All Episodes

John Schoen and the Tongass Roadless Rule

Exercise Effects on Detection Dog Acuity with Liza Rothkoff

Livestock Guardian Dogs and Snakes with the Cheetah Conservation Fund

Managing Multi-Year Conservation Dog Projects with Murrelet Halterman

The Detection of Buried Targets by Canines by Paul Bunker

Using Hounds to Tree Cougars (for Research!) in Yellowstone with Wes Binder

A Brighter Future for Dogs and People with Caden Cristopher

Picking the Right Puppy for Detection with Lauren Wendt

When Conservation Dog Prospects Aren't The Perfect Fit: Featuring Debi Deshon

Raising spaniels for detection with Reetta Kangaslampi and Dr. Natasha Underwood

Part 2: Emma Gaalaas Mullaney- Heterodox Approach to Selecting and Raising Detection Dogs

Emma Gaalaas Mullaney- Heterodox Approach to Selecting and Raising Detection Dogs

Year in Review 2025

Skipper's Story

Dogs, Bogs, and Slogs: Inside the Island Wolf Project

A conservation dog book for kids?! With Alison Pearce Stevens

Mythbusting with Meg Barnes and Paul Bunker

How volunteer conservation dog teams are making a difference

Alaska Storytime 02: When Dog Preparation Goes Sideways

Alaska Storytime 01: Preparing for Fieldwork

Incursion Dogs with Ruan & Tina De Flamingh

Toy Play to Modulate Arousal with Crystal Wing

Phytophthora and Pigeons with Ryan Tate

In the Weeds: Sticky Sage with Sarah Jackson

Gundogs and Conservation with Jo Laurens

Large Search Area Strategy with Lauren Wendt

Part Two: When Your Dog's Body Can't Keep Up with their Brain with Tiff Shao and Sage Gustafson

Part One: When Your Dog's Body Can't Keep Up with their Brain with Tiff Shao and Sage Gustafson

Spatial Ecology (and Sharks) with Brett Sweezy

Breaking into the Field of Conservation Detection Dogs

CWD Dogs with Brenna Aizen

Getting into Grad School with Dr. Charles van Rees

Cheetah Conservation Fund Dogs with Tim Hofmann

Hot Takes with Paul Bunker & Meg Barnes

Plants & Puppies with Kat Serafina

Detecting Tea-tree Fingers Fungus with Dr. Nick Rutter and Shari Barmos

Sensitivity and Specificity Gone Wrong with Courtney Brown

Genetic Gobledeygook: HOW Do We Learn From Scat? with Ellen Dymit

The Conservation Cost of the War on Drugs with Nicholas Magliocca

Boarding "Extra" Dogs with Kerry Ryan

Platypus Detection Dogs with Naomi Hodges and Dr. Jessica Thomas

Succulent Anti-Poaching Detection Dogs with Esther Matthews

Ocelots, Thorns, and Javelinas with Lauren Wendt of Momentum K9

Ocelots in Texas with Dr. Lisanne Petracca and James Helferich

Como Es Trabajar con Perros Detectores de Conservación, En Realidad?

K9 Field First Aid with Kendra Carter

Como Perros Puedan Apoyar a Conservación

Re-Broadcast: Training Success with SAR Handler Ann McGloon

Como Aprender Entrenar y Trabajar con Conservacionistas Caninos?

Conservation, Capitalism & Burnout with Caden Cristopher

Como Elegir un Perro para Entrenar para Conservación

Preparing for Wolf Scat Surveys in Alaska with Dr. Charles van Rees

Que Son Perros Detectores de Conservación?

Announcing - Conservacionistas Caninos (Episodios en Español!)

Welcome to the Conservation Dog Alliance!

