K9s Talking Scents

Paul S. Martin, M.A. is an anthropologist and K9 handler for History Flight, Inc. with K9 Ziva, where they assist in the search and recovery of missing American Service Members from foreign conflicts. He also provides archaeological consulting services through Martin Consulting. He is an affiliate of the Society of American Archaeology, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and is the past president of the National Network of Canine Detection Services. He is a member of the AAFS Standards Board Consensus Body for Dogs and Sensors. He is the cofounder of HRD Specialized K9 Training that was established in 2002. He earned his B.S. in Anthropology with a concentration in Forensic Anthropology at Western Carolina University in 2011 and his M.A. at the University of Mississippi in 2015. He is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Memphis in the Department of Earth Sciences, where his dissertation research is centered on Cadaver Dogs and Ground-Penetrating Radar.  Since 1997, he has been involved with search and rescue, and has specialized in human remains recovery since 2000. He has worked cases and consulted for numerous agencies on the local, state, and national levels in regard to the recovery of human remains. He has presented research to American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Society for American Archaeology, United South and Eastern Tribes, NSDA, Southeastern Section meeting of the Geological Society of America, NASAR, and the Mississippi Archaeology Association. In 2011, he helped to develop Cadaver Dog Training offered through the Forensic Osteology Research Station (FOREST) at Western Carolina University. This was the first university based program in the country where he served as the coordinating instructor for two different courses there. He was affiliate faculty to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at WCU from 2012-2017 and was an assistant instructor for the Field Recovery of Human Remains class from 2012-2015. His major research interests in forensic anthropology include taphonomy, cadaver dogs, geophysical survey methods, recovery, mapping, soil analysis, and theory. He is currently working with his fifth and sixth canine partner in the field of human remains detection.  Guest Contact: psmartin@hrdspecializedk9.com www.hrdspecializedk9.com Show Sponsors: FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com 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. We are offer various seminars such as Canine Cognition, Detection using Cognition for Handlers and Trainers in Law Enforcement, Security and SAR/HRD as well as Wildlife Conservation K9 Teams.  Contact us for more information at www.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

Robin has been involved in detection work since 2001, beginning in wilderness and human remains detection (HRD), which expanded into disaster work. She trains and deploys with Nebraska Task Force 1 and Iowa Task Force 1. She is a certified explosives and narcotics detection dog handler.  Subject matter expert for the AAFS Dogs and Sensors Consensus Body Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), where she is an instructor and evaluator for both live and HRD Alliance for Emergency Response Instructors and Examiners (AERIE), where she is a certified search manager, a search management instructor and Director of the Canine Branch National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR), where she is a certified search manager, a search management instructor and Canine Lead Evaluator in most disciplines Search and Rescue Dogs of the United States (SARDUS) as an Canine Evaluator Contact Robin at www.www.k9sensus.org Show Sponsors: FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com  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 Handler and Trainer courses for those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic, Mass Media and Cell Phone Detection. We are offering Seminars of Cognition for Handlers and Trainers in SAR/HRD as well as Wildlife Conservation K9 Teams.  Contact us for more information at www.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

Gord McGuinness is currently a member of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Service in British Columbia, Canada. This new assignment follows a 34-year career with the Vancouver Police Department. Prior to his retirement from the VPD, Gord spent 18 of 34 years as a canine handler and worked five police service dogs during his time in the VPD Canine Unit. For more than a decade Gord held the position of Head Trainer in the Canine Unit where he was responsible for implementing the first single purpose, narcotic and explosive detection dog teams in the history of the Vancouver Police Department. His responsibilities also included the acquisition and training of 21 general duty, and 4 detection dog teams. Throughout his time in the Canine Unit, Gord worked his own general duty and explosive detection dog. In addition to his policing career, Gord operates a private consulting business in which he trains patrol, narcotic and explosive detection dogs for the private security industry. He has worked closely with Fred Helfers, over the past 19 years and is a co-founder of the Pacific Northwest Police Detection Dog Association. Pacific Northwest K9 Association www.pnwk9.org Show Sponsors: FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com  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 Handler and Trainer courses for those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic, Mass Media and Cell Phone Detection. We are offering Seminars of Cognition for Handlers and Trainers in SAR/HRD as well as Wildlife Conservation K9 Teams.  Contact us for more information at www.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

