Elevated Canine Podcast

Ronnie Manganiello Law Enforcement Officer | K-9 Handler & Head Trainer | Expert in K-9 Training and Certifications Ronnie Manganiello is an accomplished Law Enforcement Officer and K-9 Handler based in South Florida, where he also serves as the head trainer for his agency’s K-9 unit. He began his career in K-9 handling in 2013, when he was selected for the unit and went on to complete an inte...

In this episode, we sit down with OJ Knighten, a renowned dog trainer with years of experience in protection training, obedience, and preparing dogs for roles in movies and TV. OJ shares his journey from starting in the dog training world to working with high-drive protection dogs and shaping canine actors for the big screen. We dive deep into:🐾 The art and discipline of protection training🎥 Beh...

Michael is an internationally renowned dog trainer, and teacher of dog trainers, with over forty years of experience in competitive dog sports, practical working dog training, and companion dog training. He has taught extensively to a very diverse group of trainers, from competitive sport trainers, police departments, and the US Military, to search and rescue groups, service dog organizations, and...

In this episode Oscar Mora sat down with retired Los Angeles Sheriff Romeo Ingreso to talk dog training and Police K9s.

Oscar Mora had the chance to walk and talk with Cesar Millan around the "Cesar Millan Dog Psychology Center." This is a different episode from our normal sit down podcast where Oscar walks around Cesar's property interviewing him with questions regarding his history, philosophy, training techniques, different training method, and ulitimately what Cesar's goals are for the long ru...

The guys from Haydn Pro stopped by to give us some insight on what it is they do and what they offer. We had a great time talking about the dog industry from starting a business, having it grow, as well as some of the successes and failures we go through as business owners. "By Dog Trainers For Dog Trainers Meet Will, the seasoned professional behind our operations. With a decade of experienc...

Is having POWER and CONTROL possible? Justin Rigney and Eric Good are traveling the state right now helping agencies and local dog trainers with ther sport/police dogs through their "POWER AND CONTROL" system. We talk about the influence of Sport dog training in the police/protection community as well as answering some questions from the instagram community. If you guys remember Justin d...

It was a pleasure having Taijon from Kaizen Canine in the studio with us. In this episode we get to learn who Taijon is, how he got started and his take on a few current events that are happening in the dog community today such as the XL Bully ban in the UK, does obedience fix behavior, and his stance on aversive tools such as the prong and the e collar. FOLLOW @oscarmorak9s on all Social media Pl...

Shane and Chris were back in their seats today along sie Oscar to help answer some questions about growing your social media pages and growing yourself as a dog trainer. Some people struggle with figuring out what to post while others worry about how good their content is. Hopefully some of the things mentioned by Shane and Oscar will help you out. FOLLOW @oscarmorak9s on all Social media Platform...

This is just our comeback episode where we talk about a few things that were asked while on instagram live. We will be upgrading the studio as we go along so please bare with us as we adjust to the new warehouse, lighting, and decorations We're happy to have Chris Sykes back and also happy to have him as a new addition to our show regularly. What are some of your pre trial rituals? What do you...

Robert came down and told us his humble beginnings, and what he's accomplished as a dog trainer in the Los Angeles area from his Rescue work, starting organizations to help shelter dogs to creating the online presence he now has with his online courses and youtube channel. www.robertcabral.com You can also check out his youtube channel  @RobertCabralDogs  and RobertCabral on all social media p...

Shaina Lynn, Jessica Dalin, and Kayla Fields go into detail about how Mondio Ring differs from other sports in the dog world. If you're interested in Mondio Ring and how it works then this episode is for you. Follow us on Instagram and TIkTok @elevatedk9media @oscarmorak9s @teeth.n.spit @malizoi23 @jessica dalin (TikTok)

Shane Murray is a dog trainer who learned how to train his own reactive dog, Zeus. Shane tells us how he got started, what he would've done differently and where the future is headed for himself. Follow us! Shane @shanewmurray on all platforms @oscarmorak9s @eca_roel_g @elevatedcanineacademy @elevatedk9podcast

John Gotta talks about one of the biggest threats to the dog industry and drops a ton of knowledge with the crew.

One of our trainers with Elevated Canine Academy (ECA) stopped by to talk dogs with us. Hannah is a new, detail oriented, college student who also trains dogs full time for ECA. Today we talked about the steps she took before becoming a trainer, and how she approached raising a sport dog prospect puppy.

Jas Leverette is the star of Canine Intervention, streaming worldwide on Netflix. He has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, TMZ, and numerous news and lifestyle shows.  He was born in New York and grew up in Oakland, California. During his youth, he owned and trained dogs and horses, played youth football with the Oakland Dynamites, and participated in equestrian sports, including jumping,...

Donnel "SIKE" Watson came through and talked dogs with us. Sike started out as a trainer who trained street protection dogs and only that. Eventually he began to dabble in the world of bite sports where he and his dog,  "Mongol," Excelled.  In the span of a year he campaigned Mongol all the way to a PSA2. He also has his NADF 1 and 2 and also the k9SL El, and level 1 where he won first p...

Chris Sykes and Kenny were 1st place and runner up from the most recent k9 Street League Event, Trial 3. We talk about the side show which was an invite only and their epic tie breaker battle on day 2 of the event.

Darrick Rose is one of the elite few to title a dog as a PSA level 3 dog. He owns DallasK9 in Texas where they train sport, protection, and pet obedience. We talk about the highs and lows of all aspects of his career as a dog trainer, competitor.  Here's a bit more about his dog and accomplishment.   Title: PSA 3 *The 22nd dog in the world to achieve this Title.  Son of Berry I...

We had the privilege of sitting down with the legend himself Omar Von Muller   If you've watched a movie or tv show with dogs in it you've probably seen some of Omar's work. Omar has been training dogs for over 40 years and has been in the movie industry for over half of that. We talk about behavior chains he uses, some of the projects he's currently working on and some of the projects h...

In this episode we talk about why and how we use food in dog training. We also discuss other reinforcers that can be used for training dogs.  What is your dog's favorite reward?

Justin Rigney comes with a well of knowledge as deep as 30 yrs when it comes to dog training. He is well versed in the NePoPo system of dog training. We get into how and why Justin got into dogs, training theory, loyalty in the game and a critical incident where Justin was forced to discharge is weapon at an individual charging him with and knife, then immediately having to transition to deploying...

Christian came and dropped some bombs regarding IGP and how he sees training.  Here are some of Christian's accomplishments in the sport of IGP -In 2020 finish 3rd place at Rottweiler IGP Nationals -3rd place at USCA SW regionals -2nd highest obedience 91A at WDC in 2021 -2nd highest obedience 96A at IFR world championship in 2021 -5th place at USCA SW Regionals in 2022 As a trial helper -Hel...

This episode we talk about Roel's first trial experience and how his training has changed because of it and we answer a few questions from Instagram.

UFC fighter Jalin Turner aka "The Tarantula" came into the studio to chop it up with us. Jalin is fresh off of a .45 second win due to tap out and is now ranked #14 in the UFC. He tells us about how he got started in the fight game, why he loves Tarantulas, and what his goals are with his dogs and for his future.