K9s Talking Scents

This is episode 50!!! Landmark episode for K9s Talking Scents.  I get to sit down with former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland, author of Trident K9 Warriors, Navy SEAL dogs, and Team Dog. Host of podcast Mike Drop, Owner of Trikos K9, Team Dog, as well as Founder of Warrior Dog Foundation and there are always a few more things Mike does to keeps himself busy.  You can check out more about Mike Ritland and all he has to offer at www.mikeritlandco.com   Mike and I cover a lot of information in this episode, we cover relationships with your dog, training your dog and nutrition for your dog.   SHOW SPONSORS: Integrity Noseworx www.integritynoseworx.com Grassroots K9 Maryland www.grassrootsk9.com K9s United www.K9sunited.org    Ford K9 LLC FORD K9: www.Fordk9.com  LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog. Now you can also pick one of our raised puppy to detection dogs. Email info@fordk9.com    Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU. Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area. Contact us today to schedule.    FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS: Attend any one of our classes or seminars. Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes. We offer Level 1 and Level 2. Becoming a CSDT will help you develop as a trainer and become more familiar and efficient as a trainer working with all types of dogs and handlers wanting to join in the great sport of scent detection. Do you want to become a professional handler in Conservation or SAR or other Detection disciplines? Ford K9 also offers CPDT (Canine Police/Professional Detection Dog Training School ) Levels 1, 2, and Master Trainer. This is for Handlers and Trainers or those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic and Electronic Media / Cell Phone Detection, Conservation, SAR / Human Remains, Currency and more.    SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for K9s TALKING SCENTS PODCAST you now have all kinds of gear for you guys from Shirts, Hats, Mugs and more just got to www.fordk9.com and click on the ONLINE STORE

Debi DeShon is passionate about animals and our environment. Ms. DeShon received a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business and Management from UC Davis in 1987. Afterwards, she attended Moorpark College and earned an Associates degree in Exotic Animal Training and Management in 1989. Mrs. DeShon then launched her career in Hollywood training dogs for television and such iconic movies as "Beethoven". Subsequently she began working with Interquest Detection Canines as a canine handler in 1996. She has operated four Interquest Detection Canines franchises since 1999, and has been successfully training and managing canine teams in the detection of illegal drugs and contraband. Mrs. DeShon founded Mussel Dogs in 2008 and has multiple canine/handler teams that detect quagga and zebra mussels. Mussel Dogs has been a key partner in protecting waterways across California, Iowa, Texas and Washington. Ms. DeShon has trained detection dogs and service dogs in collaboration with Greendog Project Rescue (GDRP). Mussel Dogs also provides support services and training to other canine detection teams ranging from illegal drugs to termites. Learn more about our dog-training services at www.dogswithjobs.info SHOW SPONSORS: Integrity Noseworx www.integritynoseworx.com Grassroots K9 Maryland www.grassrootsk9.com K9s United www.K9sunited.org Ford K9 LLC FORD K9: www.Fordk9.com LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog. Now you can also pick one of our raised puppy to detection dogs. Email info@fordk9.com Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU. Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area. Contact us today to schedule. FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS: Attend any one of our classes or seminars. Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes. We offer Level 1 and Level 2. Becoming a CSDT will help you develop as a trainer and become more familiar and efficient as a trainer working with all types of dogs and handlers wanting to join in the great sport of scent detection. Do you want to become a professional handler in Conservation or SAR or other Detection disciplines? Ford K9 also offers CPDT (Canine Police/Professional Detection Dog Training School ) Levels 1, 2, and Master Trainer. This is for Handlers and Trainers or those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic and Electronic Media / Cell Phone Detection, Conservation, SAR / Human Remains, Currency and more. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for K9s TALKING SCENTS PODCAST you now have all kinds of gear for you guys from Shirts, Hats, Mugs and more just got to www.fordk9.com and click on the ONLINE STORE

In this special episode, I join forces with James joins forces with the K9 Conservation podcast in a mashup on all things conservation with detection specialist James Davis and Jeff Milner from the Conservation Canine Officers Association. For more information please visit: https://www.fordk9.com/podcast Conservation Canine Officers Association For more information on The Conservation K9 Camp, being held between 8-12 September 2021 in Kenilworth, Queensland, Australia please visit padfoot.com.au/events-and-clinics/conservation-k9-camp The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Conservation K9s. Padfoot provides working dog teams specialising in invasive species detection and management, and helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs for both native and invasive species detection. To find out how Padfoot can help you please email team@padfoot.com.au Padfoot Professional K9 Services Padfoot provides conservation dog teams and helps scientists train their own conservation canines.

