K9 Conservationists

By Kayla FrattScience Natural Sciences

K9 Conservationists episodes

March 07, 2023 Pre Guatemala Fieldwork Discussions with PhD student Ellen Dymit
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Ellen Dymit before their fieldwork in Guatemala.
Science Highlight: None
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Barley’s First Find
Where to find Ellen: Ellen’s Twitter | Taal’s Twitter
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35 min
February 28, 2023 Baw Baw Frogs with Chris Hartnett
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Chris Hartnett to talk about Baw Baw frogs.
Science Highlight: Obedience training effects on search dog performance
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Where to find Chris: Website
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39 min
February 21, 2023 Dogs Finding GPS Trackers with Sho Rapley
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Sho Rapley about dogs finding GPS trackers.
Science Highlight: Diving in Nose First: The Influence of Unfamiliar Search Scale and Environmental Context on the Search Performance of Volunteer Conservation Detection Dog-Handler Teams
Where you can find Sho: Twitter |
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1 hr 8 min
February 14, 2023 Field Work Preparation
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla talks about field work preparation for the upcoming project.
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19 min
February 07, 2023 Data Dogs Can't Detect with Toni Proescholdt
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks to Toni Proescholdt from Utah State about the data that dogs can’t detect.
Science Highlight: Can volunteers train their pet dogs to detect a novel odor in a controlled environment in under 12 weeks?
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
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54 min
January 31, 2023Updates from the Field and Patreon Q&A
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
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52 min
January 24, 2023 Antiracism and Detection Dogs with Kassidi Jones
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kassidi Jones to talk about antiracism and detection dogs.
Science Highlight: Handler beliefs affect scent detection dog outcomes
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Reading list
Where to find Kassidi: Instagram
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59 min
January 17, 2023 Are We Trainers? with Kim Brophy and Mike Shikashio
In 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
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1 hr 10 min
January 10, 2023 Building and Growing Companies with Andrew Ishimaru
In 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
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1 hr 6 min
January 03, 2023 Early Career Conservationist Tips with Gael Sanchez
In 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
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1 hr 9 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.