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403 – Virtual Reality: Step by Step to a Rally Title for Your Dog
Virtual Reality: Step by Step to a Rally Title for Your Dog Trainer Gabi Vannini from What A Great Dog! walks us through the process to earn a virtual rally title for your dog. Below is a short excerpt from our conversation. Listen in to the podcast for excellent training tips, rally performance do’s and…
402 – Insight on the Genetics of Hairlessness in Dogs
Insight on the Genetics of Hairlessness in Dogs Adam Boyko, Chief science officer and co-founder of Embark, joins host Laura Reeves to talk about the Fox I3 gene, that causes hairlessness in many dog breeds. “So it’s a gene that’s gonna be involved in what we would call ecto dermal differentiation,” Boyko said. “So it’s…
400 – In the Midst of Chaos, a Whiff of Sanity
Episode 400 – In the Midst of Chaos, a Whiff of Sanity Welcome to our annual summer tradition of noting this benchmark. Pure Dog Talk has been downloaded 700 THOUSAND times! Eek… Plague, Protests, Locusts …. It’s the end of the world as we know it… Or not. Or sort of. The last couple years…
399 – Breeders Part 2: Family, Friends and Mapping a Journey
Breeders Part 2: Family, Friends and Mapping a Journey Top Breeders discuss building a family of dogs with small numbers and defined goals. Wendy Paquette, Amanda Kelly and Chris Heartz return to finish their conversation about building a family of dogs, using the standard as a driver and mapping out a plan. Wendy: “What I’ve…
398 – Getting Under the Skin: Demodex and other Mites
Getting Under the Skin: Demodex and other Mites Dr. Marty Greer talks about Demodex, demodectic mange and other skin mites that can cause problems in dogs. “We can start with the history of Demodex, which used to be very serious. When a dog was diagnosed with Demodex back in the day, it was sometimes a…
397 — Planning Your “Family” of Dogs: Style and Health
Planning Your “Family” of Dogs: Style and Health Our topic is breeding. With an emphasis on planning your family of dogs. The question: is consistency of style more important than consistency of health and/or quality? How do you get to your desired goals? Today’s guests are Amanda Kelly, Wendy Paquette and Chris Heartz. Wendy: “Coming…
396 – “Doggedly” Pursuing Preservation of Purebred Dogs
“Doggedly” Pursuing Preservation of Purebred Dogs Host Laura Reeves and Denise Flaim, author of “Doggedly: Musings on the Breeding, Judging and P reservation of Purebred Dogs,” cover a lot of ground in their own musings on these topics. What do respect, breed standards, judging, cooking, jazz music, period furniture, museums have in common? Listen in…