Dr. Concha is a Postdoctoral research associate at the US Army Research Office. Dr. Concha has 20 years of experience that encompasses working in clinical animal behaviour, working as a detection dog trainer, and working as a researcher. She earned her PhD in animal behavior from the University of Lincoln (UK), has worked with Medical Detection Dogs (UK), and has worked with Police and Military Working Dogs across the world. Her primary research area is the study of canine olfactory performance and developing novel technologies to measure alert responses in detection dogs. Dr. Concha is currently working with Military Working Dogs to identify cognitive, sensory, and morphological markers associated with key performance metrics in dual- purpose Military Working Dogs at Lackland Air Force Base (USA). Contact Dr. Concha on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/astrid.concha SHOW SPONSORS: American Tactical K9: www.ATK9.org SEMINAR September 27 to October 1 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center https://atk9.org/2021-conference The American Tactical K9 Association, provides training, educational programming, and assistance to the military and law enforcement communities in police/ military K9 procedures, operations, and tactics. The educational programs and training offered are specifically designed to enhance the performance and professional status of law enforcement and military personnel by providing a credible and proven training resource as well as a forum for the development of tactics and information exchange between the professional law enforcement and military community. The American Tactical K9 Association solicits donations and contributions donated by businesses and individuals to offset the cost of training and educational programs which are scheduled on a regular basis. FORD K9: www.Fordk9.com LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog. Now you can also pick one of our raised puppy to detection dogs. Email info@fordk9.com Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU. Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area. Contact us today to schedule. FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS: Attend any one of our classes or seminars. Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes. We offer Level 1 and Level 2. Becoming a CSDT will help you develop as a trainer and become more familiar and efficient as a trainer working with all types of dogs and handlers wanting to join in the great sport of scent detection. Do you want to become a professional handler in Conservation or SAR or other Detection disciplines? Ford K9 also offers CPDT (Canine Police/Professional Detection Dog Training School ) Levels 1, 2, and Master Trainer. This is for Handlers and Trainers or those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic and Electronic Media / Cell Phone Detection, Conservation, SAR / Human Remains, Currency and more. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for K9s TALKING SCENTS PODCAST you now have all kinds of gear for you guys from Shirts, Hats, Mugs and more just got to www.fordk9.com and click on the ONLINE STORE

In this episode we speak with world-renowned detection dog trainer and author Paul Bunker of Chiron K9. Author of the new book "Imprint your Detection Dog in 15 days" which you can purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578896516 Paul Bunker served in the British Army as a Canine Trainer/Instructor/Assessor for over 22 years. During this time, he was the Senior Instructor/Trainer of Explosive Detection Dog/Handler Training for both UK and US Military at the UK Defence Animal Centre. He developed new training techniques and methodologies that are now considered internationally standard training practice. Paul is Senior Technical Advisor to the United States Department of Defence and establish their first off-leash detection dog program. He was responsible for handler team training of the United States Marine Corps Explosives Detection Dog program prior to being the Program Manager for Canine Research & Development working with academia to include subjects such as cognition, hydration, nutrition, detection and conditioning. Contact Paul at www.chiron-k9.com Show Sponsors: SciK9 Home of the TADD (Training Aid Delivery Device). Protect your training aid and give your dogs one of the best and safest ways to be trained to detect odor. Go visit www.scik9.com Precision Explosives Do you want a great source for explosive training aids as well as a way to train on REAL explosives and Narcotics and do so safely and not need various licenses? Go check out the Scent imprint pads from Precision Explosives. Todd Wilbur and his staff follow strict protocols to ensure you get the industry's best training aids. Go visit www.pre-exp.com FORD K9 LLC. www.fordk9.com LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog. Now you can also pick one of our raised puppy to detection dogs. Email info@fordk9.com Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU. Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area. Contact us today to schedule. FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS: Attend any one of our classes or seminars. Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes. We offer Level 1 and Level 2. Becoming a CSDT will help you develop as a trainer and become more familiar and efficient as a trainer working with all types of dogs and handlers wanting to join in the great sport of scent detection. Do you want to become a professional handler in Conservation or SAR or other Detection disciplines? Ford K9 also offers CPDT (Canine Police/Professional Detection Dog Training School ) Levels 1, 2, and Master Trainer. This is for Handlers and Trainers or those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic and Electronic Media / Cell Phone Detection, Conservation, SAR / Human Remains, Currency and more. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for K9s TALKING SCENTS PODCAST you now have all kinds of gear for you guys from Shirts, Hats, Mugs and more just got to www.fordk9.com and click on the ONLINE STORE

