K9 Conservationists
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsWelcome to the K9 Conservationists podcast, where we’re positively obsessed with conservation detection dogs! Join us every week as we discuss detection dogs, ecology, conservation, dog behavior, training, and much more.
K9 Conservationists is hosted by Kayla Fratt, CDBC and co-founder of K9 Conservationists. Along with her two co-founders, she trains dogs to detect data. Support the work we do at patreon.com/k9conservationists.
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Episodes
Are We Trainers? with Kim Brophy and Mike Shikashio
January 17, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kim Brophy and Mike Shikashio to answer an important question: what is a dog trainer? Science Highlight: Relationship between aggressive and avoidance behaviour by dogs and their experience in the first six months of life Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find Kim: Website | Facebook Where to find Mike: Website | Bitey End of the Dog You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k...
Building and Growing Companies with Andrew Ishimaru
January 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Andrew Ishimaru from RyTech about building and growing companies. Science Highlight: When the nose knows: ontogenetic changes in detection dogs' (Canis familiaris) responsiveness to social and olfactory cues Links Mentioned in the Episode: Growth Hackers Demand curve Inbound Marketing Certification Trust Me, I’m Lying Ryan Holliday course Canva Google Analytics Where to find Andrew: Instagram | LinkedIn You can support th...
Early Career Conservationist Tips with Gael Sanchez
January 03, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Gael Sanchez about joining the field of ecology and conservation. Science Highlight: Curtailment as a successful method for reducing bat mortality at a southern Australian wind farm Links Mentioned in the Episode: REU Where to find Gael: Website | Instagram You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook |...
First Season in the Field with Emma Lustig
December 29, 2022 01:24 - 48 minutes - 85.7 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Emma Lustig about her first season as a conservation detection dog handler. Science Highlight: Effect of odorant pre-exposure on domestic dogs' sensitivity on an odorant detection task Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find Emma: Instagram You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram |...
Expertise, Accessibility, and Gatekeeping with Cate Roscoe
December 20, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Cate Roscoe about Expertise, Accessibility, and Gatekeeping. What does DEI stand for? Can we define each term? Diversity - who is at the table Equity - diversity + inclusion = equity, what is needed to achieve equality Inclusion - who is involved/included Links Mentioned in the Episode: Why Diversity and Inclusion Are Good for Business Where to find Cate: Website You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our P...
Demonstration Dogs with Tayllor Pittman
December 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with our long time patron Tayllor Pittman about selecting and preparing dogs to be demonstration dogs. Science Highlight: Detection Distance and Environmental Factors in Conservation Detection Dog Surveys Links Mentioned in the Episode: Fill in the Blank Episode All Clear with Paul Bunker Where to find Tayllor: Instagram | Facebook You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationist...
Sourcing Shelter Dogs with Katie Brennan (Part 2 of 2)
December 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with Katie Brennan for part two about sourcing shelter dogs for work. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find Katie: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Recruitment You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
Sourcing Shelter Dogs with Katie Brennan (Part 1 of 2)
November 29, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Katie Brennan from Search Dog Foundation about sourcing shelter dogs for work. How do shelters know to reach out? ie, what do they see in the dog? Energy level Age Breed: lab, golden, aussie, border collie, mal/dutchie, gsd, + mixes Reaction to strange people and dogs What do they do with toys? Cleared by veterinarian team How do you screen dogs? 6-10 foot pass between candidate dog and neutral dog or parallel walk. Remove ...
Patreon Questions with Meg Barnes
November 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with our patron Meg Barnes to answer some of her questions! Science Highlight: None Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find Meg: Instagram | Facebook You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
Certifications with Robin Greubel
November 15, 2022 04:12 - 1 hour - 135 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Robin Greubel from K9Sensus about certifying detection dogs. Science Highlight: None A certification is a snapshot of the skills that have proven to be predictors of success in the field Some skill sets to consider during testing are refocusing after distraction, independent dogs (handler not assisting in finding the hides), and successful clears There are different kinds of detection dogs (conservation, search and rescue, cadaver...
Training Expert Dogs to Hand-Off to Amateurs with Miranda Turenne
November 08, 2022 12:43 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Miranda Turenne from Pacific Assistance Dogs Society about Assistance Dogs. Science Highlight: Canine Olfaction: Scent, Sign, and Situation How do you prep dogs for new/green handlers? Selection of the dogs is important Dogs that are highly biddable and highly task oriented Building foundation skills to fluency Training system created with the transfer to the client in mind Clean cues, proofing, generalization How do you prep ...
