Barkology: Unleash your dog’s potential – Détails, épisodes et analyse

If you love nosework and getting your dog sniffing, this episode is for you. In this episode, Chantal and Angelique talk to Dr Rob Hewings from The College of Scent Dogs.

Dr. Robert Hewings, a retired dog handler and instructor who served for 30 years at the London Metropolitan Police. He has an impressive background in dog handling and training, backed up by excellent academic qualifications. He holds a BSc in Canine Training and Behaviour, a Masters's Degree in Professional Practice Police Dog Training, and a Doctorate of Professional Practice in Canine Scent Detection Training. He has lectured at universities both locally and internationally. Dr. Hewings is an expert in scent work and has unmatched skills in this area, as evidenced by his best selling books "Scent Training for Every Dog" and "Tracking for Every Dog”

Rob's passion for scent detection training is truly contagious! He has a unique talent for inspiring canines and their human companions to learn more. He is dedicated and enthusiastic about his craft, and he genuinely enjoys teaching and improving the skills of these remarkable animals.

Part 2 of last weeks episode with Dr Tim Lewis.

Tim Lewis Ph.D. approaches canine research through the lens of an evolutionary ecologist. His formal, non-canine education began in Augustana College in Illinois, where he received his bachelor's degree in biology, followed by masters and doctorate in wildlife ecology from Wisconsin-Madison. Tim taught for two decades at Wittenberg University in Ohio where he was an award winning professor in biology before moving on to teach at the University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

In this episode, Chantal and Angelique talk to Megan Foster. Megan is the founder of Fostering Excellence in Agility. She predominantly coaches agility online and has competed in agility at national and international levels.

You can find Megan on Facebook and Instagram.

Please note that in true African style, we had a short lag in Wifi. You might experience a short cut in the recording.

In this episode, Chantal and Angelique talk to Natasha from NHU Ecology Dogs. Natasha is an ecologist, environmental consultant and dog handler who works on colleting data for science and bed bug detection. They get into the benefits of scentwork, training dogs for scentwork, keeping working dogs happy and so much more.

To find out more about Natasha and her dogs, visit her instagram or facebook page.

In this episode, Chantal and Angelique talk to the amazing Holly Baker from Sport Dog Nutrition.

Holly is a canine nutritionist specializing in the feeding of canine athletes and working dogs, with experience in various medical fields spanning 18 years. Holly has applied her knowledge and expertise as an evidence based practitioner to the study and practice of canine nutrition for the past ten years.

Holly has worked with high achieving dogs, including members of team GB Agility, Crufts winners, Champion working sheepdogs , flyball dogs, gun dogs and many other canine athletes of various disciplines.

With a passion for the working dog, Holly has five dogs who participate in various sports and sheep work and for the past 20 years has rescued and rehabilitated working sheepdogs. All her dogs and visiting dogs are fed a fresh diet, with a focus on local, seasonal produce, supporting British farming and providing a diet that is varied, healthful and colourful.

In this episode, Chantal and Angelique talk to Dr Leslie Eide. Leslie graduated from Colorado State University's Veterinary School in 2006. She completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine in Albuquerque, NM. She continued her education by becoming certified in canine rehabilitation through the Canine Rehab Institute with a focus in sports medicine. She continues to learn more about rehabilitation, sports medicine and pain management through daily practice and continuing education seminars. Her research interests include canine exercise physiology and sports performance. She is an agility competitor and runs The Total Canine.

Find her on Facebook and Instagram.

In this episode, Chantal and Angelique talk to Craig Ogilvie. Craig is a dog trainer, behaviorist, author, public speaker and business couch to other trainers.

Craig has worked with pets and working dogs holding international accreditations. His passion for interacting and communicating with dogs led to the discovery of his Interactive Play Experience. This then led to helping dogs all over the world build better relationships with their dogs.

In this episode, Chantal and Angelique talk about how to train dogs to not jump up when their favorite humans get home.

Click here for Chantal's course on jumping up.

In this episode Chantal and Angelique talk to Dave Munnings about agility and all the skills surrounding the sport. Dave is a dog agility competitor & coach canine, equine & human Osteopath, 6 x UK Agility Champion Agility Team GB member as well as multiple medal winner.

In this episode, Angelique and Chantal talk to Allie Bender (CDBC, CPDT-KA, SBA) a co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World and from Pet Harmony.

In this episode, discover the ins and outs of what enrichment truly is, dispelling a few myths and misconceptions as well as how to make sure that you are meeting your dogs needs so that our dogs are happy.

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