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Visit us at shapedbydog.com    One of the most frequent questions we see is how to get dogs to stop barking, but this week, a Shaped by Dog listener asked the opposite. They want to help their dog start barking. I teach this as a parlor trick, and have the training steps for you. I'm also sharing expert insights from my good friend, Matt Folsom of Modern Malinois fame because for many working dogs, barking is a vital skill, and it's a very nuanced and detailed behavior.    In this episode you'll hear:   • That barking on cue is a fun parlor trick and a vital skill for working dogs. • Expert insights from Matt Folsom about how he teaches protection dogs to bark. • How to train your dog to speak on cue as a trick. • How to shape continuous barking. • About capturing barking. • The emotional triggers/reasons behind dog barking and why I harness excitement. • When to add a cue to your dog's trained barking behavior.   Resources:   1. Podcast Episode 240: Stop Barking Dogs! Step-By-Step Action Plan And Anti-Bark Strategies To Avoid - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/240/ 2. Podcast Episode 238: Barking Dogs! Understanding Canine Vocalization To Prevent Nuisance Barking - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/238/ 3. Podcast Episode 239: Barking Dogs! How To Help Your Dog Be Quiet And Stop Annoying Barking - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/239/ 4. YouTube Playlist: The Emotional State of Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy29pv3_9b7DZdMFJL9ZJPMy&feature=shared 5. Podcast Episode 69: Clicker Training: Will It Work For Every Dog? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/69/ 6. Matt Folsom The Modern Malinois - https://www.stsk9.com/modern-malinois/ 7. Podcast Episode 170: 5 Popular Ways To Train Your Dog With Food - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/170/ 8. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/p57mCYqIahY

The Weekend Whassup for Friday, 3/31/2023! The Point keeps you connected to the top 12 things happening around Sheboygan! No FOOLIN' here! Shout out to the other radio station that uses this events list word for word. Thanks for listening! The international touring show, “The Beat Goes On” features the music of Cher live on stage in a Broadway-style show tonight (Friday) at 7:30 at The Weill Center For The Performing Arts in downtown Sheboygan. https://www.weillcenter.com/events/new-event-7/  Lakeland University will stage the space rock opera "Mission Haus to the Stars," at Lakeland's Bradley Theatre with showtimes through this weekend! https://bit.ly/3lXbdFB The SCIO Winter Farmers Market happens the first and third Saturdays of the month from 9-Noon, at First Congregational Church UCC. Help support the local farmers who provide fresh produce, meat, eggs, honey and more! https://www.sheboygancountyinterfaith.org/winter-farmers-market/   There's an Easter Egg Hunt at Sheboygan's Fountain Park tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10. Colored eggs filled with candy and special prizes will cover the lawn. Hunting is available for all children, ages 0-12! https://www.facebook.com/events/5995940803804520  Celebrate maple sugaring season at the 2nd Annual Plymouth Maple Festival tomorrow (Saturday) from 10-2 at Plymouth City Park. Maple products, kids' activities and presentations! A pancake breakfast too! https://plymouthmaplefestival.com/  Kindred Heart Families hosts their 5th Annual Spring Fling Pop Up event tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-3 at Immanuel Lutheran School Gym. Free to Foster/Kinship Families. Clothing, toys, shoes, games and more! Get the kids an Easter Basket too! http://www.kindredheartfamilies.org/springfling  There's a Spring Market at The Bull at Pinehurst Farms in Falls tomorrow (Saturday) from 10-4. Vendors and crafters will be set up in the event center. Refreshments available! https://golfthebull.com/event/spring-vendor-and-craft-fair-2023/  The Greater Midwest RV Show happens at Sheboygan's Lakers Ice Center this weekend. Free admission today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) 10-7 and 11-4 Sunday. https://greatermidwestrvshow.com/  VFW Post 9156 is having their 67th Annual Brat Fry tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-6. Stop in for lots of raffles, drink specials, brats, burgers, steak sandwiches, grilled chicken, fries, fried apps, and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/608769257349324  Odyssey Fun Center in Falls hosts stand-up comedy tomorrow (Saturday) at 8:30. Comics will be there to make you actually LOL! https://bowlingsheboygan.com/comedy-club/  Sheboygan Tavern League Brat Fry is Sunday from 11-6 at Emmer's in Sheboygan! Brats, Burgers, German Potato Salad & Baked Beans. Raffles All Day! Music by Nitro Five 2-6! https://www.facebook.com/events/929305341400303 Great Lakes Search and Rescue K-9 is hosting a fundraising brat fry Sunday from 10-3 at the Plymouth Piggly Wiggly! Come enjoy some lunch and get a chance to Kiss a Search Dog! https://www.facebook.com/events/1855518484903737 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise Sanders, Senior Director of Communications and Search Team Operations at The Search Dog Foundation joins the show to talk about their program and how they're sending search dogs to help those in need after the earthquakes that destroyed parts of Turkey and Syria.

