The Conservation K9 Podcast

In this episode, host James Davis is joined by Dr Roberta Bottaro. Roberta is a psychologist, animal behaviourist and conservation dog trainer based in Italy. They talk about training dogs to detect signs of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boars and detecting poison for wolf conservation in the Alps.

For more information on Roberta and her work please visit:

A Nose For Conservation
Azienda Agricola Saint Hubert

For more information on The Conservation K9 Camp, being held between 8-12 September 2021 in Kenilworth, Queensland, Australia please visit padfoot.com.au/events-and-clinics/conservation-k9-camp

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Conservation K9s. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, host James is joined by Nick Rutter. Nick is a researcher and conservation dog trainer and handler with La Trobe University and Zoos Victoria in Australia. They talk about olfaction generalisation, the important of training in different contexts, and working with volunteer dog teams.

For more information on Nick and his work please contact him at [email protected]

For more information on The Conservation K9 Camp, being held between 8-12 September 2021 in Kenilworth, Queensland, Australia please visit padfoot.com.au/events-and-clinics/conservation-k9-camp

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Conservation K9s. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, James is joined by David Ian Howe from Enthnocynology. Dave is an anthropologist and archaeologist specialising in the relationship between early humans and dogs. They talk about domestication, the partnership between us and dogs, and their place in early religions globally.

For more information on Dave and his work please visit:

https://www.davidianhowe.com/
http://instagram.com/ethnocynology
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfpSijw_re2fyCs2UfpMTw?view_as=subscriber
https://alifeinruins.com/

Artwork by Ettore Mazza (https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza)

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Conservation K9s. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, James is joined by UK-based ecologist and great crested newt detection specialist Nikki Glover.

They talk about Nikki’s journey from ecologist to dog trainer and handler, and listen to her advice for all career ecologists looking to use conservation dogs in their work.

For more information on Nikki and her work please follow:

https://www.instagram.com/ar_detectiondogs/

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Conservation K9s. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, Australian conservation dog team trainer and host James Davis is joined by Heath Smith of Rogue Detection Teams.

They talk about searching for sign as small as caterpillar scat, and explore the ethos and approach of the Rogue team.

For more information on Heath and the rest of the Rogue team please visit:

https://roguedogs.org/
https://www.facebook.com/roguedogs/
https://www.instagram.com/roguedetectionteams/
https://twitter.com/roguedetection
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCij7s9rwMGma9GS_rp3rbZw?view_as=subscriber
https://www.linkedin.com/company/roguedogs/

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Conservation K9s. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, conservation dog team trainer and host James Davis is joined by Louise Wilson of Conservation K9 Consultancy.

They talk about handler skills, the challenges of maintaining high industry standards, and the importance of keeping our dogs a little bit wild.

For more information on Louise's work please visit:

https://www.conservationk9consultancy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Conservationk9consultancy/
https://www.instagram.com/conservationk9uk/

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Professional K9 Services. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Padfoot Professional K9 Services
Padfoot provides conservation dog teams and helps scientists train their own conservation canines.

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, conservation dog team trainer and host James Davis is joined by Dr Nathan Hall, Director of the Canine Olfaction Lab at Texas Tech.

They talk about a dog’s olfactory ability, the importance of keeping and using appropriate training aids, and how to reduce the risk of false indication.

For more information on Nathan's work please visit:

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/afs/people/nathan-hall/CanineOlfactionLab/
https://www.facebook.com/canineolfactionlab/

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Professional K9 Services. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, Australian conservation dog team trainer and host James Davis is joined by Megan Parker, co-founder of Working Dogs for Conservation and a pioneer in the use of dogs in conservation.

They talk about innovation, dog and handler selection and training, standards and certification worldwide, and some of the amazing projects Megan and her colleagues have been involved in.

For more information on Megan's work please visit:

https://wd4c.org/
https://www.facebook.com/WorkingDogsForConservation
https://www.instagram.com/workingdogsforconservation/

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Professional K9 Services. As well as providing working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, Padfoot helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world to select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs - especially those chosen from rescue shelters - for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, specialist conservation dog trainer and host James Davis is joined by Dr Samuel Wasser, the 'guru of doodoo'.

Sam holds the endowed chair in Conservation Biology at the University of Washington, where he is Director of the Center for Conservation Biology.

They talk about the groundbreaking work Sam and his team are doing in the analysis of scat for conservation purposes, and the pioneering use of detection dogs to find scat from species as diverse as wolves, bears and killer whales.

For more information on Sam's work please visit https://conservationbiology.uw.edu/ or https://www.facebook.com/ConservationCanines/

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Professional K9 Services. As well as providing working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, Padfoot helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world to select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs - especially those chosen from rescue shelters - for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]

In this episode, host James Davis is joined by Chris Aycock, President and CEO of the American Society of Canine Trainers (ASCT).

They talk about canine neuroscience, and the training and certification of conservation K9 teams around the world.

Chris can be contacted at [email protected]

American Society of Canine Trainers can be found at:

http://asctk9.org/
https://www.facebook.com/asctk9.org/

The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Professional K9 Services. As well as providing working dog teams specialising in invasive species management, Padfoot helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and further afield select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs - especially those chosen from rescue shelters - for both native and invasive species detection.

To find out how Padfoot can help you please email [email protected]

Conservation K9 Training supports the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the conservation dog industry through our Podcast, Training Camps and International Clinics, and by partnering, mentoring and collaborating with researchers and dog teams around the world.

For more information please email [email protected]