Search Dog Podcast NSDA

This episode features an interview with Mark Swing of the Civil Air Patrol, New York Wing. Listen in to learn more about the Civil Air Patrol, including their role in search and rescue.

Episode 36 of the Search Dog

Podcast for November 15, 2015 features an interview Dr. James Serpell,

professor of Animal Ethics & Welfare at the University of Pennsylvania

School of Veterinary Medicine. He also directs the Center for Interaction of

Animals and Society.  His research

focuses on the behavior and welfare of dogs and cats, the development of human

attitudes toward animals, and the history and impact of human-animal

relationships.

           

In the podcast, Dr. Serpell talks about the C-BARQ, which

stands for the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire. This is

a tool he developed to assist dog owners and professionals with standardized

evaluations of canine temperament and behavior.

           

Dr. Serpell has published more than 100 articles and book

chapter. He is the author, editor, or co-author of several books. He has been

featured in numerous TV and radio shows including PBS specials on NOVA and

NATURE and on the BBC’s Pedigree Dogs Exposed.

For Episode 35, I have an interview with Beth Harrington, assistant director of the Tompkins County NY Emergency Management Services. She's talking about the basics of the ICS (Incident Command System) and NIMS (National Incident Management System).

The Search Dog Podcast for September 15, 2015 features a talk by Marcia Koenig about basic principals of search dog training, with tips for identifying and fixing training problems.Marcia has been involved in volunteer search dog work since 1972. She was a founding member of the American Rescue Dog Association and the Texas Unit of ARDA. She is a founding member of Northwest Disaster Search Dogs and King County Search Dogs and a past member of Region 10 DMORT task force. She is the past chair of the National Association for Search and Rescue search dog committee. She has decades of experience teaching and mentoring search and rescue canine handlers.Marcia would love to do a follow up to the podcast, answering specific questions sent in by listeners. So if any listener has a training question or problem, please send them to [email protected].

Episode 33 of the Search Dog Podcast of the National search Dog Alliance features features two amazing performance dog trainers speaking about what they do and how they do it. First I chat with Richard Curtis, 4 time winner of the heelwork to music competition at Crufts, the United Kingdom's biggest annual national competition. Then I talk with Kyra Sundance, performer, author, and trainer extraordinaire based in California. In this episode you'll hear training tips and philosophy from these two experts.

Today's show features an interview with Sonny Portacio about geocaching - a fun way to learn how to use your GPS receiver. Sonny hosts the podcast Podcacher and has a website full of interesting content related to geocaching.

Steve Hinch, author of Outdoor Navigation With GPS, talks about how the GPS system and your GPS receiver work, and provides some practical pointers for GPS use.

This month's podcast features an interview with Dr. John Berg, a veterinarian from Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. He's discussing spleen tumors, a common canine disease.This month 2 listeners have an opportunity to win a lighted Glowdoggie collar. Listen to the show to learn how you can win one if these awesome German-engineered collars for your dog.

Juli Lathrop speaks about the KRAMER foundation, a unique organization devoted bettering the life of shelter dogs, kids, and adults. Part of her mission is to rescue high-drive shelter dogs and provide them with the basic training needed to serve as search dogs and other types of scent detection dogs.

Michelle Weese, a border collie breeder, talks about early neurological stimulation and other ways to ensure that a baby puppy gets the best start in life,