We're in the beginnings of Season 5, the season of Noam Pitlik, where we are discussing the episodes The Search, Dog Days, and The Baby Broker where we start to come around to Levitt while Harris loses his mustache.

You've probably seen it - dramatizations of search dogs, running through the woods, noses to the ground, looking for a missing person, or for human remains. We've got a weird fascination with this stuff in the media, but when it's real life - well, if it's your loved one those search dogs are looking for, it's a whole different story. What's it like being the human half of a cadaver search dog team? Expert Cat Warren lays it all out this week.    In this episode we cover:    What's it really like to work a crime scene with your dog? Is it cool or creepy? How do we navigate fascination and respect when it comes to other peoples' trauma? Why people were mad that Cat's book was more about the dog than it was a “true crime” exposé The difference between resolution and closure How do first responders and search teams deal with so many unhappy endings and unanswered questions? Notable quotes:  “True crime podcasts keep us at a safe distance. They allow us to enter into the sphere of death, but keep us far enough away from it that we don't need to experience any feeling of grief. Crime survivors don't have that luxury.” - Megan Devine   About our guest: Cat Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World. The book tells the story of learning to work with her impossible young shepherd as a cadaver dog to find the missing and dead. It won critical acclaim and was long listed for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. She taught science writing, journalism, and creative nonfiction at North Carolina State University for 26 years before retiring in 2021. Additional resources   All of Cat's information is at her website  NY Times article on cadaver dogs and archaeology  African American burial grounds & cadaver dogs   The Collective for Radical Death Studies   Get in touch: Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Here After with Megan Devine. Tune in, subscribe, leave a review, send in your questions, and share the show with everyone you know. Together, we can make things better, even when they can't be made right.    Have a question, comment, or a topic you'd like us to cover? call us at (323) 643-3768 or visit megandevine.co   For more information, including clinical training and consulting, visit us at www.Megandevine.co   For grief support & education, follow us at @refugeingrief on IG, FB, TW, and @hereafterpod on TT   Check out Megan's best-selling books - It's Okay That You're Not Okay and How to Carry What Can't Be FixedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FBI interviewed two former White House lawyers about classified documents taken to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property. Plus, a former congressman accused of participating in multiple financial schemes has been indicted. We're also following a key primary race in Wyoming where congresswoman Liz Cheney is running for reelection. Scientists say it's possible that people infected with monkeypox can pass the virus to their pets. Lastly, we have an update on author Salman Rushdie's condition following an attack on stage.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Meet Louis, a talented springer spaniel, who works for the Hampshire Fire Service.  Louis is a Fire Investigation & Search Dog and is trained to sniff out the presence of flammable materials efficiently and with outstanding accuracy in minutes, where humans might take days to cover the same area. There are just 17  working fire dogs in the whole of the UK, making Louis a rarity and something of a scoop for Dogs with Jobs. Louis' career success is heartwarming, since he was made homeless at less than a year old. His original family simply couldn't cope with his high energy and what dog handlers call  “play drive”.  He was rescued by veteran dog handler and firefighter Sean White. Sean knew that Louis craved mental and physical stimulation, and that a job would allow him to channel all that energy in a productive way.  Sean describes how Louis joined the fire service as a trainee, alongside Sean's other Fire Investigation & Search Dogs, Harvey and Ruby. Do you work your dog or dogs?  If you would consider coming on the show, please get in touch with presenter Kate Fairweather on team@shineradio.uk or find us via facebook or instagram. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather, 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Louis, a talented springer spaniel, who works for the Hampshire Fire Service.  Louis is a Fire Investigation & Search Dog and is trained to sniff out the presence of flammable materials efficiently and with outstanding accuracy in minutes, where humans might take days to cover the same area. There are just 17  working fire dogs in the whole of the UK, making Louis a rarity and something of a scoop for Dogs with Jobs. Louis' career success is heartwarming, since he was made homeless at less than a year old. His original family simply couldn't cope with his high energy and what dog handlers call  “play drive”.  He was rescued by veteran dog handler and firefighter Sean White. Sean knew that Louis craved mental and physical stimulation, and that a job would allow him to channel all that energy in a productive way.  Sean describes how Louis joined the fire service as a trainee, alongside Sean's other Fire Investigation & Search Dogs, Harvey and Ruby. Do you work your dog or dogs?  If you would consider coming on the show, please get in touch with presenter Kate Fairweather on team@shineradio.uk or find us via facebook or instagram. © & ℗ Kate Fairweather, 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Real ResQ, we are joined by Dillon Nelson, an Air National Guardsman and his dog Jakoby.  This is a little different than your standard Search and Rescue team because Jakoby is a cadaver dog.  For this duo, their missions are more of the Search and Recovery. As we know, not all Search and Rescue missions have a happy ending, however, with a way to get closure for the friends and family, Dillon and Jakoby are two that help make it happen.  Dillon tells us a few of his memorable searches which include a missing 4 year old, a missing ROTC student, as well as a bit of a wild ghost story.  Plus we get into all the training and what he and Jakoby have had to do in order to be nationally certified in the detection of human remains. Enjoy!   https://therealresq.com/home https://www.facebook.com/therealresq https://www.instagram.com/therealresq   Thank you for sponsoring this episode of The Real ResQ; Breeze-Eastern, https://www.breeze-eastern.com/ Axnes https://www.axnes.com/ Life Saving Systems Corporation https://lifesavingsystems.com/ SR3 Rescue Concepts, https://sr3rescueconcepts.com/

