Ep. 81: A day in the life of a conservation dog handler (Arden Blumenthal)

Arden Blumenthal, Conservation Dogs Program Coordinator, New York - New Jersey Trail Conference Topics discussed: Conservation dog work compared to upland hunting Dog miles vs. handler miles Good careers for not-so-good pets How many scents can a conservation dog learn and remember? Training different search techniques for different species Stay there, bear Dog/handler relationships Dogs over data New York - New Jersey Trail Conference website: ⁠https://www.nynjtc.org/content/conservation-dog-program⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nynjtc_conservationdogs/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/nynjtc⁠ K9 Conservationists: https://k9conservationists.org/ Search Dog Foundation: https://www.searchdogfoundation.org/ Farm Dog is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goats On The Go®⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FarmDogPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com.