The Working Dog Depot Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Rich and Howard field questions provided by listeners. Topics covered include: Hidden sleeves and prosthetics General thoughts on protection dogs Teaching passive engagement Police dog selection Selecting police dog candidates from vendors overseas and domestic Dealing with conflict/redirection on handler Main training goals prior to handler school Most underestima...

Send us Fan Mail Great conversation with "Arod" Antonio Rodriguez. He shares from his wealth of experience in the K9 industry.  We know you'll enjoy the topics and conversation. Antonio “Arod” Rodriguez is the founder and lead Instructor at Olive Branch K9, LLC. and co-owner of ORO-K9 Services.    Antonio is a 20-year retired combat veteran of the United States Air Force.  He comple...

Send us Fan Mail Please join Working Dog Depot for a peek into the journey of an amazing young man, Jackson Point, and his K9 working dog Chase.  Some of you may follow ServiceDog Chase on Facebook and/or @ServiceDog_Chase on Instagram. If so, you know this is not an episode you want to miss!! On this episode, we get to chat with Walt & Kelly Point, as well as Jackson, and are lucky enough to...

Send us Fan Mail Evan Nolte was a Paratrooper and Animal Care Sergeant in the US Army for 14 years; providing direct medical support at home and abroad to the Special Operations Forces Multi-Purpose Canine Program for most of his service. Since being medically retired from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) for combat related injuries, Evan has started teaching K9 TCCC/TECC to working LEO/MIL/SAR...

Send us Fan Mail What is a trained dog is just one question we delved in to with our latest guest. We're confident you'll like John's sensible approach to dog training.  John Imler is the owner of Top Dog Training in Louisville, Kentucky where he focuses on pet dog training and behavior modification for reactivity and aggression.  He also helps industry professionals through The Pro...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we sit down with Dan Cliff of Integrity Canine in Morristown, TN. Dan is a long time friend of ours, and is a retired Captain and K9 handler from the Morristown Police Department. Dan has been married for 26 years to his beautiful wife Becky and has 4 wonderful daughters. He is an active Deacon at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Dan retired this past year after 30 years...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we have a conversation with Adam Franklin of Cobra Canine. We have known Adam for a number of years, probably more years of his life than not, and in some respects we have watched him grow up and become a trainer at the highest level. Adam discusses what he needed to do in order to  get to where he is now. He is frequently faced with the reality that he must excel...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we sat down with Mike Jones of Primal Canine. As you can see from his bio Mike has a lot going on. We cover a wide range of topics from Mike’s early interests and passions as it relates to working with behavioral issues in troubled dogs to the development of K9 Street league to fatherhood. If you already follow Mike you have seen videos of the special relationship...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we interviewed our friend Eric Stanbro. If you are affiliated with this industry in any capacity and don’t know who Eric is you must be living under a rock. Conflict free ecollar use was discussed in depth. Eric describes how the techniques which have proven to be very effective with pets are also proving to be just as effective with police dogs. Eric’s latest vent...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Howard and Rich sit down with their good friend Mitchell “Mitch” Myers. Through some great conversation, Mitch shares some of his experiences as a Navy Special Warfare K9 handler and trainer and serves up some pearls of wisdom regarding learning the trade. He is quite driven, having known exactly what he wanted from a very young age, and he had the work ethic to ma...

Send us Fan Mail Created and hosted by Howard Young and Rich Hardin with the aim of exploring the working dog world. We share unique experiences, training advice and real-world application garnered from today’s most prolific handlers, trainers, and behaviorists. Would you like to become a better, handler, trainer or just all-around dog person?  We interview the experts that take your performance t...