In this episode Paul tells us about his reason for joining MR and his experiences of being a MR Dog Handler.Support the Show.

Man's best friend, the lovable canine has many jobs; rescuing lost children, finding bombs and drugs. But what goes into the training? How does all this work? In this episode, Sal and Jim take us behind the scenes to learn what goes into the training for the handler and the canine. It's not as easy as it looks.

This week, in Hartland, Maine, what seems like a simple missing person, turns out to be much more, after an unexpected visit to the local police station by a person with a wild story to tell sends everyone out on a hunt for a body. What they end up finding blows everybody's minds, including the town, the police, and probably even the dogs that assisted in the search. Things somehow gets even more crazy from there, as this unfolds into one of the oddest tales we've told!   Along the way, we find out that not all of Maine has that Stephen King book charm, that you can only push people so far, and that thighs are apparently the most easily hidden body parts!   Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman    New episodes every Thursday!    Donate at: patreon.com/crimeinsports or go to paypal.com & use our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com    Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things Small Town Murder & Crime In Sports!    Follow us on...    twitter.com/@murdersmall    facebook.com/smalltownpod    instagram.com/smalltownmurder    Also, check out James & Jimmie's other show, Crime In Sports! On iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome, listeners! In today's episode, I speak with Denise Sanders of the National Search Dog Foundation about disaster search dogs. Denise tells us about how SDF finds "rescued dogs that turn into rescuers" by searching for and finding suitable canine candidates in shelters, training them at their "Disneyland for dogs" training facility and eventually pairing them with first responders, so that as a team they can be deployed by their respective agencies after a natural disaster to find people who are alive and have been trapped underneath rubble or in other hidden places. Denise explains how these dogs are trained, what their "disaster city" facility is like, how they are paired with first responders, what a deployment can be like, and how you can help. You won't want to miss this episode! You can check out what SDF is up to on their Facebook page here, or find the on Instagram @searchdogfoundation. Their website is: https://searchdogfoundation.org. You can read more about how the organization came to be by reading Hero Dogs, a book co-authored by the founder, Wilma Melville. On this podcast, we seek to highlight the work being done by working dogs of all disciplines. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to it, rating it, leaving a positive review, and sharing with people you know who are interested in the topic. This show exists in support of its sister photography project on the same topic and of the same name. You can learn more about that by visiting www.herobeside.me. I'd love to hear your feedback, questions, recommendations and ideas concerning this podcast. Please reach out at hello@herobeside.me or on Instagram @herobesideme. Thanks for listening! Be sure to give the furry hero beside you some extra love today.