Getting Published 101
November 01, 2022 15:14 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Dr. Charles van Rees, our conservation correspondent, about getting research published. Science Highlight: None How is getting published in academia the same, or different from other publications? There are two major misconceptions: 1) that it’s the same as other kinds of publishing, 2) that is different than other kinds of publishing (in being somehow infallible) What’s next? How do you find partners to co-author a paper? How d...
Preventing Wildlife Chasing with Alisa Healy
October 25, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Alisa Healy from Dog Forward Training about wildlife chasing. Science Highlight: Training methodology for canine scent detection of a critically endangered lagomorph: a conservation case study Links Mentioned in the Episode: Episode with Esther Mathews Where to find Alisa: Website | Facebook | Instagram You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists W...
Invasive Species with Dr. Charles van Rees
October 18, 2022 15:56 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Dr. Charles van Rees, our Conservation Correspondent, about invasive species. Science Highlight: None What makes a species invasive? Generalists Fast-reproducing Behavioral flexibility Lack predators/pressures Harmful to the ecosystem in general Why do they matter? Conservation implications Economic losses (statistics) How do they work? Arrival Propagules Establishment Secondary spread How do people deal with th...
Stimulus Control with Sarah Owings
October 11, 2022 15:58 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Sarah Owings about Stimulus Control. Science Highlight: "Reactivity to Stimuli” Is a Temperamental Factor Contributing to Canine Aggression What is stimulus control? Understanding that the environment has an influence on behavior Ex: if you’re really tired, the presence of the bed (stimulus), it’s going to be reinforcing to go lay down on it.Therefore the bed is the stimulus controlling the behavior to lay down, and the reinforcemen...
Mid Season Musings
October 04, 2022 10:27 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla talks candidly about some mid-season musings. Links Mentioned in the Episode: None You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
Predation Substitute with Simone Mueller
September 27, 2022 00:51 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Simone Mueller about Predation Substitute Training. Science Highlight: Performance of Pugs, German Shepherds, and Greyhounds (Canis lupus familiaris) on an odor-discrimination task What is predation substitute training? A force free protocol to stop predatory chasing. What are the steps? Management/prevention: stay in contact with the dog while out, keep the dog on-path, perimeter training Tools: calmness around wildlife, so the...
Breeding Functional Working Dogs with Dr. Jessica Heckman
September 20, 2022 02:07 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Dr. Jessica Heckman from Dog Zombie about Breeding Functional Dogs. Science Highlight: Advancing Genetic Selection and Behavioral Genomics of Working Dogs Through Collaborative Science What is functional breeding? The population is no more at risk of X disease than the dog population as a whole. Also prioritizing behavioral wellness over looks or closed stud books. No elevated risk of separation anxiety, etc. What are common pitf...
Airports to Moors: Invasive Species Mitigation with Grant Blackley
September 13, 2022 10:44 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Grant Blackley from Orkney Native Wildlife Project about transitioning from airport screening detection dogs to working with conservation detection dogs. Science Highlight: Olfaction-based Detection Distance: A Quantitative Analysis of How Far Away Dogs Recognize Tortoise Odor and Follow It to Source What is similar between airport detection and conservation detection? Dog care is the same; health checks, etc. Training foundations...
What are Getxent Tubes? Gregory Herin
September 06, 2022 00:56 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Gregory Herin from Getxent to discuss Getxent tubes. Science Highlight: Noninvasive Identification of Herpetofauna: Pairing Conservation Dogs and Genetic Analysis Links Mentioned in the Episode: University of Otago Graduate Thesis Getxent Product Sheet Where to find Getxent: Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservatio...
Thinking Bigger with Meg Parker
August 30, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Meg Parker from the Center for Large Landscape Conservation to discuss thinking bigger in the world of conservation detection dogs. Science Highlight: Factors That May Affect the Success of Scent Detection Dogs: Exploring Nonconventional Models of Preparation and Deployment What does it mean to be “thinking bigger” in the field of conservation detection? Work with academics more; ask more questions Get more precise and better ...
Top 2 Questions Part 2: How Did You Select Your Conservation Detection Dog?