Wolf, Not Marten (Milk, Not Water) with Sarah Stremming

Stimulus Control with Sarah Owings

Detection Dogs Help Rediscover Golden Moles with Esther Matthews and Samantha Mynhardt

Play, Pivoting, and Positivity with Crystal Wing

Using Dogs to Reduce Wildlife Conflict with Nils Pedersen of Wind River Bear Institute

Curlew Nest Detection Dogs through Solid Science with Caroline Finlay of Conservation Detection Dogs of Northern Ireland

Continuing Education Extravaganza with Natasha Underwood

Don't Get Bitten: Keeping Yourself Safe Around Working Dogs with Ursa Acree

Arousal in Working Dogs Part Two with Liza Rader

Arousal in Working Dogs with Liza Rader

Long-Term Working Dog Success with Lucia Lazarowski

Search & Rescue Horses with Sharon Pomeroy from Highlands SAR

Jessie's Legacy with Esther Matthews & Marisa Steynberg

Safe Fieldwork While Black with Alex Troutman

2023 Year-End with Rachel & Heather

Tick Borne Illnesses with Dr. Brian Herrin

Human-Wildlife Conflict with Gabi Fleury

Foxtail Safety with Dr. Joe Spoo

Podcast Schedule Changes

Heat Injuries in Dogs with Emily Hall & Anne Carter

Search & Rescue Needs in Indigenous Communities with Shelby Homer

Multiple Alerts to Discriminate Between Targets with Jens Frank

A Day in the Life of a Conservation Detection Dog Handler

Dangermond Preserve Wrap Up

Snake Bites with Nick Brandehoff

Snake Avoidance with Ken Ramirez

Heat Safety & Working Dogs with Dr. Janice Baker

Field Safety Prep with Pine Irwin

Safari Science & Fieldwork Experience with Dr. Stotra Chakrabarti

Urban Ecology with Cesar Estien

Odor Discrimination Wrapup and Personal Updates

Medical Alert Service Dogs with Rayanne Craven

Canine Sports Medicine with Dr. Leslie Eide

Progressing Your Detection Training Like a PRO with Lily Strassberg

Safety and Inclusion for Queer Ecologists with Jamie Coon and Nathan Alexander

Odor Discrimination Part 6: Generalization with Paul Bunker from Chiron K9

Odor Discrimination Part 5: When Odor Discrimination Has Hone Wrong - A Case Study

Odor Discrimination Part 4: Moss Discrimination with Caroline Finlay

Odor Discrimination Part 3: Mud Snails with Conservation Dogs Collective and Auburn University

Odor Discrimination Part 2: Training an "All Clear" for Detection Dogs with Paul Bunker

Odor Discrimination Part 1: Signal Detection Theory with Simon Gadbois

Canine Olfaction and Detection Science Conference with Lauren DeGreef

Dogs Detecting Insects Carrying Diseases with Rachel Curtis-Robles and Devin Christopher

Imposter Syndrome with Jay Gurden

Wood Turtles with Kristine Hoffman and Julia Sirois

Wood Turtles with Scott Buchanan

Patreon Q&A with Caisa Persson Werme

Using Dogs for Pest Eradication with Melissa Houghton

Post Guatemala Fieldwork Discussions with PhD student Ellen Dymit

Pre Guatemala Fieldwork Discussions with PhD student Ellen Dymit

Baw Baw Frogs with Chris Hartnett

Dogs Finding GPS Trackers with Sho Rapley

Field Work Preparation

Data Dogs Can't Detect with Toni Proescholdt

Updates from the Field and Patreon Q&A

Antiracism and Detection Dogs with Kassidi Jones

Are We Trainers? with Kim Brophy and Mike Shikashio

Building and Growing Companies with Andrew Ishimaru

Early Career Conservationist Tips with Gael Sanchez

First Season in the Field with Emma Lustig

Expertise, Accessibility, and Gatekeeping with Cate Roscoe

Demonstration Dogs with Tayllor Pittman

Sourcing Shelter Dogs with Katie Brennan (Part 2 of 2)

Sourcing Shelter Dogs with Katie Brennan (Part 1 of 2)

Patreon Questions with Meg Barnes

Certifications with Robin Greubel

Training Expert Dogs to Hand-Off to Amateurs with Miranda Turenne

Getting Published 101

Preventing Wildlife Chasing with Alisa Healy

Invasive Species with Dr. Charles van Rees

Mid Season Musings

Predation Substitute with Simone Mueller

Breeding Functional Working Dogs with Dr. Jessica Heckman

Airports to Moors: Invasive Species Mitigation with Grant Blackley

What are Getxent Tubes? Gregory Herin

Thinking Bigger with Meg Parker

Top 2 Questions Part 2: How Did You Select Your Conservation Detection Dog?