In today’s episode: Could Tencent’s Sogou knock Baidu from its top search engine spot?; outcry erupts as provincial courts have been citing a legal document which doesn’t seem to exist; and China suspends Hong Kong extradition agreements with Britain, Australia and Canada. SPECIAL OFFER: Great News! Caixin Podcast listeners can now enjoy a 7-day complimentary access pass to caixinglobal.com and Caixin app. This is a limited-time offer. Get your pass by heading to: https://www.caixinglobal.com/institutional-activity/?code=J3XVJC

Lela and her owner, author Robert Frascone, were once told by a tracking dog club that Lela was ineligible to join in certification testing because she was a mixed breed dog. Undeterred, they inquired into becoming members of their local County Sheriff's Search Dog Unit Unit. Lela was given a tryout and their adventure began. Support this podcast

In the 4th Ladies Of K9 v2.0 we talk with Margo Marchen (DVM, PhD) from the San Bernardino Sherriff's office search team.  Margo talks about the success' and set backs of running 22 dog teams in a county roughly the size of West Virginia that covers everything from sea level to extremely rural and mountainous.  She covers new case law specific to SAR teams and how to deal with administrators and interagency cooperation.  She also addresses how to keep training relevant and ensuring that the teams are well trained, certified, and vetted.  She addresses containment strategies and the use of other resources and resources while deployed. Thank You Margo!!! And as usual THANK YOU to these guys who keep us on the air!! HITS K9 Training and Conference https://www.hitsk9.net or Jeff Barrett at 863-529-5113 US-K9 Rad tugs and reward toys!! (USE DISCOUNT CODE K9PRO) www.usa-K9.com Ray Allen Manufacturing https://www.rayallen.com (USE DISCOUNT CODE WorkingDogRadio FOR 10% OFF your next order) Dogtra (Use Discount Code WDR10 for 10% a single item over $200) www.dogtra.com QuickDerm by Vet Care Fast Acting Wound Care for all species of animal! Use Code: 10WDR For 10% off your first order!! www.vetcare.us Tactical Police K9 Training at https://www.tacticalpolicek9training.com EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Coast 2 Coast K9 www.c2ck9.com Silver State K9 https://www.SilverStateK9.com or on Facebook and Instagram @silverstatek9 Southern Coast K9 at https://www.southerncoastk9.com or 877.903.DOGS CombatBet Challenge Coins at https://www.combatbet.com USE DISCOUNT CODE: WORKINGDOGRADIO True Scent K9 Training Aids available HERE: https://www.truescentk9.com or 512-533-2040 Discount Code WDR15 for 15% off training aids excluding accessories ALM Suits & K9 Equipment https://www.almk9equipment.com (Ise Discount Code WDRADIO for 10% off your first order) Tripwire Operations Group https://www.tripwireops.org Music with permission By Brother Dege – Official www.brotherdege.blogspot.com, on itunes, Amazon, CD Baby or anywhere you stream digital media Edited and co-produced by Alesha Brandt Visit us on our other sites: https://www.patreon.com/WorkingDogRadiohttps://www.hrdpolicek9.com

