K9 Conservationists

By Kayla FrattScience Natural Sciences

K9 Conservationists episodes

December 29, 2022 First Season in the Field with Emma Lustig
In 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
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49 min
December 20, 2022Expertise, Accessibility, and Gatekeeping with Cate Roscoe
In 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 Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.
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1 hr 14 min
December 13, 2022 Demonstration Dogs with Tayllor Pittman
In 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
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1 hr 17 min
December 06, 2022 Sourcing Shelter Dogs with Katie Brennan (Part 2 of 2)
In 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.
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1 hr 5 min
November 29, 2022Sourcing Shelter Dogs with Katie Brennan (Part 1 of 2)
In 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 dog from crate/kennel/car.

Retrieves and possession.

Field hunt

Noise response/startle test.

Rubble pile
Links Mentioned in the Episode: None
Where to find Katie: Website | Instagram | Facebook
You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.
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1 hr 12 min
November 22, 2022 Patreon Questions with Meg Barnes
In 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.
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1 hr 28 min
November 15, 2022Certifications with Robin Greubel
In 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, etc.), so one type of certification will not necessarily fit all others, so it would be difficult to create one kind of certification for ALL detection dogs

Being certified does not make you operational, being certified is like getting your learners permit
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Where to find Robin: Website | Facebook | Instagram
You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.
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1 hr 32 min
November 08, 2022Training Expert Dogs to Hand-Off to Amateurs with Miranda Turenne
In 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 handlers for dogs? Can any handler (any dog) do this transition?
Service dogs are not always the best choice, so the client must be prepared for a lifestyle change with a lot of work

Proper matching helps with preparation

Educational hours to ensure client is prepared with how to care for the dog

In person hand off course to learn the tasks and behaviors as well as care

Continuing education
What causes hiccups?
Training

Incompatibility

Reinforcement history

Lack of training mechanics in clients
Do you offer brush-up training or support?
As much or as little as the client needs/wants

Yearly recertification
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Training Without Conflict
Where to find Miranda: Website | Advanced Dogs Instagram | PADS Instagram | Miranda’s Instagram
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1 hr 31 min
November 01, 2022Getting Published 101
In 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 do you assemble your Avengers team?
How do you target a journal? How do you know who’s a good fit for your paper? Do you write to fit their style?
How long should it be? Like do you know ahead of time, or is it just ruthlessly edited later?
How do you submit? Can you just submit cold?
Can you do this without a master’s or will you just get rejected immediately?
How do you deal with peer review?
What happens after acceptance?
What’s normal for self-promotion and sharing?
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Dogs, Personality, and Breeds Podcast
Data Carpentry

Where to find Charles: Website | Blog | Instagram | Twitter
You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.
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1 hr 18 min
October 25, 2022 Preventing Wildlife Chasing with Alisa Healy
In 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.
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1 hr 1 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.