Join Kayla Fratt (K9Conservationist) for a enlightening conservation with Kyoko Johnson and Marlee Monahan (Conservation Dogs of Hawaii), Sally Dickinson (Virginia Tech), and Arden Lumenfall (New York-New Jersey Trail Conference) …
Alaska Storytime 02: When Dog Preparation Goes Sideways
In this episode K9 Conservationist co-founder, Kayla Fratt, continues her story about her PhD research and Alaskan field season with a raw and honest look at what “ugly training” really …
Alaska Storytime 01: Preparing for Fieldwork
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, co-founder Kayla Fratt speaks about her PhD research. This episode covers background on the Alexander Archipelago wolf, some past research done by other biologists, …
Incursion Dogs with Ruan & Tina De Flamingh
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Ruan and Tina De Flamingh form Green Trax about incursion dogs. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Domestic Dog Scent …
Toy Play to Modulate Arousal with Crystal Wing
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Crystal Wing about toy play to modulate arousal. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Previous Crystal Wing podcast The Moving Canine Science …
Science Saturday: Scent and Sensibility: Could Scented Toys Decrease Problematic Puppy Chewing?
Whether you have a teething puppy with a rampant chewing problem or are just plain overwhelmed with the amount of dog toy options out there, the recent publication by Sonowal …
Science Saturday: Wildlife detection dogs effectively survey a terrestrial amphibian, but differ among individuals, weather and habitat
Like many endangered amphibians, the natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is particularly difficult to detect in terrestrial environments. Koch et al. (2025) compared the efficacy of using artificial cover boards (which …
How Can Detection Dogs Pair with Other Methods?
Conservation detection dogs are one of the most effective methods of non-invasive wildlife monitoring there is. In a 2021 review of 1,220 publications featuring wildlife detection dogs, dogs were found …
Science Saturday: The effect of arousal during and post-training on memory consolidation in detection dogs
New research finds that “everyone learns differently” applies to detection dogs too. Because the process of memory consolidation, the brain’s way of stabilizing learned information, is slow and influenced by …