Podcasts by The Functional Breeding Podcast
The Functional Breeding Podcast is about how to breed dogs for function and for health, behavioral and physical. It is brought to you by the Functional Dog Collaborative, an organization founded to support the ethical breeding of healthy, behaviorally sound dogs. The FDC's goals include providing educational, social, and technical resources to breeders of both purebred and mixed breed dogs, helping us all learn more about how to breed good companions who are fit for sports or work. You can find out more at functionalbreeding.org or at the Functional Breeding facebook group, which is a friendly and inclusive community.
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Lisa Wagner: Breeding Frenchies for Health from 2023-11-14T09:00
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 en...
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Sarah Stremming, CDBC: The Dog Sourcing Crisis from 2023-10-31T09:00
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 s...
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Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD: State of the Functional Dog Collaborative from 2023-06-16T17:27:17
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 gr...
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Laura Sharkey, PhD and Carolyn Kelly, RN: We All Have the Same Goals from 2023-06-01T09:00
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 fa...
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Ji Khalsa, MS: Guardian Homes from 2023-05-18T20:34
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 ...
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Alison Skipper, PhD: the history of breed registries from 2023-05-02T19:39:15
This week we welcome back Dr. Alison Skipper to talk about the history of breed registries. Dr. Skipper is a veterinarian and historian at the Royal Veterinary College, London. She has an intere...
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Sarah Stremming, CDBC: Fear Periods from 2023-04-11T09:35
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 s...
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Carolyn Kelly, RN: Litter Highlight from 2023-03-23T18:40:16
Carolyn Kelly is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in human health including in labor and delivery, and in mental health where she witnessed the power that animal assisted inte...
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Mary Peaslee, MD, MPH: Deep Dive on Hip Testing, Part 2 from 2023-03-02T16:42:53
This is the second part of my epic interview with Mary Peaslee about hip testing. As I said in part one, I highly value Mary's insights about hip testing for a whole bunch of reasons. She's a me...
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Mary Peaslee, MD, MPH: Deep Dive on Hip Testing, Part 1 from 2023-02-20T21:31:25
This episode I'm talking to Mary Peaslee about hip testing. I highly value Mary's insights about hip testing for a whole bunch of reasons. She's a medical doctor with an additional master's in p...
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Dr. Alison Skipper: the Health and History of Brachycephalic Dogs from 2023-01-16T11:53:27
Dr Alison Skipper is a veterinarian and historian at the Royal Veterinary College, London. She has a particular interest in the health and history of brachycephalic dogs, and has authored multip...
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Midwoofery and the FDC Breeder Curriculum from 2022-12-12T18:14
This week we have Ji Khalsa back on the podcast to talk about her highly regarded breeder educational resource, Midwoofery. Ji has a solid science background herself and has built a science-base...
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Litter highlight: Sara Reusche from 2022-11-23T16:39:59
We are pleased to have Sara Reusche (she/her) back on the podcast! Sara is a CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, CVT, and owns Paws Abilities Dog Training, LLC in Southeast Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro. Sa...
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Ji Khalsa and Alicia Hobson: the Genetics of Coat Type and Color from 2022-10-19T16:09:53
This week we're getting nerdy about the genetics of dog coat color and type with two breeders, Ji Khalsa and Alicia Hobson. Ji has a Masters degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry and has done ...
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The Co-Pilot Breeding Cooperative from 2022-09-28T12:41:36
This episode I'm tallking to two breeders who have joined forces to set up a new cooperative and registry for breeders as part of the FDC, with a focus is on breeding for health and specific com...
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What is ”Functional?” with Sarah Streaming from 2022-09-13T14:43:50
This episode, I am the interviewee! Sarah Stremming (internationally known behavior consultant and podcaster, and member of the FDC Advisory Board) and I dig in to what the "functional" in "Func...
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Panel: Owning Dogs in the Modern World from 2022-08-02T09:00
On this episode I have four people who have different perspectives on dogs and their owners. They talked about the expectations we have of dogs and whether they are reasonable; the limits of tra...
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Karen Hinchy: The Chinook Outcross Project from 2022-03-05T13:46:28
Karen Hinchy has been breeding Chinooks for more than 13 years and is a guiding force in the Chinook Outcross Project. She's an extremely knowledgeable and science-minded breeder. I know that th...
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Claire Apple: Farmcollies and the American Working Farmcollie Association from 2021-03-04T06:00
Claire Apple is on the board of the American Working Farmcollie Association (AWFA). This week, Claire and I talk about what farmcollies are and what they do, how to think about populations of do...
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Joyce Briggs: what the state of shelter adoptions today means for breeders from 2021-02-18T06:00
Joyce Briggs is the President of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs (ACC&D). She's dedicated her career to working in the world of animal sheltering, and has fascinating insights abou...
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Kim Brophey: Ethology and Breeding Dogs from 2021-02-04T09:00
Kim Brophey is a behavior consultant who approaches dog behavior through an ethological lens. In this episode we talk about how we have selected different breeds for a variety of traits that mak...
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Emily Bray, PhD: Maternal Care in Dogs from 2021-01-21T16:04:06
Emily Bray is an Animal Behavior Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Arizona and Canine Companions for Independence. Her area of interest is canine cognition, and she specifically studi...
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Jane Lindquist: Puppy Culture from 2021-01-07T19:05:34
Jane Lindquist is the founder and owner of Puppy Culture, a widely used educational resource for raising and socializing puppies. She herself breeds and competes with bull terriers. As it turns ...
