{"podcast":{"title":"Alert! Scent Work","slug":"alert-scent-work-7421909","podcast_index_feed_id":7421909,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/alert-scent-work/","website_url":"https://www.alertscentwork.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/62de190b-1822-41ed-a3d2-c1c9e35f9f02/IIIgDeQvT2zt8bjwAH51D97V.jpg","author":"Alert! Scent Work","episode_count":26,"summary":"Alert! Scent Work is a podcast for everyone who's fallen down the scent work rabbit hole — and loves it there. Scot sits down with judges, competitors, and community builders from AKC, NACSW, ASCA, UKC, and beyond for the conversations you've always wanted to have but never had time for on trial day. We talk nose work and scent work training philosophy, competition mindset, and the perspectives that shape how we think about this dog sport. We celebrate the wins, laugh at the disasters, and dig into origin stories — because how did any of us end up here, completely obsessed with watching our dogs use their noses? Whether you're trialing every weekend or just discovering K9 nose work and scent work for the first time, this show is about the whole scent work life — the sport, the dogs, and the community that makes it all worth it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T00:22:25.148447+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909"},"episode":{"title":"Vicky Lovejoy | Productive Parking Lot Chatter, Fun Searches, and Inclusivity in Scent Work","slug":"vicky-lovejoy-productive-parking-lot-chatter-fun-searches-and-inclusivity-in-scent-work","published_at":"2026-02-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909/vicky-lovejoy-productive-parking-lot-chatter-fun-searches-and-inclusivity-in-scent-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909","url":"https://www.alertscentwork.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a38050c8-b349-46fa-b5d5-c203c6a0e2c2.mp3","summary":"Vicky Lovejoy was there at the very beginning — before formal trials existed, before organizations formed, when a group of enthusiasts in the Los Angeles area were just figuring out what this sport could be alongside founders Ron Gaunt, Amy Herot, and Jill Marie O'Brien. She has been competing and judging across AKC, NACSW, UKC, NASDA, and more ever since. In this episode, Vicky brings a perspective on scent work that very few people can offer — she has seen it from just about every angle, as a competitor, a judge, a trainer, and someone who was there when the sport was invented. Her dogs, by the way, all have an aviation theme. Beryl Markham, the pilot. Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega. Bessie the Fire Horse. Gaston — said with a French accent. And Phoenix, the outlier. What we talk about: Vicky's origin story — from a shepherd with elbow dysplasia to being one of the first people to compete in what would become organized scent work What hooked her — and why she describes the sport as the dog teaching us rather than the other way around How breed and individual tendencies shape how dogs search — including why her shepherds would catalog hides and check the perimeter before committing, and why herding dogs often go to the back of the search area first How judging has influenced how she competes — and a story about forcing a false alert at the end of a long trial day that she still thinks about What makes a search fun — not just technically challenging, but genuinely enjoyable for dog and handler together How she thinks about setting hides and what she hopes competitors take away from her searches The parking lot conversation after a low Q rate — and how to turn post-search analysis into something productive instead of just venting Cherish the engagement — what she means…","meta_description":"Vicky Lovejoy was there at the very beginning — before formal trials existed, before organizations formed, when a group of enthusiasts in the Los Angeles…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2212,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alert-scent-work-7421909/episodes/vicky-lovejoy-productive-parking-lot-chatter-fun-searches-and-inclusivity-in-scent-work/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909/vicky-lovejoy-productive-parking-lot-chatter-fun-searches-and-inclusivity-in-scent-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}