Roundtable: How Did You Get into the World of Conservation Detection?

Growing as Consultants for Scat Dog Teams: A Co-Founder Conversation

Combining a Love of Dogs with Conservation with Co-Founder Heather Nootbaar

Get to Know K9 Conservationists Co-Founder Rachel Hamre

Detection Puppy Raising Questions with Meg Barnes from Detection for Good

Safe Animal Interactions with Skylos Ecology Team

Growing as a Handler with Edwin Kimutai from Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

Learning and Laughing with Naomi Kung'u from Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

Leveraging Terrier Instincts with Miriam Ritchie

Collaboration, Invasive Plants, and Insects with Arden from New York New Jersey Trail Conference

Clean Training for High Drive Dogs with Sarah Owings

Intelligent Disobedience and Cue Hierarchies with Tony Harvey

Poop is Brown Gold with Misa Winters & Tara Wilson

Kenya & K9 Conservationists Update

Breeding Detection Dogs Part 2 with Kate Graham

Breeding Detection Dogs Part 1 with Kate Graham

A Possible Solution for the Bat and Wind Farm Crisis with Jo Lock

Action for Cheetahs in Kenya - BONUS Episode

Unusual Sniffer Dogs and Blood Tracking with Lindsay Ware

Conservation Canines: How Dogs work for the Environment

Panel Discussion with Ken Ramirez, Kim Brophy, Laura Holder, Dr. Erim Gomez, Ursa Acree, and Dr. Charles van Rees

Training an "All Clear" for Detection Dogs with Paul Bunker of Chiron K9

James Davis on Field Safety, Mentorship, and Dealing with Charismatic Invasive Species

Do Our Working Dogs Owe Us Work?

Conservation Dogs of Hawaii with Kyoko Johnson and Dr. Charles van Rees

Difficult Dogs and Conservation with Rogue Detection Teams

Errors, Mistakes, and Failure in Conservation Dog Training

What to Know Before Hiring a Conservation Detection Dog Team, Part 2

BONUS: Called to the Wild: Kayla and Barley on National Geographic and Disney+

What to Know Before Hiring a Conservation Dog Team with Conservation Dogs of Hawaii and Rogue Detection Teams

Fringe Alerts with Stacy Barnett

Bats and Wind Farms with Dr. Merlin Tuttle

Amphibians and Charismatic MiniFauna with Dr. Erim Gomez

"Making It" as a Conservation Detection Dog Handler

Give Bats a Break with Nate Marshall

Introducing Our New Conservation Correspondent: Dr. Charles van Rees

Selecting and Raising a Conservation Detection Dog Puppy with Laura Holder

How to be a K9 Conservationist

Inspiring the Next Generation of Conservationists with Jeff Rennicke

Communications, Travel, and Conservation with Brooke Mitchell-Norman

The Great Big Data Nerdfest with Dr. Charles van Rees (Part 2)

Data Nerdfest with Dr. Charles van Rees (Part 1)