August 23, 2022 10:18 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla hosts multiple guests as they answer one of the top questions conservation dog handlers get: how did you select your conservation detection dog? You can find our guests online here: Jo Lock: Website | Instagram | Facebook Lindsay Ware: Website | Instagram | Facebook Conservation Dog Collective: Website | Instagram | Facebook Rachel Hamre: Instagram Arden Blumenthal Website | Instagram Abby Smith Instagram You can support t...
Roundtable: How Did You Get into the World of Conservation Detection?
August 16, 2022 09:17 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla hosts multiple guests as they answer one of the top questions conservation dog handlers get: how do you get into the world of conservation detection? Jo Lock's reply begins at 4:27 Lindsay Ware's reply begins at 10:48 Laura Holder starts at 18:19 Rachel Hamre's reply begins at 26:55 Arden Blumenthal starts at 29:55 You can find our guests online here: Jo Lock: Website | Instagram | Facebook Lindsay Ware: Website | Instagram | Faceb...
Growing as Consultants for Scat Dog Teams: A Co-Founder Conversation
August 09, 2022 10:38 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Heather Nootbaar and Rachel Hamre, cofounders of K9 Conservationists. We dive into the work we did in Kenya, especially what Heather and Rachel worked on after Kayla went home. We also discuss what we found surprising, inspiring, challenging, and fun about working with Action for Cheetahs in Kenya. We talk about our future hopes for the team with Action for Cheetahs and what we're hoping to do better next time we're hired as outside consultants for a scat do...
Combining a Love of Dogs with Conservation with Co-Founder Heather Nootbaar
August 02, 2022 10:30 - 53 minutes - 95.1 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla interviews co-founder Heather. They discuss how Heather got into the world of conservation detection dogs, her experience before K9 Conservationists, and how she met Kayla. Science Highlight: Using Scent Detection Dogs in Conservation Settings: A Review of Scientific Literature Regarding Their Selection We Discuss: Heather's dad, who showed bearded collies when she was a kid Heather's history as a zoology major in college, then working in zo...
Get to Know K9 Conservationists Co-Founder Rachel Hamre
July 26, 2022 10:30 - 41 minutes - 71.5 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla interviews co-founder Rachel Hamre. They discuss how Rachel first got into dog training, her many jobs as a field tech, how she and Kayla met, Rachel’s season handling Barley, and her journey with her new dog Suki. Science Highlight: Why Sniff Fast? The Relationship Between Sniff Frequency, Odor Discrimination, and Receptor Neuron Activation in the Rat (https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.90981.2008) Links Mentioned in the Episo...
Patreon Questions with Meg
July 19, 2022 10:58 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla answers some questions from Patreon Meg! Science Highlight: LINK Put questions here maybe? Links Mentioned in the Episode: Video of training niffler @detectionforgood on Instagram You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
Detection Puppy Raising Questions with Meg Barnes from Detection for Good
July 19, 2022 10:58 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla answers some questions from Patron Meg! We discuss when and how to introduce alerts, target odors, and a variety of life skills. We also talk about whether or not sports and other "hobbies" may harm your detection K9's performance and much more. Science Highlight: Search strategies for conservation detection dogs Links Mentioned in the Episode: Playlist of all of Niffler's training sessions @detectionforgood on Instagram You can support the ...
Safe Animal Interactions with Skylos Ecology Team
July 12, 2022 10:51 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBIn this bonus episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with the Skylos Ecology Team, Tracey Lyten and Fiona Jackson, to discuss how to work safely around wildlife and livestock. What are your expectations/goals around detection dogs and wildlife? Safety is top priority! Teaching the dog that the animal is there, they can acknowledge them, but not disturb them We don’t just want the dogs to bother wildlife, but we want them to be able to work around them as well It’s important for the h...
Growing as a Handler with Edwin Kimutai from Action for Cheetahs in Kenya
July 05, 2022 10:28 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Edwin, a conservation dog handler at Actions for Cheetahs in Kenya. Kayla spent 6 weeks with Edwin and Naomi helping move the program forward before Heather and Rachel (also from K9 Conservationists) arrived to spend about a month each with the program. Stay tuned for more updates! Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find ACK: Website | Facebook | Vaccination Facebook Page | Go Fund Me You can support the K9 Conservationists P...
