- but the leads have never considered their use before-, how would you pitch it as a possibility?

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

Flying with Dogs
K9s Talking Scents Keep That Odor to Itself
K9 Detection Collaborative The Importance of Odor Hygeine

You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.