In the 4th Ladies Of K9 v2.0 we talk with Margo Marchen (DVM, PhD) from the San Bernardino Sherriff’s office search team.  Margo talks about the success’ and set backs of running 22 dog teams in a county roughly the size of West Virginia that covers everything from sea level to extremely rural and mountainous.  She covers new case law specific to SAR teams and how to deal with administrators and interagency cooperation.  She also addresses how to keep training relevant and ensuring that the teams are well trained, certified, and vetted.  She addresses containment strategies and the use of other resources and resources while deployed. Thank You Margo!!! And as usual THANK YOU to these guys who keep us on the air!! HITS K9 Training and Conference https://www.hitsk9.net or Jeff Barrett at 863-529-5113 US-K9 Rad tugs and reward toys!! (USE DISCOUNT CODE K9PRO) www.usa-K9.com Ray Allen Manufacturing https://www.rayallen.com (USE DISCOUNT CODE WorkingDogRadio FOR 10% OFF your next order) Dogtra (Use Discount Code WDR10 for 10% a single item over $200) www.dogtra.com QuickDerm by Vet Care Fast Acting Wound Care for all species of animal! Use Code: 10WDR For 10% off your first order!! www.vetcare.us Tactical Police K9 Training at https://www.tacticalpolicek9training.com EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Coast 2 Coast K9 www.c2ck9.com Silver State K9 https://www.SilverStateK9.com or on Facebook and Instagram @silverstatek9 Southern Coast K9 at https://www.southerncoastk9.com or 877.903.DOGS CombatBet Challenge Coins at https://www.combatbet.com USE DISCOUNT CODE: WORKINGDOGRADIO True Scent K9 Training Aids available HERE: https://www.truescentk9.com or 512-533-2040 Discount Code WDR15 for 15% off training aids excluding accessories ALM Suits & K9 Equipment https://www.almk9equipment.com (Ise Discount Code WDRADIO for 10% off your first order) Tripwire Operations Group https://www.tripwireops.org Music with permission By Brother Dege – Official www.brotherdege.blogspot.com, on itunes, Amazon, CD Baby or anywhere you stream digital media Edited and co-produced by Alesha Brandt Visit us on our other sites: https://www.patreon.com/WorkingDogRadiohttps://www.hrdpolicek9.com

This episode of SEARCHDOG Diaries features Meriel Borowko's interview with Tim Maurice, who composed and performed all of the original music for SEARCHDOG, an award-winning documentary that follows K9 Search & Rescue Handlers from RI & Maine over the course of 4 years. Tim discusses the art of composing and performing music that captures the intimate relationship between humans and dogs, both of whom must rely on each other to perform the crucial task of finding missing persons. Tim explains the fine line of writing for powerful moments in SEARCHDOG -- some of life's most tragic and some of life's most beautiful. Here's some links to the soundtrack https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/timmaurice

What does it mean to live as Search & Rescue K9 handler? Discover the behind the perspectives and discussion of the incomparable life and knowledge that grows in partnership with a working dog. Search & Rescue Expert Matt Zarrella discusses his astonishing story, his first dog Hannibal, how Search & Rescue is a way of life, and the influences of his mentor, Andy Rebmann Learn more about the award-winning movie SEARCHDOG at www.searchdogmovie.com

Mary Healey Jamiel, Director of the award-winning documentary, SEARCHDOG drops in to talk with Marcie and Lovey about this exciting new film that highlights humans and canines working together to accomplish heroic acts. Mary gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the canine talent and intelligence that she chronicled. She also talks about the movie’s renowned search and rescue specialist, Matthew Zarrella, and how she obtained footage during real-time missing person K9 searches. We guarantee you will be inspired! More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - SearchDog The Movie with Marcie Davis

From the award-winning SEARCHDOG movie, a behind the scenes look at Director Mary Healey Jamiel's first interviews with Search & Rescue K9 expert Matt Zarrella. This is the first in a series of interviews that Jamiel conducted with Zarrella over a series of months during her research for the film. Hosted by Meriel Borowko, original music from the soundtrack is by Tim Maurice.

