In this podcast we talk about the process of training a guide dog.

Matthias Lenz is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP) and Family Dog Mediator. He is a Supporting Member of the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC), where he has served two years as the Chair of the Working Animals Division and currently serves as a member of the board for the IAABC Foundation.

An engaged and well-respected member of the international dog training community, he has written and published several articles in the peer-reviewed IAABC foundation journal, and has presented his work at international conferences and events, including the 2019 and 2022 Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and 2023 IGDF conferences.

In this podcast we discuss the history of Gundogs including Weimaraners, Spaniels, Pointers and more.

Craig Koshyk is a dog historian and author of Pointing Dogs Volume 1 and 2. He is also the co-host of Hunting Dog Confidential podcast and writes regularly at Project Upland Magazine.

In this podcast we discuss Mondioring. The decoys Nake admires, the UK Mondioring scene and more. We also spoke about Bullies and rescue dogs. Note: this was recorded prior to the Bully ban being announced in the UK.

Nake Florin is a world-class Mondioring decoy. He has been a decoy at the highest level such as the FMBB & FCI World Championships, as well as many national championships.

In this podcast we discuss the importance and attainability of genetic diversity in pedigree dogs, brachycephalic breeds and the role of the Kennel Club.

Joanna Ilska is the Kennel Club's (UK) Genetics Research Manager and has been involved in researching quantitative genetics for more than a decade. She also has an interest in dog training having trained obedience and IGP sports.

In this podcast we discuss breeding collaboratives, outcrossing projects and functional breeding.

Jessica Hekman is the founder of the Functional Dog Collaborative and the host of the Functional Breeding podcast. She earned her PhD studying fox genomics and has previously worked as part of the Darwin's Ark project at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Intro to Bikejoring event: https://www.houndplus.com/collections/workshops/products/intro-to-bikejor-scootering-with-cat-le-chevalier

In this podcast we discuss selecting and training detection dogs.

Jens Frank is most well known for his work at the Scandinavian Working Dog Institute (SWDI) where he selects and trains dogs for working roles. He is also an associate professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

In this podcast we speak about dog nutrition, fasting periods and approaching nutrition with training clients.

Holly Barker is a canine nutritionist specialising in sport dog nutrition.

Holly's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2341185262818548

Intro to Bikejoring event: https://www.houndplus.com/collections/workshops/products/intro-to-bikejor-scootering-with-cat-le-chevalier

In this podcast we speak about what Jay learned from his time involved in dog fighting and how we can use that for the betterment of our dog training.

Jay Jack is a retired MMA fighter and professional dog trainer. He is also a podcaster and the founder of the dog sport GRC.

Intro to Bikejoring Event: https://www.houndplus.com/collections/workshops/products/intro-to-bikejor-scootering-with-cat-le-chevalier

In this podcast Nick & Jenny get heated talking about German Shepherds! PLUS, we discuss competitive obedience.

Jenny Gould is a competitive obedience competitor, judge and German Shepherd breeder. To date Jenny has bred, owned and handled 4 UK Obedience Champion German Shepherds.

Jenny's GSD Hub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090133608338

Jenny's Website: https://www.thegsdhub.com/

Intro to Bikejoring Event: https://www.houndplus.com/collections/workshops/products/intro-to-bikejor-scootering-with-cat-le-chevalier

In this podcast we discuss the detection dog industry, buying, training and selling dogs plus how Flo got started.

Flo Schneider is the host of the Kynotalk podcast. He is also the co-founder of Kynotec which provides trained detection dogs and education on scent detection to various agencies.

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