Cheltenham Township Police Officer Robert "Doc" Dougherty has become an integral member of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center as law enforcement canine coordinator. With more than 31 years of law enforcement and K9 experience, "Doc" brings vital training skills to the program.   Penn Vet website https://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers-laboratories/center/penn-vet-working-dog-center   Show Sponsors: FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com 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 Handler and Trainer courses for those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic, Mass Media and Cell Phone Detection.   We are offering Seminars of Cognition for Handlers and Trainers in SAR/HRD as well as Wildlife Conservation K9 Teams.  Contact us for more information at www.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

Sonja's accomplishments with dogs and training credentials achieved during the last 25 years are unmatched. In 2014, Sonja retired from the FBI after 23 years of service as a Special Agent and opened Sonja's Dog Training.  While serving with the FBI, Sonja completed thousands of hours of training under nationally recognized trainers, competed in the protection sports of Schutzhund, Mondioring, and French Ring, attained local and national level search dog certifications, completed 100's of field missions with her K9s for the FBI and others, and has trained and worked with 100's of dogs of all ages and types.  For approximately 10 years, while stationed in Los Angeles, Sonja deployed with her K9s for the FBI Evidence Response Team (ERT) and CARDA (California Rescue Dog Association) throughout California, the Western United States, Mexico, the Middle East, and to the Pentagon after 9/11. Sonja also teaches the dog sports of Nosework/Scentwork and is a UKC Nosework and AKC Scentwork Judge.    You can contact her and visit her website at www.sonjasdogtraining.com   You can also listen to her podcast K9 Top Tales at https://anchor.fm/k9-top-tales   SHOW SPONSORS: FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com 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 Handler and Trainer courses for those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic, Mass Media and Cell Phone Detection.   We are offering Seminars of Cognition for Handlers and Trainers in SAR/HRD as well as Wildlife Conservation K9 Teams.  Contact us for more information at www.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

In this episode, I interview the fascinating Dr. Cindy Otto is an associate professor and veterinarian with specialty certification in both Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has worked in the Emergency Service at the University of Pennsylvania MJ Ryan Veterinary Hospital for over 20 years. She has been a member of FEMA’s Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 from 1994-2010. She is a certified trick dog instructor (CTDI) and has been training dogs for the past 10 years. Most recently she has founded the Penn Vet Working Dog Center and serves as the Executive Director, where she oversees the science-based program to raise and train dogs for detection work. Penn Vet website https://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers-laboratories/center/penn-vet-working-dog-center Show Sponsors: FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com 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 Handler and Trainer courses for those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic, Mass Media and Cell Phone Detection. We are offering Seminars of Cognition for Handlers and Trainers in SAR/HRD as well as Wildlife Conservation K9 Teams.  Contact us for more information at www.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

Scent detection is an art form in dog training that is best described as a methodology with many nuances. Two very well respected trainers who are well known for their work in scent training join us for this episode. Jerry Bradshaw and Cameron Ford join us again, this time together, to share their ideas and techniques in scent training. Like most trainers, both of these gentlemen have their respective style. Although we may have our preferences, we can’t deny good training and results. Making sense of scents is a skill set that all good detection trainers should strive for. Additionally, it not only improves the dogs we train but the students we coach. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. For more information or to contact them, Jerry is at Tarheel Canine and Cameron is at Ford K9 Glenn runs and has almost everything canine related at, Canine Evolution or Pet Resorts Australia Pat has a full range of coaching and training services at Operant Canine   Show Sponsors:   FORD K9 LLC.   www.fordk9.com 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 Handler and Trainer courses for those working professional detection dogs such as Explosive, Firearm, Narcotic, Mass Media and Cell Phone Detection.   We are offering Seminars of Cognition for Handlers and Trainers in SAR/HRD as well as Wildlife Conservation K9 Teams.  Contact us for more information at www.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

