K9s Talking Scents

In this Episode I speak with Craig Koshyk and Bart Rogers. We discuss the history of breeds and why they do what they do.  Often times decisions are made based off what a handler likes vs what a handler needs. Also, little is considered as to the genetic history of the dog.  Craig Koshyk: Craig is a self proclaimed dog nut, canine historian, photographer and writer. He has studied breeds and their history all over the world. Check out his work at https://pointingdogblog.blogspot.com Bart Rogers: Bart has been developing and training explosives detection dogs, and instructing handler courses, for 10 years. Bart specializes in the foundational training of green dogs for explosives detection. He has successfully trained hundreds of explosives detection dogs for groups including VWK9, ATF, Department of Justice, and others. Wildlife conservation Bart has trained and deployed dogs for ecological conservation of: Eastern striped and Eastern spotted skunk, Black bear ,Burmese and North African rock pythons in the Fl