Meet Evan Birch, who is a Canadian ultra runner, coach, partner, father, mental health advocate, motivational speaker and former emergency services professional and his Dog NOVA.SuperNova is a film about Nova, a 7 year-old Hungarian Vizsla, her ultra-running Dad, Evan Birch and her crew chief Mom, Cassie Hawrysh. A story about trust, instinct, and the magic of moving together. It goes far beyond any start or finish line; it is a love letter to how impactful our dogs are to us. Watch the film here: SuperNova: The 100 Mile Dog (2025) Official Documentary Film
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Mantrailing & Interactive Play with Dr Ingrid Groeger-Stone
Dr Ingrid Groeger-Stone is a behaviour vet and qualified trainer, She have a deep understanding of animal psychology and behaviour. She works closely with pet owners to unravel the complexities behind behaviour problems and develop effective strategies for improvement.
She believe's in building trust and fostering a harmonious relationship between pets and their owners.
In addition to her expertise, She is an urban search and rescue dog handler, trainer and assessor. This role has created a unique bond with her canines and strengthened her commitment to serving the community in times of emergencies.
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Website: Veterinary Behaviour Consultant - Creature ConnectionsOr Book a Mantrailing Session with Daniel from Aussie Mantrailing?
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In the episode I talk with Josh from Elite Slat Mills New Zealand Dog Treadmills for a Happier, Healthier, more Balanced Dog Website: Dog Treadmill - Elite Slatmills
Duke was born with a passion for the outdoors and animals both wild and domestic. I have worked with dogs since I was in diapers but at the age of 12, I knew I wanted to work with animals. I have been training dogs for hunting and retrieving since the age of 13. While attending The Atlantic Police Academy’s Conservation Enforcement program in PEI, he was placed as a Conservation Officer in Nova Scotia where he had the privilege to work with the departments K9 Unit.
He is the owner of Unleashed Potential K9 Academy® where he trains and coaches students in his professional dog trainer certification. He love to help dog trainers reach a higher level of performance in all areas of their lives.
In this episode we talk with Manhunt K9
Mantrailing is a sport teaching dogs to find people by following their unique scent trail. All dog's have a natural ability to hunt and therefore Mantrailing provides them with an outlet to do this in a safe, controlled and constructive way.
We teach them how to harness their amazing sense of smell and turn it into a super fun activity for pet dog and owner teams to do together as a sport for fun.
Non-stop Dogwear is a Norwegian company founded in 2009 that specializes in high-quality outdoor gear for active dogs and their owners. The company's mission is to create functional and durable products that enhance the well-being and performance of dogs, especially in sports like canicross, skijoring, mushing, and hiking.
The brand gained popularity among dog enthusiasts, outdoor athletes, and professional mushers due to its focus on ergonomics, functionality, and the comfort of dogs during strenuous activities. Their product range includes harnesses, collars, leashes, dog jackets, and equipment for various dog sports.
Non-stop Dogwear emphasizes innovation and research, often working with top athletes and dog experts to continuously improve their designs. The company has expanded globally and is recognized for producing gear that meets the needs of both professional athletes and everyday dog owners.
Check out Non-Stop online here: Unleash your potential | Non-stop dogwear (nonstopdogwear.com)
Canine Strength & Conditioning with Bobbie Lyons
One this Episode of The Dogs and Deadlifts Podcast, I talk with Bobbie Lyons, CSCC, CCFT, KPA CTP
Lead Instructor and Program Director - Certified Canine Strength and Conditioning Program
Certified Canine Fitness Trainer
Karen Pryor Academy Faculty
Bobbie owns and operates Pawsitive Performance LLC which offers dog training, fitness training and trick training around the globe. Bobbie is the lead instructor and program director for the Certified Canine Strength and Conditioning Coach program that is offered through North Carolina State University and North Carolina State University Veterinary Medicine. She was also part of the TEAM that contributed knowledge and experience to design the CCFT II Live Lab and was a course instructor for the program. Bobbie completed the certification program for Canine Fitness through the Companion Animal Sciences Institute and she is a Certified Training Partner with the Karen Pryor Academy.
Bobbie has 4 awesome dogs that train a variety of skills for agility, fitness training, trick training, tugging and dock diving. Bobbie enjoys the training process and strives to communicate in the best way she can to help her dogs and clients dogs understand the task at hand. She starts every training sessions with this question "how can I set the dog up for success and give the dog the best information to successfully complete the behavior".
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Digitial Evidence Detection Dogs with Graham Attwood
Graham Attwood together with Tobias Gustavsson & Boki Damis from Gritty K9. Are producing an online training course for digital evidence detection dogs. The course will have step by step guides to help people prepare and train for the newest form of detection dog training.