Dr. Lazaroski and Bart Rogers are part of the Auburn University Canine Performance Sciences. Their current research focuses on the selection, training, and utilization of scent detection dogs by examining early development, olfactory function, cognitive processes, and welfare. Her work has been published in a variety of journals including Animal Cognition, Learning and Behavior, Behavioural Processes, Applied Animal Behavior Science, and Journal of Veterinary Behavior. Bart also has a website for the education and services he offers https://sites.google.com/view/southpawconsulting/home Episode Sponsors: Ford K9 LLC FORD K9 LLC -  Are you looking for a Handler School, Trainer School or attend one of our 1-week Development courses for Dogs, Handlers, or Trainers.   Are you in one of the various detection dog Scent Sports doing Nosework or Scentwork?  We have Classes and Seminars for you as well.  We offer Trainer classes as well as Seminars for many of your handlers.   Ford K9 is not just in Vegas, but we can come to you with many of our Seminars like, Canine Cognition, Detection using Cognition, The Trust Momentum and many more...   Ford K9 also offers fully Trained Detection Dogs, contact us... we have access to a variety of breeds of dogs that Cameron custom trains to meet your detection needs... All dogs come with a handler school when you pick up your K9 as well.  For more information go visit our website  www.fordk9.com   K9s Talking Scents Webinars - You have heard from many of our guests, well now many of them are offering numerous webinars through our Webinar platform on the Ford K9 website.  All webinars can be purchased for $25 each OR you can join the Ford K9 Club Channel and get 2 webinars a month for $25.  Ford K9 Club Channel always has 1 new webinar as well as one of the episodes from the past so you can enjoy again.  Go to www.fordk9.com/webinar   Joe Nick K9 SNIFF IT OUT ! "Are you looking for a Scent or Nosework detection seminar? Joe Nick K-9 Training LLC. Will be hosting a Scent/Nosework detection seminar June 14th at (688 Westwood Ave. River Vale, New Jersey). If you're getting ready for an upcoming AKC trial or an Odor Recognition Test or perhaps just getting started in Scent or Nosework this seminar/workshop is for you. Filled with educational and hands on scenario based applications for you and your dog to succeed. For more information visit us on Facebook @ Joe Nick K-9 Training. We will have a Sniffing good time".

In this episode, we get to speak to Nathalie van Hellemond from Scent Imprint for dogs.  Nathalie is a trainer and helps work all dogs at the Scent Imprint for a dogs training center in Holland.  Nathalie discusses her journey and education in holland to become a dog trainer.  What I find very unique about what she talks about is how the education system is a mix of learning theory in the classroom followed by 2 years of interning at various jobs to help each student find the best chance for a career in a job they want moving forward.  This is a great mix of education and vocation, something I would love to see here in the USA.   SPONSORS:   FORD K9 LLC -  Are you looking for a Handler School, Trainer School or attend one of our 1-week Development courses for Dogs, Handlers, or Trainers.   Are you in one of the various detection dog Scent Sports doing Nosework or Scentwork?  We have Classes and Seminars for you as well.  We offer Trainer classes as well as Seminars for many of your handlers.   Ford K9 is not just in Vegas, but we can come to you with many of our Seminars like, Canine Cognition, Detection using Cognition, The Trust Momentum and many more...   Ford K9 also offers fully Trained Detection Dogs, contact us... we have access to a variety of breeds of dogs that Cameron custom trains to meet your detection needs... All dogs come with a handler school when you pick up your K9 as well.  For more information go visit our website www.fordk9.com     K9s Talking Scents Webinars - You have heard from many of our guests, well now many of them are offering numerous webinars through our Webinar platform on the Ford K9 website.  All webinars can be purchased for $25 each OR you can join the Ford K9 Club Channel and get 2 webinars a month for $25.  Ford K9 Club Channel always has 1 new webinar as well as one of the episodes from the past so you can enjoy again.  Go to www.fordk9.com/webinar   HITS K9 Conference: Scottsdale AZ August 18 to 21 www.HITS.net

This episode with Chris Oliver we discuss the unique challenges of working a detection dog in a jail environment and the unique challenges this presents. We also cover what he has learned and how he has evolved as a handler and trainer. Chris also covers how he takes his experience and uses it to help create very strong competitive Nosework teams with his sport side of his business. You can contact Chris at k9furst@gmail.com K9s Talking Scents webinars.... check out my social media feeds on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on when and who we have presenting classes on our Webinars or even purchase past webinars. Ford K9 LLC - Ford K9 provides K9 Handler and Trainer courses, K9 Development classes and we offer a variety of seminars in Las Vegas or all over the world. We also offer fully trained dogs for sale. Go to www.FORDK9.com for further information. Canine Science online. Do you want to take classes online and get more science-based K9 information? Go to https://www.caninescience.online/p/s46/?product_id=1439060&coupon_code=TALKING HITS K9 Conference: Scottsdale AZ August 18 to 21 www.HITS.net