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Functional Dog Collaborative updates for October, 2020 from 2020-10-23T15:17:38
The podcast is going on a short hiatus, and then will resume broadcasting biweekly. Meantime, catch up on what is happening with the Functional Dog Collaborative, including breeding cooperatives...
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Sarah Stremming: Border Collies in Agility - We're All Weird Here from 2020-10-15T09:00
Sarah Stremming is an internationally known dog behavior consultant with a special niche working with sports dogs. She consults at The Cognitive Canine, teaches online courses on dog behavior, a...
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Elinor Karlsson, PhD: Genetic testing from a scientist's perspective from 2020-10-08T09:00
Elinor Karlsson, Ph.D., is the director of the Vetebrate Genomics Group at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and (incidentally) my boss. She has a deep knowledge about both population genet...
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Oluademi James-Daniel: Overcoming Systemic Racism in the Dog World from 2020-10-01T09:00
Oluademi James-Daniel is a force for change in the dog world. Her Facebook group, Inclusivity in Dog Training, has become a major player in the conversation about whether the dog world is inclus...
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Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt 2): The International Working Dog Registry from 2020-09-23T09:00
Eldin Leighton has a PhD in animal breeding, and after a long career at The Seeing Eye, has founded the International Working Dog Registry, or IWDR. If you didn't listen to last week's episode w...
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Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt 1): The Science of Animal Breeding from 2020-09-17T09:00
Eldin Leighton has a PhD in animal breeding and has wound up a long career managing the breeding program at The Seeing Eye, which is the largest guide dog organization in the US. In this episode...
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Marina Phillips: Breeding Cooperatives from 2020-09-10T09:00
Marina Phillips is the breeding director for the ADI (Assistance Dogs International) Breeding Cooperative. A breeding cooperative is a group of breeders with similar goals who exchange animals t...
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What's new with the Functional Dog Collaborative from 2020-08-10T10:42:14
The podcast is going on a hiatus of a few weeks. I'm leaving you with this update on what's been happening with the Functional Dog Collaborative over its first months and where we're going next ...
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Doodles Part 3 - Kim Palermo: Boots on the Ground with Doodles from 2020-08-03T16:22
Kim Palermo owns BlueDog, a multicentric dog walking and training company, with her husband. There she runs manners and puppy classes for pet dog owners, and has her hands on quite a few doodles...
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Doodles Part 2 - Alicia Hobson: The Bearded Retriever Project from 2020-07-27T11:46:15
Alicia Hobson, of Bear Lake Bearded Retrievers, is the founder of the Bearded Retriever Project. The Bearded Retriever is a breed in development, based on poodles, Labrador Retrievers, and Golde...
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Doodles Part 1 - Amy Lane: The Goldendoodle Association of North America from 2020-07-20T11:55:57
Amy Lane is the founder of the Goldendoodle Association of North America and the creator of the mini goldendoodle. GANA acts as a breed club for goldendoodle breeders, providing a registry, heal...
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Sophie Liu, DVM: The Doberman Diversity Project from 2020-07-13T13:34:16
Sophie Liu, DVM, is the founder of the Doberman Diversity Project. The DDP seeks to collect information in a single place about Dobermans for use to researchers who want to better understand the...
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Linda Seaver: Berner University from 2020-07-06T17:13:09
Linda Seaver is the founder of Berner University, a two-day educational conference which convenes once each year at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America National Specialty. Berner U aims to ...
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Jenna Dockweiler, DVM, DACT: Theriogenology, the Study of Beast Making from 2020-06-30T12:54:52
Jenna Dockweiler, DVM, DACT, is a theriogenologist working at Ethos Veterinary Health in Wheat Ridge, CO. What is a theriogenologist, you ask? In this episode, Jenna tells us what a theriogenolo...
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Sara Reusche: Breeding Mixy-Mix Sports Dogs for the First Time from 2020-06-22T11:09:49
Sara Reusche, CPDT-KA, CVT, ANWI owns Paws Abilities Dog Training, LLC in Rochester, Minnesota. Sara writes, teaches - and is the happy owner of two intentionally-bred sport mixy-mix dogs, one o...
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Jane Russenberger: Managing a Population of Guide Dogs from 2020-06-15T12:07:49
Jane Russenberger is the Senior Director of Genetics and Breeding at Guiding Eyes for the Blind, one of the largest guide dog schools in the United States. Over her decades working at Guiding Ey...
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Trish McMillan, CPDT, CDBC, ACCBC: Where Do Good Dogs Come From? from 2020-06-08T09:09:29
Trish McMillan is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, and an Associate Certified Cat Behavior Consultant. She is also an internationally known speaker and ...
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Deb Jones, PhD: Good Traits for a Sports Dog (and Pet) from 2020-06-01T13:55:46
This week we talk with Deb Jones, PhD, about the behavioral traits that make a good sports dog, particularly a sports dog who you can live with. Deb has a PhD in social & behavioral psychology, ...
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Julie Norman Jenkins: Breeding Dogs as Athletes and Pets from 2020-05-16T19:25:49
Julie Norman Jenkins runs Quicksilver Dogs, where she breeds border collies and border collie mixes. Her dogs have gone on to achieve top titles in flyball and agility, but are also fabulous pet...
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Introduction to the Functional Dog Collaborative from 2020-05-15T10:26:17
What is the Functional Breeding Podcast about? In this episode, Jessica says hello, and introduces the podcast's parent organization, the Functional Dog Collaborative (