Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA: Shelter Dog Welfare
Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in the School of Animal Sciences and directs the Laboratory for Animal Behavior and Welfare. Lisa’s research explores the behavior ...
15 Feb 20241h 4min
Breeding for Companion Personalities: Carolyn Kelly, RN and Erica Pytlovany, KPA CTP
Carolyn Kelly is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in human health including in labor and delivery, and in mental health. She also holds a Masters Degree in Nursing Leadership. She r...
22 Jan 20241h 15min
Claire Wade, PhD and Sophie Liu, DVM: The Doberman Genetic Diversity Paper
This week I'm talking to Drs Claire Wade and Sophie Liu about their paper on genetic diversity in the Doberman breed. Dr Claire Wade is the Chair of Computational Biology and Animal Genetics at the Un...
8 Jan 20241h 25min
Lisa Wagner: Breeding Frenchies for Health
I've wanted to interview Lisa Wagner about her breeding program for a while now. I keep hearing about the great work she is doing to address health issues in her French bulldogs, and I was so enthusia...
14 Nov 202346min
Sarah Stremming, CDBC: The Dog Sourcing Crisis
This episode is jointly released through the Functional Breeding Podcast and Cog Dog Radio, which is hosted by Sarah Stremming. Sarah is an internationally known dog behavior consultant with a special...
31 Okt 20231h 10min
Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD: State of the Functional Dog Collaborative
This episode, Ji Khalsa is interviewing me, Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD. I'm a veterinarian turned behavioral geneticist turned teacher and founder of the Functional Dog Collaborative, or FDC. I graduate...
16 Jun 202359min
Laura Sharkey, PhD and Carolyn Kelly, RN: We All Have the Same Goals
This week we have Laura Sharkey and Carolyn Kelly back on the podcast. They are the co-founders of the Copilot Pet Dog Breeding Cooperative, and I always love to talk to them because of their fascinat...
1 Jun 202359min
Ji Khalsa, MS: Guardian Homes
This week we have Ji Khalsa back on the podcast. Ji is the founder of Midwoofery, a highly respected science-based educational resource for responsible dog breeders. She has a Masters degree in Microb...
18 Mai 202344min
