Leveraging Terrier Instincts with Miriam Ritchie

In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Miriam Ritchie from the New Zealand Department of Conservation about leveraging your dog’s instincts to conduct a job.

Science Highlight: Impact of weather conditions on cheetah monitoring with scat detection dogs

Patreon Questions:

Taylor: Are they hunting the rodents? Does that affect her selection?

Taylor: How has the welcome been with this project?

Megan: How do you introduce the rodents in training? Do you use wild caught, captive bred, or domestic animals in training?

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

The success of using trained dogs to locate sparse rodents in pest-free sanctuaries



Where to find Miriam Ritchie:  Instagram

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