K9 Conservationists

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. K9 Conservationists is hosted by Kayla Fratt, CDBC and co-founder of K9 Conservationists. Along with her two co-founders, she trains dogs to detect data. Support the work we do at patreon.com/k9conservationists.

K9 Conservationists is a science podcast hosted by Kayla Fratt, with 252 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kayla Fratt hosts K9 Conservationists, a science show with 252 episodes published.

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  Updates on Barley, K9C, and the podacst

  Aug 13, 202634 min

  Important updates on Barley (King B), the K9Conservationists crew, and the podcast going forward. As always, thank you all so much for you support. If you would like to make a donation to Barleys lymphoma treatment you can do so here: https://donorbox.org/barley-lymphoma?t=donor_wall#info If you want to learn more about the King Barley's legacy and other ways to support, check out this awesome website made just for celebrating Barley https://k9c-barley.my.canva.site/long-live-the-king

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  Sniffing out the Spotted Lanternfly as a Newbie with Melissa McCue-McGrath

  Jul 30, 20261h 8m

  Connect with Melissa McCue-McGrath! https://melissamccuemcgrath.com/ Melissa McCue-McGrath gets humped and peed on professionally more than she thought she would in this line of work. She has written two books. The first, "Considerations for the City Dog" was written for her clients in Boston who needed support for living with dogs in an urban setting, and the second, "Misadventures of the World's Okayest Dog Trainer" is for people who are curious about what it's like behind the scenes working with clients and dogs. Melissa paved the way as the first American resident certified by the British Animal Behavior and Training Council, thanks to the Professional Association of Canine Trainers, also based in the UK. She's a Victoria Stilwell Academy faculty advisor, a trainer for Grisha Stewart's dog training academy, and was part of a nationwide study to see if pet dog trainers, like Melissa, could train pet dogs - like many of your dogs at home - to find an invasive species. There were six dogs in Melissa's cohort two years ago, and this year, the year the invasive Spotted Lantern Fly is predicted to be in her home state of Maine, Melissa has a total of 22 dogs at the Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk Maine who can find the invasive spotted lanternfly...in a controlled setting :)

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  John Schoen and the Tongass Roadless Rule

  Jul 2, 202659 min

  In this episode, Kayla Fratt sits down with legendary Alaskan wildlife ecologist Dr. John Schoen to explore the past, present, and future of the Tongass National Forest. With nearly five decades of boots-on-the-ground research, John’s groundbreaking work has reshaped our understanding of how logging practices directly impact black-tailed deer, salmon, and the broader temperate rainforest ecosystem. John dives deep into the complex history of timber politics, the vital distinction between old-growth and second-growth habitats, and why forests hold profound intrinsic value far beyond just timber and venison. We also highly recommend checking out John’s book, Tongass Odyssey , to not only go more in depth on what's discussed today- but to also see some fantastic side by side photos of old growth and new growth forests to appreciate the drastic distinction between the two.

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  Exercise Effects on Detection Dog Acuity with Liza Rothkoff

  Jun 11, 202639 min

  Kayla Fratt chats with Liza Rothkoff- a 3rd year PhD student at Texas Tech in the K9 olfaction lab- about her most recent paper, "A preliminary study on the impacts of exercise intensity and duration on gastrointestinal temperature and odor detection performance of dogs". They discuss dog selection, study design, results, and what Liza hopes handlers will be able to take from the study. Read the full study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159126000614 Host: Kayla Fratt Editor: Sara Fangton Sci-comm intern: Evelyn Combs Guest logistics: Brooke Schoeder Website: Meg du Bray Patreon: Madison David

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  Livestock Guardian Dogs and Snakes with the Cheetah Conservation Fund

  May 28, 202657 min

  Today Kayla Fratt is joined by Calum O’Flaherty and Dr. Tim Hofmann from the Cheetah Conservation Fund about to discuss livestock guardian dogs, cheetahs, and a very unique approach snake avoidance training. Snake bites are a huge problem in Namibia. With CCF losing upwards of 10% of their guardian dogs each year to snake bites. CCFs newest approach in how they train their livestock guardian puppies to avoid snakes could be a huge game changer not only for their dogs, but for guardian dogs everywhere. Host: Kayla Fratt Editor: Sara Fangton Sci-comm intern: Evelyn Combs Guest logistics: Brooke Schoeder Website: Meg du Bray Patreon: Madison David

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