Learning and Laughing with Naomi Kung'u from Action for Cheetahs in Kenya
June 28, 2022 10:26 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this bonus episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Naomi, one of the conservation dog handlers at Actions for Cheetahs in Kenya that she spent 6 weeks with before Heather and Rachel arrived in Kenya.. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find ACK: Website | Facebook | Vaccination Facebook Page | Go Fund Me You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Face...
Leveraging Terrier Instincts with Miriam Ritchie
June 21, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Miriam Ritchie from the New Zealand Department of Conservation about leveraging your dog’s instincts to conduct a job. Science Highlight: Impact of weather conditions on cheetah monitoring with scat detection dogs Patreon Questions: Taylor: Are they hunting the rodents? Does that affect her selection? Taylor: How has the welcome been with this project? Megan: How do you introduce the rodents in training? Do you use wild caught, c...
Hide Placements for Training Success with SAR Handler Ann McGloon
June 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Ann McGloon from Seeking Scent about precision tracking and using hide placement to get the most learning application for your dogs. Science Highlight: Wildlife detection dog training: A case study on achieving generalization between target odor variations while retaining specificity All dogs know how to sniff. Do they all know how to problem-solve? A lot of dogs, especially pet dogs, have forgotten how to use their nose and their ...
Collaboration, Invasive Plants, and Insects with Arden from New York New Jersey Trail Conference
June 07, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Arden from the New York New Jersey Trail Conference about her work helping build coalitions and use detection dogs to mitigate invasive insect and plant infestations. Science Highlight: Detection dogs in nature conservation: A database on their world-wide deployment with a review on breeds used and their performance compared to other methods Patreon Questions: Megan - How did you get land managers on board? Bronwen - What’s the be...
Clean Training for High Drive Dogs with Sarah Owings
May 31, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Sarah Owings from Cyber Dog Online Training about clean mechanics for training and working with high drive dogs. Science Highlight: Detecting small and cryptic animals by combining thermography and a wildlife detection dog Why do mechanics matter? Clarity shapes all learning. The clearer you are with your dog, the more successful they will be. Before you blame the dog, be sure your mechanics are clean and communication is consiste...
Intelligent Disobedience and Cue Hierarchies with Tony Harvey
May 24, 2022 02:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Tony Harvey about intelligent disobedience. Review Highlight: JPinCB says “Kayla’s authentic, enthusiastic interest in all of her guests and topics, paired with her knowledge in a variety of scientific fields makes this podcast fun, interesting, and informative. If you have any interest in dogs, nature, travel, science, even pursuing your dreams, you will love this podcast.” What is intelligent disobedience? When the dog goes directl...
Poop is Brown Gold with Misa Winters & Tara Wilson
May 17, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Misa Winters and Tara Wilson about laboratory analysis of scat after field collection. Science Highlight: Duration of urination does not change with body size What can we learn from our scat samples? Genetic analysis (what species, what individual, what did it eat, sex typing) Morphological diet analysis (fur, bones, teeth, plants, insects) Microbiome (bacteria and immune system interaction) Parasites, pathogen analysis (bacteria ...
Kenya & K9 Conservationists Update
May 10, 2022 02:19 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla provides an update on what she has been doing in Kenya, announces the new K9 Conservationist course, and answers some questions from patrons. Links Mentioned in the Episode: K9 Conservationists Course You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
Breeding Detection Dogs Part 2 with Kate Graham
May 03, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back for part two with Kate Graham from Katalyst Kennels about breeding detection dogs. Science Highlight: Effects of maternal investment, temperament, and cognition on guide dog success What is important to consider for pregnant broods? Appropriate exercise for pregnant broods to keep them fit, which is better and safer for whelping and recovery Gestational appropriate diet Puzzles and enrichment post birth can help dogs meet their enric...
Breeding Detection Dogs Part 1 with Kate Graham
April 26, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kate Graham from Katalyst Kennels about breeding detection dogs. Science Highlight: Effects of maternal investment, temperament, and cognition on guide dog success What health testing is important in the field? Pay attention to health conditions in the breed, like orthopedics (OFA hips and elbows), echocardiograms, and eyes Look at the breadth of pedigree, not just the dog itself General genetic testing to find carriers What abo...