On this Episode we speak with Mike Kmiecik of the Sheepdog Guardian / K9 Legal Update website. Mike is a 24-year law enforcement veteran and 15-year veteran police service and working dog handler.  Mike has handled multiple dogs specialized in patrol, narcotic-contraband detection and human remains detection (including as a mobile field force canine operator).  Mike has more than 8,000-hours of training in law enforcement and police service dog operations.  Mike has been the recipient of numerous awards from the Bartlett (Illinois) Police Department (including Life Saving, Meritorious Service, Honorable Unit/Shift Citations and Officer of the Year), the Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff’s Office, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois D.A.R.E. Officer’s Association.  Mike is the lead instructor for Sheepdog Guardian Consulting and maintain the most comprehensive canine legal website, “Canine Legal Updates and Opinions” and contributed to K9 COP Magazine, and Police K9 Radio.  Mike has taught and written about police service and working dog operations, industry standards and legal updates for 8-years.  Mike is also a committee member with the Illinois Tactical Officer’s Association K9 Committee (Subgroup:  Patrol K9) and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Working Group Canine Compliance. Contact Mike at www.sheepdogguardian.com  Show Sponsors:  Scent Wheels Are you looking for Scent wheels for detection training?? Some of the best in the business are made sold by Pat Nolan, go visit Pat Nolan's website.  www.tacticaldirectionalk9.com  SciK9  Home of the TADD (Training Aid Delivery Device). Protect your training aid and give your dogs one of the best and safest ways to be trained to detect odor.    Go visit www.scik9.com  Precision Explosives  Do you want a great source for explosive training aids as well as a way to train on REAL explosives and Narcotics and do so safely and not need various licenses? Go check out the Scent imprint pads from Precision Explosives. Todd Wilbur and his staff follow strict protocols to ensure you get the industry's best training aids.  Go visit www.pre-exp.com  FORD K9 LLC.  www.fordk9.com LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog. Now you can also pick one of our raised puppy to detection dogs.  Email info@fordk9.com  Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU. Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area. Contact us today to schedule.  FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS: Attend any one of our classes or seminars. Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes. We offer Level 1 and Level 2. Becoming a CSDT

Dr. Cablk is well known in the SAR community and more recently become known to Law Enforcement on various cases she has testified on. We discuss all this is so much more. Dr. Mary E. Cablk is an expert in detection and systems. In her research, she draws upon knowledge from multiple fields such as olfaction, analytical chemistry, learning, cognitive and industrial/occupational psychology, forensics, spatial analysis, pattern analysis, and image processing. Her interests focus on transforming qualitative observation into quantitative data and combining multiple input data types to solve complex challenges related to detection, in a field setting. Her research and expertise has taken her around the world where she has addressed audiences and worked with colleagues on landmine detection, wildlife detection, recovery of human remains, and search and rescue, among others. She works closely with relevant agencies and organizations on the development and implementation of credentialing and standards for canine teams in a variety of disciplines. Dr. Cablk has been instrumental in developing a Ph.D. program in forensic anthropology at the University of Nevada Reno, where she is an adjunct professor and mentors graduate students. She is an auxiliary deputy with several county Sheriff Offices in the State of Nevada and is a resource to the State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.  You can contact Dr. Cablk at Mary.Cablk@dri.edu  Show Sponsors:  Scent Wheels Are you looking for Scent wheels for detection training?? Some of the best in the business are made sold by Pat Nolan, go visit Pat Nolan's website.  www.tacticaldirectionalk9.com  SciK9  Home of the TADD (Training Aid Delivery Device). Protect your training aid and give your dogs one of the best and safest ways to be trained to detect odor.  Go visit www.scik9.com  Precision Explosives  Do you want a great source for explosive training aids as well as a way to train on REAL explosives and do so safely and not need various licenses? Go check out the Scent imprint pads from Precision Explosives. Todd Wilbur and his staff follow strict protocols to ensure you get the industry's best training aids.  Go visit www.pre-exp.com  FORD K9 LLC.  www.fordk9.com LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog. Now you can also pick one of our raised puppy to detection dogs.  Email info@fordk9.com  Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU. Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area. Contact us today to schedule.  FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS: Attend any one of our classes or seminars. Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes. We offer Level 1 and Level 2. Becoming a CSDT will help you develop as a trainer and become more familiar and efficient as a trainer working with all types of dogs and handlers wanting to join in the great sport of scent detection.  Ford K9 also offers CPDT (Cani

