K9 Conservationists

By Kayla FrattScience Natural Sciences

K9 Conservationists episodes

August 08, 2023 Urban Ecology with Cesar Estien
For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Cesar Estien about urban ecology.
Science Highlight: None this week
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
Where to find Cesar: Website | Twitter
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58 min
July 25, 2023Odor Discrimination Wrapup and Personal Updates
For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla wraps up our discrimination series with a Q&A and provides some updates.
Science Highlight: None this week
Questions asked:
From Megan:
How to “mix” discriminants/control things into your one sample without containing it?

Any good ideas for avoiding over discrimination/specification with limited samples?

Should we swab the storage rooms?

Any ideas for promoting generalisation across individuals, stages, phases with very few samples?

Testing for generalisation vs. specification before imprinting on target /deploying?
From Janna
Is discrimination training something they always do as a training step before fieldwork? Why? Or is it something they do if there is a challenge in fieldwork? And especially: what is their preferred method to do the training? Line-ups or go - no-go or search type scenarios? Why?
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
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1 hr 4 min
July 18, 2023 Medical Alert Service Dogs with Rayanne Craven
For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Rayanne Craven about medical alert service dogs.

Science Highlight: None this week

Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None

Where you can find Rayanne: Website

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43 min
July 11, 2023 Canine Sports Medicine with Dr. Leslie Eide
For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Dr. Leslie Eide from The Total Canine about canine sports medicine.

Science Highlight: None this week

Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None

Where you can find Leslie: Website | Facebook | Instagram

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1 hr 9 min
June 27, 2023 Progressing Your Detection Training Like a PRO with Lily Strassberg
For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Lily Strassberg about organizing training based on target behavior.
Science Highlight: A Review of the Types of Training Aids Used for Canine Detection Training
Questions discussed:
Why does it matter to think about target behavior when training?
Can you give a few examples of training scenarios that you may use based on their target?
How does the odor behavior itself affect this?
Why is it important to plan to train (not test) our dogs as we prepare to be deployment-ready?
What other factors may come into play when planning your progression/training plan?
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
Where you can find Lily: Facebook | Instagram

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1 hr 8 min
June 20, 2023Safety and Inclusion for Queer Ecologists with Jamie Coon and Nathan Alexander
For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Jamie Coon and Nathan Alexander about a paper they published about safety and inclusion for queer ecologists.

Science Highlight: None this week

What unique barriers do LGBTQ+ folks face when it comes to ecology, and fieldwork in particular?
Strain of identity disclosure

Negative fieldwork experiences and career trajectories

Cis/heteronormativity
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusion during ecological fieldwork
American Ornithological Society

Where you can find Nathan: Twitter
Where you can find Jamie: Twitter | ResearchGate

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1 hr
June 13, 2023 Odor Discrimination Part 6: Generalization with Paul Bunker from Chiron K9
For our sixth episode of our odor discrimination series, Kayla talks with Paul Bunker from Chiron K9 about generalization and discrimination.

Science Highlight: None this week

Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None

Where you can find Paul: Website | Instagram

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1 hr 5 min
June 06, 2023 Odor Discrimination Part 5: When Odor Discrimination Has Hone Wrong - A Case Study
For our fifth episode of our odor discrimination series, Kayla talks about the odor discrimination work K9 Conservationists did with Action for Cheetahs in Kenya.

Science Highlight: None this week

Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None

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50 min
May 30, 2023 Odor Discrimination Part 4: Moss Discrimination with Caroline Finlay
For our fourth episode of our odor discrimination series, Kayla speaks with Caroline Finlay from Conservation Detection Dogs Northern Ireland about moss discrimination.

Science Highlight: Relative abundance of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) based on scat-detection dog surveys

Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Canine detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in laboratory and field settings

Where to find Caroline: Website | Facebook | Instagram

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44 min
May 23, 2023 Odor Discrimination Part 3: Mud Snails with Conservation Dogs Collective and Auburn University
For our third episode of our odor discrimination series, Kayla speaks with Laura, Morgan, and Jo from Conservation Dogs Collective and Emily from Auburn University about a fascinating project undertaken to detect New Zealand Mud Snails.

Science Highlight: None this week!

Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Discrimination learning with and without “errors”
Errorless learning

Where to find Conservation Dogs Collective: Website
Where to find Canine Performance Sciences: Facebook
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53 min

About K9 Conservationists

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Welcome 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.