The Rooted Podcast
Welcome to The Rooted Podcast, where Alison and Michael Nezbeth—founders of Grassroots K9—talk dogs, business, and the joys of barely keeping it all together.
Expect real talk about training, running a business, and surviving life with working dogs (and each other).
It’s blunt, practical, and occasionally funny—like a conversation with someone who doesn’t have time for nonsense.
Tune in if you like your advice straightforward and your humor as dry as your dog’s kibble.
The Rooted Podcast
Episode 7 : What Decoys Do
“What the Decoys Do”**
Decoys are one of the most important — and most overlooked — pieces of the working-dog puzzle.
In this episode of The Rooted Podcast, Alison and Mike talk about what decoys actually do, why the role matters, and how it influences the dogs we train, test, and put on the field.
They discuss the general differences between training decoys, trial decoys, and the gray area in between — and how each role plays a part in developing a dog that can understand the work.
Whether you’re involved in PSA, police K9, sport, or you’re just curious about how working dogs are developed behind the scenes, this episode pulls back the curtain on a job that doesn’t always get explained.
Because once you understand what the decoy does… you see training differently.
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