Dogged Justice is an educational podcast focused on sharing the positive impact facility dogs make in the criminal justice system. Hosted by Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist Dr Jim Ha and Courthouse Facility Dog Handler Colleen Phelan each episode will share a new aspect of the world wide work of the Courthouse Dogs Foundation. Weekly 30 - 45 minute episodes will bring you insightful interviews from members of the community, to deep dives into cutting edge research, and Jim’s Training Corner.
To learn more about what they are doing to change the criminal justice system go to https://courthousedogs.org/
Cognitive Research With Puppies featuring Guest Emily Bray
Have you ever wondered what it looks like to be an Animal Behavior Researcher? Emily Bray from the Arizona Canine Cognition Center (https://dogs.arizona.edu/) joins Colleen and Jim in this episode. Emily takes our hosts through her process of working with puppies, tells them how the research is functionally applied and shares some of the activities she takes the working dogs through as well.
Episode Highlights
1:26 - Meet the first guest of Season 2 Emily Bray from the Arizona Canine Cognition Center & Canine Companions
2:30 - The work that Canine Companions early development center does.
4:35 - Emily’s process and her early work in animal behavior studies.
6:30 - Surprising behaviors discovered during the maternal studies.
10:05 - Jim & Emily reflect on how important the maternal work being done benefits all dog owners. Plus, where Jim has recently referenced the work.
12:30 - Why these long-term studies are so challenging to complete.
17:00 - The benefits of these long-term studies and why it's worth being patient for them to be completed.
18:00 - Emily goes deep on the cognitive research she's been conducting on working dogs.
23:00 - How this research get’s functionally applied in the real world.
26:00 - Jim points out how specialized puppy raisers' intuition and years of experience play a part in all of this.
31:00 - Jim invites Emily to share her recent publications from the data she’s collected.
33:00 - 3 tasks used in recent testing and what the results helped us understand.
38:00 - Thinking about Blake, Colleen reflects on the daily tasks her facility dog would and would not be suited for.
40:45 - Jim and Emily talk through what makes positive and negative outcomes, and how a working dog's characteristics play a part.
43:30 - What happens when a working dog isn't the right fit for the originally intended working environment.
45:15 - Emily share's what it's like to work with these cute dogs all day as a professional animal behavior researcher.
If you'd like to know more about the work Emily does you can follow her website at https://www.emilyebray.com/
11 Jul 2021
Season 2 - Science, Training, and Research Behind Facility Dogs
Welcome back to Season 2 of Dogged Justice. This season Colleen and Jim will be focusing on the complexities of the science and research behind selecting and training facility dogs. Our hosts also provide personal updates and share the celebration of Molly B’s life as a facility dog.
Show Highlights
1:30 - Season 1 Recap
2:30 - What to expect in Season 2
4:30 - Science behind selecting these facility dogs
6:30 - Examples of research happening now
8:30 - Jim explains complexities in the evolution of scientific methods
12:00 - Updates on Frannie, Blake
17:30 - Colleen asks Jim why Blake is upset when she gets in the hammock
20:30 - Celebrating Molly B’s life and service
22:00 - Jim shares his first memory of Molly B
26:00 - Colleen reflects on when she’s interacted with Molly B
11 Jan 2021
Upcoming Virtual Symposium on Responding to Incidents of Mass Victimization
This episode spotlights the upcoming training opportunity presented by the Courthouse Dogs Foundation on Responding To Incidents of Mass Victimization. Colleen & Jim welcome back Kim Gramlich & Tamara Martin presenters at this symposium to give you a preview on what to expect, and help identify if this is the right symposium for you to attend.
Click here to learn more or register for this virtual symposium.
Episode Highlights
1:00 - Personal update on Jim
2:15 - January 20th, 2021 Courthouse Dogs Foundation Virtual Symposium on Responding to Incidents of Mass Victimization
3:30 - Kim Gramlich shares the roles she fills when there is a crisis
6:00 - Tamara Martin from Alabama is also back to share her experience in these events
8:15 - What Jim has observed following these events
10:45 - Creating best practices for response to these events
13:25 - Being prepared and mentally focused as a handler for a Mass Casualty Response
15:45 - Defining the role the dogs play at these events
19:00 - Managing the dogs as a resource to ensure they have down time
22:30 - Asking the right questions to prioritize who needs help
25:00 - Jim shares what to expect when attending the symposium
28:15 - Colleen recognizes how responding has impacted her
30:15 - The flexibility, change of routine, and requests that come with these circumstances
34:00 - What you know vs what may be asked of you
36:00 - The emotional experiences that you will carry with you
37:30 - Preparing for these incidents to limit trauma inside the community
39:30 - A hope that Kim has for the future
42:00 - Keeping in mind the purpose for the dogs
43:30 - Knowing when the time to say “no” is appropriate
46:00 - Being prepared to say “yes” or “no” in advance
47:30 - Kim’s experience with Caber in less than ideal circumstance
49:45 - Willow impacts a man amidst the Route 91 incident
54:00 - Caber was exactly what was needed
57:00 - The dogs know the right way to respond, even when we don’t
58:00 - Jim reminds us the training and problem solving will kick in
1:00:00 - Details on the upcoming symposium
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