Trailing K9s has existed since 2019 when Kathryn passed the Mantrailing Global Instructors Course (formerly Mantrailing UK). She then went on to become a Head Instructor for Mantrailing Global in 2020 until 2023. Originally Kathryn ran mantrailing events alongside her Canine Behaviour business. The mantrailing quickly took off, however, and in 2020 – along with a move to North Wales – it became her sole full time business and passion.
Kathryn is dedicated to understanding the body language of dogs when mantrailing. It is this passion that has led her to become obsessed with decoding the on and off trailing behaviour of dogs.
Kathryn passed the Scent Imprint for Dogs Tracking and Trailing Instructor Course in 2024, and is also working on the K9 IlMa Global Training Handler course.
She also hosts an online platform where she shares monthly videos to help others decode the theory behind mantrailing as a sport.
In this episode I chat with Mantrialing Australian Dog Trainers Louis Mcgrath - Owner / Instructor from Manhunt K9 who stumbled across Mantrailing when a friend shared a photo of Jeff Schettler’s book “Two Weeks to Operational Tracking”. He bought a copy of the book, and was instantly hooked on the concept. Then the experimenting with his German Shepherd Erma began.
And Creature Connections Dr. Ingrid – Behaviour Vet, qualified trainer, Fear Free certified professional, and urban search and rescue dog handler.
Based in the town of Kyogle and servicing the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Summerland Dog Training provides you with the tools to teach your dog.
In 2016 Paul made it into the NSW Police Force Dog Unit as a general purpose dog Handler where he was teamed up with a German Shepard named Mammoth.
Whilst at the dog unit Paul found his passion for dog training
Paul's Website Link:
About Us - Summerland Dog Training
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Mantrailing Global was originally born as 'Mantrailing UK' after Founder, Lisa Gorenflo, discovered Mantrailing in Germany and quickly became hooked. Upon returning home to the UK, she began searching for this kind of training but was disappointed to not find anything available. There was only one option: to start a Mantrailing club. At the time, Lisa already had an established dog training business so began introducing Mantrailing as a new service to offer her clients, all the while continuing her training in Germany gaining her status as a Certified Mantrailing Instructor.
As it received more and more interest, Lisa saw the benefits that Mantrailing was having on the participating dogs and their owners. She then made the decision to begin offering Mantrailing Introduction courses to her already thriving dog-training business. Very quickly, Mantrailing took off as a new dog sport and began to take up all of Lisa’s time! Not only did she have pet owners travelling across the country to participate, but other dog trainers became addicted and wanted to offer it to their clients also.
Eventually, Lisa made the decision to coach and train up some new instructors which developed into the esteemed Mantrailing UK Instructor course, or as it stands today, Mantrailing Global Instructor course: An international organisation maintaining high standards of Mantrailing training with instructors spread internationally across the globe.
Check out Maintrailing Website: Mantrailing Global | Accredited Mantrailing instructor training
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In episode 59 of the Dogs & Deadlifts Podcast I am joined by Louise Jones from Pawsitive Fitness.
Pawsitive Fitness was established in 2018 by Louise Jones to get people out and about with their dogs.
Louise has been competing in cani-sports since 2012 and holds a number of national titles in the disciplines of Bikejoring, Scootering and Canicross.
She has proudly represented Ireland 3 times at the European Canicross Championships (now, the World Championships) with Dyson, her Northern Inuit Dog and once with her pointer mix, Lady. She has raced abroad in France, Belgium, Italy, Czech Republic and the UK.
It was Louise's love of cani-sports including Canicross and Bikjor that prompted her to set up Pawsitive Fitness so that she could share her knowledge and passion with the dog lovers of Ireland.
Contact Louse here: About Us (k9fitness.ie)
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In this episode I chat with Special Operations STL (Senior Team Leader) Joseph Garcia and Senior K9 Handler
STL Joesph Garcia Unit is a High-Risk Special Operations and Mitigation Unit responding to Prison and Jails High Intensity Inmate Situations. They are a full time unit that can be deployed to any of over 3000 jails / Prisons in the US. The Unit has also deployed to strategic international agencies prison systems all over the world, they are a Tier 1 Corrections Special Operations Unit.
The unit was the first in the US to implement and use Flashlights and Green Lasers to direct K9’S. STL (Senior Team Leader) Joseph Garcia developed the training and standards for this program and developed with the help of K9 Specialists from around the world the new standard for Corrections Special Ops K9’s program. STL (Senior Team Leader) Joseph Garcia developed the physical development program for the CSO K9 Program. He has worked with units from around the world.
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A little about Steph.
She is a total dog lover and exercise/sport addict! If she is not off exploring the world with her gorgeous golden retriever, Teddy, you’ll probably find her doing some other crazy active things which aren’t quite suitable for her to bring him along to.
Step believes that we should honour the time we spend with our dogs. We should make the most of every single second that we share together.
It’s her mission to encourage as many people as possible to have fun exercising with their dogs, to improve their relationship and health together!
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