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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 230
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Wood Turtles with Scott Buchanan
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Scott Buchanan on his work with wood turtles.
Science Highlight: A Glimpse into the Use of Dogs to Address Global Poaching, Overharvesting, …
Patreon Q&A with Caisa Persson Werme
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with our patreon Caisa Persson Werme to answer questions about training and alerts.
Science Highlight: Back to the basics with conservation detec…
Using Dogs for Pest Eradication with Melissa Houghton
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Melissa Houghton about using dogs for pest eradication on a remote world heritage island.
Science Highlight: Methodology and challenges of a …
Post Guatemala Fieldwork Discussions with PhD student Ellen Dymit
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with Ellen Dymit to talk about their experience with the fieldwork in Guatemala.
Science Highlight: None
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Where to…
Pre Guatemala Fieldwork Discussions with PhD student Ellen Dymit
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Ellen Dymit before their fieldwork in Guatemala.
Science Highlight: None
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Where to find El…
Baw Baw Frogs with Chris Hartnett
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Chris Hartnett to talk about Baw Baw frogs.
Science Highlight: Obedience training effects on search dog performance
Links Mentioned in the Ep…
Dogs Finding GPS Trackers with Sho Rapley
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Sho Rapley about dogs finding GPS trackers.
Science Highlight: Diving in Nose First: The Influence of Unfamiliar Search Scale and Environment…
Field Work Preparation
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla talks about field work preparation for the upcoming project.
You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9cons…
Data Dogs Can't Detect with Toni Proescholdt
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks to Toni Proescholdt from Utah State about the data that dogs can’t detect.
Science Highlight: Can volunteers train their pet dogs to detect a nove…
Updates from the Field and Patreon Q&A
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla provides an update on what K9 Conservationists has been up to and answers some Patreon questions.
Science Highlight: Detection distance and environmental…
Antiracism and Detection Dogs with Kassidi Jones
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kassidi Jones to talk about antiracism and detection dogs.
Science Highlight: Handler beliefs affect scent detection dog outcomes
Links Menti…
Are We Trainers? with Kim Brophy and Mike Shikashio
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kim Brophy and Mike Shikashio to answer an important question: what is a dog trainer?
Science Highlight: Relationship between aggressive and …
Building and Growing Companies with Andrew Ishimaru
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Andrew Ishimaru from RyTech about building and growing companies.
Science Highlight: When the nose knows: ontogenetic changes in detection do…
Early Career Conservationist Tips with Gael Sanchez
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Gael Sanchez about joining the field of ecology and conservation.
Science Highlight: Curtailment as a successful method for reducing bat mort…
First Season in the Field with Emma Lustig
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Emma Lustig about her first season as a conservation detection dog handler.
Science Highlight: Effect of odorant pre-exposure on domestic dog…
Expertise, Accessibility, and Gatekeeping with Cate Roscoe
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Cate Roscoe about Expertise, Accessibility, and Gatekeeping.
What does DEI stand for? Can we define each term?
- Diversity - who is at the ta…
Demonstration Dogs with Tayllor Pittman
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with our long time patron Tayllor Pittman about selecting and preparing dogs to be demonstration dogs.
Science Highlight: Detection Distance and E…
Sourcing Shelter Dogs with Katie Brennan (Part 1 of 2)
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Katie Brennan from Search Dog Foundation about sourcing shelter dogs for work.
How do shelters know to reach out? ie, what do they see in th…
Patreon Questions with Meg Barnes
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with our patron Meg Barnes to answer some of her questions!
Science Highlight: None
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Where to find Meg: Instagram …