Mary Healey Jamiel is director of the documentary "Searchdog" #WPRO "Searchdog" is the story of Matthew Zarrella, a retired Rhode Island State Police Sergeant who rehabilitates “unadoptable" shelter dogs and transforms them into Search & Rescue/Recovery Dogs

Matt Zarrella spent 25 years with the Rhode Island State Police, where he founded its K9 Unit. Today, Zarrella lectures and trains not only around the nation but also the world. He discusses the amazing work his dogs have done, and continue to do, whether its rescuing live persons or finding decades-old remains. Zarrella, a Search & Rescue and Human Remains Master Trainer, says this work isn't a job, it's a calling. He's also the subject of a new documentary, Searchdog. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My featured speaker today is Whitney LaRuffa, a long distance hiker and backpacker with 17 years of experience. He has through-hiked the Appalachian Trail, served two seasons as an Appalachian Trail ridge-runner, and hiked the John Muir Trail, Wonderland Trail, Timberline Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail. He has served as president of ALDHA-west (American Long Distance Hiking Association-West) and served as a planning member of the Pacific Crest Trail Days. He has backpacked with two trail dogs, Erwin and Karluk.In this podcast, Whitney shares his vast knowledge of all things related to backpacking with your dog. There is even more information on his website http://www.allgoodsk9adventures.com  which has sections on trip reports, tips and techniques, gear reviews (human and dog), talks, sponsors, and his blog.

Listen in for an interview with Matthew Zarella, Connecticut State Trooper and IPWDA (International Police Working Dog) master trainer. Matt tells us about the new documentary film Search Dog, as well as chatting about some of his experiences in his long career as a canine search and rescue handler.

Join today's podcast for a conversation with Dave Hall, author of winter in the Wilderness. He is an outdoor survival expert, and we will be talking about winter survival, with a special focus on fire making and shelter building. Dave is also founder of Primitive Pursuits, a nonprofit wilderness education program located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.

This episode features an interview with Mark Swing of the Civil Air Patrol, New York Wing. Listen in to learn more about the Civil Air Patrol, including their role in search and rescue.

Episode 36 of the Search Dog Podcast for November 15, 2015 features an interview Dr. James Serpell, professor of Animal Ethics & Welfare at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He also directs the Center for Interaction of Animals and Society.  His research focuses on the behavior and welfare of dogs and cats, the development of human attitudes toward animals, and the history and impact of human-animal relationships.             In the podcast, Dr. Serpell talks about the C-BARQ, which stands for the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire. This is a tool he developed to assist dog owners and professionals with standardized evaluations of canine temperament and behavior.             Dr. Serpell has published more than 100 articles and book chapter. He is the author, editor, or co-author of several books. He has been featured in numerous TV and radio shows including PBS specials on NOVA and NATURE and on the BBC’s Pedigree Dogs Exposed.

For Episode 35, I have an interview with Beth Harrington, assistant director of the Tompkins County NY Emergency Management Services. She's talking about the basics of the ICS (Incident Command System) and NIMS (National Incident Management System).

The Search Dog Podcast for September 15, 2015 features a talk by Marcia Koenig about basic principals of search dog training, with tips for identifying and fixing training problems.Marcia has been involved in volunteer search dog work since 1972. She was a founding member of the American Rescue Dog Association and the Texas Unit of ARDA. She is a founding member of Northwest Disaster Search Dogs and King County Search Dogs and a past member of Region 10 DMORT task force. She is the past chair of the National Association for Search and Rescue search dog committee. She has decades of experience teaching and mentoring search and rescue canine handlers.Marcia would love to do a follow up to the podcast, answering specific questions sent in by listeners. So if any listener has a training question or problem, please send them to podcast@n-sda.org.