A Possible Solution for the Bat and Wind Farm Crisis with Jo Lock
April 19, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Jo Lock of Nose No Limit and Conservation Dogs Collective regarding her paper about using antecedent arrangement to help reduce bat fatalities on wind farms. Science Highlight: The relationship between number of training sessions per week and learning in dogs **Link the Jo Lock paper Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find Jo Lock: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Conservation Dogs Collective You can support the K9 Conserv...
Action for Cheetahs in Kenya - BONUS Episode
April 14, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this bonus episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Mary Wykstra from Carnivores, Livelihoods and Landscapes, about the work they are doing with Actions for Cheetahs in Kenya. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Where to find Mary Wykstra: Website | Facebook | Vaccination Facebook Page | Go Fund Me You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | Tik...
Unusual Sniffer Dogs and Blood Tracking with Lindsay Ware
April 12, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Lindsay Ware of Science Dogs of New England about breed selection for unique uses, big game tracking, and more! Science Highlight: Effects of learning an increasing number of odors on olfactory learning, memory and generalization in detection dogs Different dogs place different priorities that we really have to be on top of How do you start training a dog for tracking? Similar to the conservation world with hides, but instead they...
Conservation Canines: How Dogs work for the Environment
April 05, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Isabelle Groc about her book Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment. Science Highlight: Performance of detection dogs and visual searches for scat detection and discrimination amongst related species with identical diets Have you read Conservation Canines: How Dogs Help the Environment yet? Isabelle Groc put together this lovely book to highlight many of the working dogs around the world, from conservation detection...
Panel Discussion with Ken Ramirez, Kim Brophy, Laura Holder, Dr. Erim Gomez, Ursa Acree, and Dr. Charles van Rees
March 29, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla hosts a panel of conservationists, dog behavior consultants and trainers, and ecologists. Our panel guests this episode are Dr. Charles van Rees, Ken Ramirez, Ursa Acree, Kim Brophy, Laura Holder, and Dr. Erim Gomez. Questions asked: What kinds of applications are currently practiced in conservation dogs work that might surprise those of us who don’t know about them? What are your top 2 or 3 professional ethics you feel are the most important ...
Training an "All Clear" for Detection Dogs with Paul Bunker of Chiron K9
March 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Paul Bunker about all clear procedures. Science Highlight: An assessment of the effects of habitat structure on the scat finding performance of a wildlife detection dog What is an all-clear response? The dog’s formal response to let the handler know there is no odor to alert to What is a go-no-go response? The dog’s NON-formal response to let the handler know there is no odor to alert to What’s a situation we may want to teach t...
James Davis on Field Safety, Mentorship, and Dealing with Charismatic Invasive Species
March 15, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with James Davis about his work with Padfoot Science Highlight: Detecting Small and Cryptic Animals By Combining Thermography and a Wildlife Detection Dog What is some advice for someone hoping to jump into the industry? Be realistic about your expectations Don’t rely on this line of work to hold a steady income or to sustain you financially How do you keep your dogs safe in the field? Use snake avoidance training - teach the dog to ...
Do Our Working Dogs Owe Us Work?
March 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Sarah Stremming and Erin Jones regarding what we owe our working dogs, and what they owe us. Science Highlight: Buzzing with possibilities: Training and olfactory generalization in conservation detection dogs for an endangered stonefly species Where to find Sarah Stremming: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Podcast | TikTok Where to find Erin Jones: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram You can support the K9 Conservationists Po...
Conservation Dogs of Hawaii with Kyoko Johnson and Dr. Charles van Rees
March 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla and Charles speak with Kyoko Johnson about her work at Conservation Dogs Hawaii. What are some threats that Hawaii is facing? Hawaii is in the middle of the pacific ocean. One of the major principles of conservation is island biology, which is how species and organisms are not able to easily get there from other places It cannot be “fixed” by just allowing other species to arrive, as they would be considered invasive species and the island is ...
Difficult Dogs Part 2, Shelter Stress, and More with Ursa Acree
February 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBIn this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with a bonus part two episode about difficult dogs in conservation work. She is joined by Ursa Acree, previous co-host on the retired podcast Canine Conversations! What are some environmental factors in the shelter or in the home that can make behavior problems worse?Change in environment is stressful, especially when going to a shelter Shelters are usually loud, stinky, and have a lack of enrichment The same can happen in the home if ...