When Your Dogs are Your Coworkers - And Work is Hard

Selecting a Conservation Detection Dog

Off-Leash Etiquette and Ethics

Too Much "Structure" Compromises Your Working Dog's Welfare

Working with a Teenage Detection Dog

Signal Detection Theory with Dr. Simon Gadbois

Lengthy Searches with Dr. Nathan Hall

Introducing the Conservation Dogs Collective

Ethology and Working Dogs with Kim Brophey

Hierarchy of Behavior Change for Working Dogs with Dr. Susan Friedman

Using Dogs to Count Critically Endangered African Rabbits with Esther Matthew

Muzzling for Wildlife Safety with Michael Shikashio

Sourcing Odor with Stacy Barnett

Consent in Training

Introducing: K9 Conservationists

61. Goodbyes and Hot Takes

Shaping vs. Cueing with Hannah Brannigan

Ep. 60: Life Updates and Hot Takes Part 3

Ep. 59: Conservation Training with Ken Ramirez

Ep. 58: Hot Takes Part 2

Ep. 57: Hot Takes Part 1

Ep. 56: Preparing for a Puppy

Ep. 55: Meeting Everyone's Needs with Marissa Martino

Ep. 53: Case Study on Madge

Ep. 52: Dominance with Kim Brophey

Ep. 51: Tips for Surviving the Holidays with Your Dog

Ep. 50: Behavioral Euthanasia Part 2

Ep. 49: Ethology with Kim Brophey

Ep. 48: Behavioral Euthanasia Part 1

Ep. 47: Mythbusting Part 3

Ep. 46: Functional Dog Breeding with Dr. Jessica Hekman

Ep. 45: Can Dogs be Racist?

Ep. 44: Aggression in Dogs with Michael Shikashio

Ep. 43: Mythbusting Part Two

Ep 42: Myth-busting Part 1

Ep 41: Is Aggression Ever Really Fixed?

Ep 40: Education and Certifications for Trainers

Ep 39: Exotic Zoo Animals and Dogs!

Ep 38: Case Study - Dealing with Anxiety, Fear & Reactivity

Ep 37: Separation Anxiety with Erin Jones

Ep 36: Splitting for Successful Training Sessions

Ep 35: Let them Sniff! Scent Enrichment

Ep 34: Types of Reinforcement for our Dogs

Ep 33: Plenty in Life is Free with Kathy Sdao

Ep 32: What Should I Do With This Puppy?! With Megan Elizabeth

Ep 31: Dog Park Design and its Effect on Behavior with Jennifer Berg

Ep 30: House Training Your Puppy!

Ep 29: Gut Health with Dr. Angie Krause

Ep 28: Breeding dogs and socialization with Danielle Spady and Susanne Shelton PART 2

Ep 27: Breeding dogs with Danielle Spady and Susanne Shelton PART 1

Ep 26: BONUS EPISODE: Compassionate Animal Care, the Buddhist Way with Sarah Beasley

Ep 25: The Fallout of Punishment

Ep 24: Drink With Your Dog! With Amber Quann

Ep 23: Choosing the Perfect Dog!

Ep 22: What Would Dr. Pachel Say? Working with clients!

Ep 21: Outnumbered! Living in a Multi-Dog Household

Ep 20: Crossover Training with Janee Moore

Ep 19: Top 5 behaviors we would teach every dog!

Ep 18: Working with a Veterinary Behaviorist with Dr. Chris Pachel

Ep 17: BONUS EPISODE: Kayla Moves to Montana to work for Workings Dogs for Conservation

Ep 16: Street Dogs with Michael Shikashio

Ep 15: "Drive" Myths with Sarah Dixon

Ep 14: The Great Outdoors with Pine Irwin

Ep 13: Discover Online Dog Training

Ep 12: Common Treat Training Problems & How to Fix Them

Ep 11: Answering Listener Questions #1

Ep 10: What Behavior Consultants can Learn from Agility Trainers - with Sarah Stremming

Ep 9: A Discussion on the "No Kill" Movement

Ep 8: Mechanics Matter - with Emily Strong

Ep 7: How Medical Concerns Affect Behavior with Dr. Jennifer Summerfield

Ep 6: Deepening your Relationship with your Dog PART 2

Ep 5: Deepening your Relationship with your Dog PART 1

Ep 4: A Case Study on Dog/Cat Introductions

Ep 3: Preventing Reactivity and Aggression

Ep 2: 5 Things Trainers do Differently than Pet Parents

Ep 1: Meet the Canine Conversations Crew!