Episode 33 of the Search Dog Podcast of the National search Dog Alliance features features two amazing performance dog trainers speaking about what they do and how they do it. First I chat with Richard Curtis, 4 time winner of the heelwork to music competition at Crufts, the United Kingdom's biggest annual national competition. Then I talk with Kyra Sundance, performer, author, and trainer extraordinaire based in California. In this episode you'll hear training tips and philosophy from these two experts.

Today's show features an interview with Sonny Portacio about geocaching - a fun way to learn how to use your GPS receiver. Sonny hosts the podcast Podcacher and has a website full of interesting content related to geocaching.

Steve Hinch, author of Outdoor Navigation With GPS, talks about how the GPS system and your GPS receiver work, and provides some practical pointers for GPS use.

This month's podcast features an interview with Dr. John Berg, a veterinarian from Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. He's discussing spleen tumors, a common canine disease.This month 2 listeners have an opportunity to win a lighted Glowdoggie collar. Listen to the show to learn how you can win one if these awesome German-engineered collars for your dog.

Juli Lathrop speaks about the KRAMER foundation, a unique organization devoted bettering the life of shelter dogs, kids, and adults. Part of her mission is to rescue high-drive shelter dogs and provide them with the basic training needed to serve as search dogs and other types of scent detection dogs.

Michelle Weese, a border collie breeder, talks about early neurological stimulation and other ways to ensure that a baby puppy gets the best start in life,

Episode Notes: An interview with the founder of the Kramer Foundation , talking about the beginning of the organization and its success.

Episode Notes: An interview with border collie breeder Michelle Weese, talking about early neurological stimulation and other ways that a breeder can give a puppy a good start in life.

The Search and Rescue Dog Association (SARDA) Wales is a specialist element of Mountain Rescue in England and Wales responsible for the training and deployment of dogs to search for missing people in the mountains and on the moorlands of Britain as well as lowland, rural and urban areas. When someone is missing in a rural or mountain environment, a dog team can be more effective than 4 teams of people, covering large areas much faster and effectively. For the handlers and trainers who bring their dogs along to be trained in this work, this work is voluntary and something that they do out of their sheer love of the great outdoors and, of course, the reward of working so closely with their dogs to search for missing people. Helen Mark joins some of the experienced, and not so experienced, dogs and handlers at the foot of Cader Idris in the Snowdonia National Park to find out what this work involves, how important it is to the search teams and to the people they help and to hear why 'one man (or woman!) and their dog are such a fundamental part of the British landscape. Helen meets Helen Howe, an experienced trainer and handler, who explains how the dogs and their handlers are trained to search and rescue missing people. It can take around 3 years to train a new puppy to become a fully qualified Search Dog and Helen Howe explains how this is done. Between then, Helen and Cluania have had several successful finds. However, it is impossible to train a search dog without the invaluable help of a team of people called 'dogsbodies' and Helen Mark then meets up with Emmer Litt who has been volunteering herself as a 'body' for over four years. At each training event, Emmer spends her time hiding out in the hills that she loves with a good book and a flask of tea waiting to be 'found' by the dogs in training. Without the help of people like Emmer it is impossible to train a search dog because they need someone to search for and so Helen joins trainee handler, Rob Johnson, and his dog Skye as they set off in the hunt for Emmer who is now hidden somewhere under Snowdonia's autumn sunshine in the foothills of Cader Idris. Finally, Helen joins handler Iain Nicholson and his dog, Mij, who is a trailing dog. Together they demonstrate for Helen how Mij works in a scent specific way by following the actual scent of the person that is missing. Iain and Mij work from the place that the missing person was last seen and have been extremely successful in locating people in more lowland and urban areas as well as helping out with the Mountain Rescue Teams of the Lake District. Being part of SARDA is extremely important to the handlers and dogs that are involved but their continued presence on the British landscape is just as vital to the people that they help to rescue each year. Presenter: Helen Mark Producer: Helen Chetwynd.