In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Crystal Wing about toy play to modulate arousal. Links Mentioned in the Episode:Previous Crystal Wing podcastThe Moving CanineScience Highlight: Wildlife detection dogs effectively survey a terrestrial amphibian, but differ among individuals, weather and habitatWhere to find Crystal: Linktree | FDSA You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Ryan Tate about Phytophthora and pigeons. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Evaluating scent detection dogs as a tool to detect pathogenic Phytophthora speciesScience Highlight: Should the cocktail training method cause a stir? Training frog generalist detection dogs with combined species samplesWhere to find Ryan: Website | Facebook | InstagramYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Sarah Jackson from New York-New Jersey Trail Conference about sticky sage.Links Mentioned in the Episode: NoneScience Highlight: Impact of variations in training schedules on dogs’ acquisition and retention of an odor detection taskWhere to find Sarah: Website You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Jo Laurens from The Force Free Gun Dogs about gundogs.Links Mentioned in the Episode: NoneScience Highlight: Switching to marine prey leads to unprecedented mercury concentrations in a population of coastal Alaska wolvesWhere to find Jo: Website | Force Free Gundog GroupYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Lauren Wendt from Momentum K9 about large search area strategy. Links Mentioned in the Episode: NoneScience Highlight: Comparison of mechanical sorting and DNA metabarcoding for diet analysis with fresh and degraded wolf scatsWhere to find Lauren: Website You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back for part two with Sage Gustafson and Tiff Shao about the challenging topic of life with high-energy, high-drive, and/or high-arousal dogs who are injured or sick or otherwise cannot physically perform the behaviors that their brains want without causing pain.Links Mentioned in the Episode: NoneWhere to find Tiff: Website | Instagram | FacebookWhere to find Sage: FacebookYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla talks with Sage Gustafson and Tiff Shao about the challenging topic of life with high-energy, high-drive, and/or high-arousal dogs who are injured or sick or otherwise cannot physically perform the behaviors that their brains want without causing pain.Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Benefits and limitations of using innovative tools like detection dogs, thermal imaging and drones to increase wildlife carcass finds during health surveillance and management effortsYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla talks with Brett Sweezy about spatial ecology and sharks.Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Efficiency and Bias in Strip and Line Transect SamplingWhere to find Brett: Instagram | BlueskyYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla talks about breaking into the field of conservation detection dogs. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: NoneYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Brenna Aizen from the Penn Vet Wildlife Futures Program about dogs sniffing out chronic wasting disease.Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Effect of rapid changes in environmental conditions on canine detection of methyl benzoateWhere to find Brenna: Website | LinkedInYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with Dr. Charles van Rees to talk about getting into grad school.Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Trail vs. thicket: Evaluating conservation detection dog performance in varied terrainWhere to find Charles: Website | Lab Website | InstagramYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Tim Hofmann, the Scat Dog Handler, Research Manager and Research Coordinator at Cheetah Conservation Fund about his PhD research using detection dogs and other methods to study cheetahs in Namibia and beyond.Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: None this week! Where to find Tim: Website | Facebook | InstagramYou can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Paul Bunker and Meg Barnes about hot takes in the conservation dog training community. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: None this week! Where to find Paul: Website |Facebook |InstagramWhere to find Meg: Website |Facebook |Instagram You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon atpatreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website |Course Waitlist | Merch |Support Our Work |Facebook |Instagram |TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kat Serafina about plants and puppies. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: An approach to identify bias in scent detection dog testing Where to find Kat: Website | Facebook You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks to Zoos Victoria Wildlife Detection Dog Officer Dr Nick Rutter and Human Surveyor Shari Barmos about Detection Dog Daisy searching for the critically endangered Tea-tree fingers fungus. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: The fluid dynamics of canine olfaction: unique nasal airflow patterns as an explanation of macrosmia This biologist and her rescue dog help protect bears in the Andes You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Courtney Brown from Einstein K9 about search and rescue, handler scent discrimination, and sensitivity and specificity. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Conservation detection dogs: A critical review of efficacy and methodology Problem Solving with Kayla Fratt Where to find Courtney: Website | Facebook You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Ellen Dymit from Oregon State University about Metabarcoding, SNPs, and microsatellites. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Training of Ecological Detection Dogs for Wolf Scat (Canis lupus) You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Nicholas Magliocca about jaguars, Central American conservation, and the drug war. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Making the Hidden Visible: Accelerated Land-Use Change and Degradation Caused by Narco-Trafficking In and Around Central America’s Protected Areas Jaguar conservation is caught in the crossfire of America's 'War on Drugs' Where to find Nicolas: Website You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kerry Ryan from Dog Adventures Northwest about dog boarding. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Evaluating and integrating spatial capture–recapture models with data of variable individual identifiability Where to find Kerry: Website | Facebook | Instagram You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Naomi Hodges and Dr. Jessica Thomas about Detection Dog Kip searching for Platypus burrows within Coranderrk Creek at Healesville Sanctuary Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Conservation Detection Dogs Increase Efficacy for Prey Detection at Carnivore GPS Cluster Sites During Summer Wildlife Detection Dog Squad Platypus Detection Video You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok