The Journey

Mar 12 2024
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The Journey is a weekly podcast Hosted by Master K9 Trainer and veteran houndsman Heath Hyatt. The Journey takes a deep dive every week into the nuances of dog life and training. With decades of experience in training high performance working dogs, Heath will take listeners on a journey to reveal often overlooked topics such as , dog behavior, nutrition, medical care, and how to bring all of this together to make us all better trainers, hunters and houndsmen.

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What's Up Wednesday

Mar 12 2024 33 mins  
Dropping the first episode of What’s Up Wednesday. Heath talks about the new format of the podcast. After lots of questions about some recent videos Heath posted he gets down to some step-by-step training on the B litter. Look for more of these training tips here on the Journey.

What it Takes to Keep Your Dog at Extreme Performance

Mar 05 2024 60 mins  
Heath engages in an insightful conversation with Emily Corey, the nutritionist at Corey Nutrition. Delving into the company's origins, starting from crafting fish food to formulating high-fat diets for sled dogs, they explore the canine nutrition journey from puppy to adulthood.

Southern Hound Hunting Youth Issue

Feb 27 2024 62 mins  
Do you have kids that hunt with you? Do you offer to take kids hunting? Is hunting a family affair? Mark Booth, the founder and CEO of Southern Hound Hunting Magazine, dedicated the next issue to youth hunters. This issue will explore the world of hound hunting through the eyes of the next generation of hunters. Heath and Mark talk about Mark’s trip out west to chase mountain lio

Coming Together

Feb 20 2024 77 mins  
If we want to continue our tradition and way of life in the hound world, we are going to have to come together. On this episode, Heath talks with James Hudson from the Hounds Tales Podcast, who is from central Virginia. They talk about breaking barriers, representing Houndsmen and as the Hounds Tales Podcast says shining a good light on all things hounds. Don’t worry there’s pl

Dog Talk

Feb 13 2024 68 mins  
Shop talk at its best. This episode makes its way around the training spectrum. Doug Devost joins Heath again to talk about all the different things they have experienced during their time as houndsmen.

Virginia Houndsmen - This Is Important

Feb 06 2024 58 mins  
There were three Bills introduced in this legislative session in Va. Heath and a familiar guest, Sean Clarkson from the American Bear Foundation, go over each bill and what it says. Sean goes over what it takes to make or break a bill. The two discuss what this means to hound hunters across the state. Tune into this episode of The Journey if you want the most up to date information

Artificial Insemination; What you Need to Know

Jan 30 2024 67 mins  
Have you ever considered getting your dog collected, but you don’t know where to start? In this episode, Heath gets the lowdown from Erin Dove, a specialist in canine collection and insemination. Erin works at a veterinarian clinic in Elkins, WV where the process is becoming more popular. Erin runs through the complete process and things to avoid. They finish off the conversation