On this podcast, we get to finally discuss the cognition testing and research on how predictable the cognition tests on puppies are in determining if they are potential detection or working dogs.  Many of us who work breed or train dogs always know its a crap shoot at times to know if the puppy we are working with can or will turn out to do what we hope.   Dr. Emily Bray conducted her post-doctoral research associate at the Arizona Canine Cognition Center (in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona) and Canine Companions for Independence, where I study how early developmental, behavioral, and cognitive factors impact later life outcomes.   I earned my PhD in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania where I worked with Robert Seyfarth, Dorothy Cheney, and James Serpell. For my dissertation, I partnered with The Seeing Eye, Inc.  to conduct a longitudinal study investigating puppy development, which involved tracking a cohort of 138 puppies from birth until completion of the program.   Prior to UPenn, I earned a B.A. in Psychology and English from Duke University, where I worked at the Duke Canine Cognition Center studying inhibitory control in pet and Canine Companions for Independence® assistance dogs with Evan MacLean and Brian Hare.   Show Sponsors:   Scent Wheels   Are you looking for Scent wheels for detection training?? Some of the best in the business are made sold by Pat Nolan, go visit Pat Nolan's website.     www.tacticaldirectionalk9.com    SciK9    Home of the TADD (Training Aid Delivery Device). Protect your training aid and give your dogs one of the best and safest ways to be trained to detect odor.    Go visit www.scik9.com     Precision Explosives   Do you want a great source for explosive training aids as well as a way to train on REAL explosives and do so safely and not need various licenses?  Go check out the Scent imprint pads from Precision Explosives.  Todd Wilbur and his staff follow strict protocols to ensure you get the industry's best training aids.   Go visit www.pre-exp.com    FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com   LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog.  Email info@fordk9.com    Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU.  Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area.  Contact us today to schedule.   FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS:  Attend any one of our classes or seminars.  Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes.  We offer Level 1 and Level 2. 

On this Episode I get to speak with Bill Gaskins of Integrity Noseworx. Bill is the son of two retired police officers in Oregon and has been working with dogs since he was 11 years old. During his Air Force Experience Bill a Military Working Dog Handler of 10 different dogs, Dog Trainer for over 50 operational Dog Teams and Kennel Master managing kennel operations all over the world. As a canine training instructor, Bill trained and certified over 624 dog teams in tasks from Obedience, Patrol Protection as well as Explosive and Narcotics detection. Bills experience culminated as the course director of 5 different canine training programs where he developed and delivered courseware and evaluated dog teams on three levels; dog, handler and overall team.   Bill is a sport Scent Work Judge for AKC Scent Work and NACSW Judge. Contact Bill at www.integritynoseworx.com  Show Sponsors: Scent Wheels Are you looking for Scent wheels for detection training?? Some of the best in the business are made sold by Pat Nolan, go visit Pat Nolan's website.   www.tacticaldirectionalk9.com  SciK9  Home of the TADD (Training Aid Delivery Device). Protect your training aid and give your dogs one of the best and safest ways to be trained to detect odor.  Go visit www.scik9.com     Precision Explosives Do you want a great source for explosive training aids as well as a way to train on REAL explosives and do so safely and not need various licenses?  Go check out the Scent imprint pads from Precision Explosives.  Todd Wilbur and his staff follow strict protocols to ensure you get the industry's best training aids. Go visit www.pre-exp.com    FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com   LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog.  Email info@fordk9.com    Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU.  Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area.  Contact us today to schedule.   FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS:  Attend any one of our classes or seminars.  Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes.  We offer Level 1 and Level 2.  Becoming a CSDT will help you develop as a trainer and become more familiar and efficient as a trainer working with all types of dogs and handlers wanting to join in the great sport of scent detection.   Ford K9 also offers CPDT (Canine Police/Professional Detection Dog Training School ) Levels 1, 2, and Master Trainer. Thi

On this episode we speak with Ken Pavlick of Pacific Coast K9. Ken has been working dogs for over 30 years.  He was first in the USAF as a MWD Handler, then a Police Officer and K9 Handler for agencies on the West Coast.  Later he opened Pacific Coast K9 located in Washington and has been training and selling detection dogs ever since.  Ken due to his experience is a wealth of knowledge and has a lot of great info to share with our listeners.     You can contact Ken at www.pacificcoastk9.com    Show Sponsors:   Are you looking for Scent wheels for detection training?? Some of the best in the business are made sold by Pat Nolan, go visit Pat Nolan's website.  www.tacticaldirectionalk9.com    FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com   Ford K9 MOBILE CLASSROOM - We come to YOU.  Any one of our classes and seminars can come to you and your area.  Contact us today to schedule.   FORD K9 in LAS VEGAS:  Attend any one of our classes or seminars.  Ford K9 now offers the new CSDT (Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer) classes.  We offer Level 1 and Level 2.  Becoming a CSDT will help you develop as a trainer and become more familiar and efficient as a trainer working with all types of dogs and handlers wanting to join in the great sport of scent detection.   Ford K9 also offers CPDT (Canine Police/Professional Detection Dog Training School ) Levels 1, 2, and Master Trainer. This is for Handlers and Trainers or those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic, Mass Media, and Cell Phone Detection.   LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG? Contact us here at Ford K9 to purchase your next fully trained Detection Dog.  email info@fordk9.com        SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for K9s TALKING SCENTS PODCAST you now have all kinds of gear for you guys from Shirts, Hats, Mugs and more just got to www.fordk9.com and click on the ONLINE STORE