Working Dog Radio

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ the host of Shots Fired podcast, Field Survival Training course instructor, and current K9 unit supervisor serving in Northern California, Police Sergeant Kyle Shoberg. The gents covered a lot of ground in this episode, from how Shoberg first got into law enforcement at the age of 20, and his 15 years of law enforc...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Street Cop Training, All Things K9 course Instructor and Police K9 Handler, Josh Brainard. ⁣ The gents get into what it was like to get into K9 by working at one of the largest police and military kennels in the world, and then what it was like to have many different jobs there, including a supervisor position- tra...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ owner of D-Tac K9 and Co-host of Police K9 Radio, certifying official for P.O.S.T., judge and certifying official for W.S.P.C.A., and subject matter expert, Gregg Tawney. ⁣ ⁣ The gents get into Tawney’s 25 years worth of police dog training experience. Tawney has trained with the Dutch police, as well as numerous K...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, are joined again by Dave and John Howard of Kinetic Dog Food. We talk about @kineticdogfood all the time and for good reason. This, in our opinion, is the BEST dry dog food and supplements out there!! We know so many people who have had their dogs make the switch to Kinetic dog food for many reasons; from weight loss, skin issues...

Last week, we said we didn’t have any more HITS episodes ; but this one was hidden away, and we are releasing it NOW!! Be sure to listen to this final 2022 HITS episode, and leave your thoughts below in the comments!⁣ ⁣ Do you think we should get rid of dogs that bite?  Will your dog out?  Should you call your dog off with a verbal out, or hard out? You’ll want to hear what this guest has to say!⁣...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Jaymi Crook from Crook K9 and Caesar’s Entertainment Services. The gents pick Crook’s brain about the unique challenges Vegas has to offer K9 – from unruly guests to strict clients, from sourcing to training to deploying the dog, weather conditions, “interspecies sparing”, etc. This episode is full of interes...

What 3 Things would you never go without? We want to hear your thoughts; and be sure to listen in for Matt Wilson’s opinion as well! ⁣ Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Matt Wilson from Ray Allen. ⁣ This episode is the final one from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning to Arizona next year, August 15-18, in Scott...

⁣Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Modern Icon Founder, Lee Vartanian. ⁣ This episode is from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning to Arizona next year, August 15-18, in Scottsdale at the Westin Kierland Resort. Get your tickets to this conference early!⁣ (Speaking of tickets, did you know Eric has an e-collar cou...

Raise your hand if your dog has an “out”! We’ll believe it when we see it…! BUT! After listening to this episode, you should all be outting masters! Episode 178: ⁣The Mystical OUT ⁣Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Erik Good of Good Family K9. This episode is from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning to Arizona ne...

This is the second episode from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning August 15-18, 2023 in Scottsdale, AZ at the Westin Kierland Resort. Get your tickets to this conference early!⁣ ⁣ hitsk9.net Your hosts sit down again with two time guest, and Co-Owner of HITS. If you’re in law enforcement, this episode is crucial to listen to. The gents hit hard on case law, 2n...

Opinions wanted! Can you give a first time handler a Malinois?? The gents delve into this topic!⁣ ⁣ ⁣Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sat down with⁣ Billy Sawyer and Brian of Bellator K9 ⁣ This is the first episode from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning to Arizona August 15-18 2023 in Scottsdale, AZ at the Westin Kierland Re...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sat down with⁣ Michael Ellis. ⁣ ⁣ A man who truly needs no introduction! Michael Ellis previously joined us for Episode 100, and you guys have been wanting him back ever since (can’t say we blame you!). We are honored to have him back again, and we are also joined by a quick special guest appearance from Cameron Ford. It’s imposs...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sat down with⁣ the program director for a nonprofit 501(c)3, K9 Search OK, Bradley Morris.⁣ ⁣ The Gents talked with Bradley Morris from K9 Search OK, who told us how he got into SAR back in 2004, and the dedication that the all volunteer force has for the work they do. From 2005 to 2015, Morris was handler to a GSD named Reuben,...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sat down with Badge-to-Business Owner, MLK9 Mike Lilley. Lilley grew up with hunting dogs, which proved to be invaluable for his later career as a State Law Enforcement Officer with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). (You will NOT want to miss their conversation about hogs, alligators, and panthers… 🐗🐊🐆 O...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sat down at Blueline Conference with Ted’s favorite guest and all around good guy, White Beard K9 Inc’s Howard Young. This will be the final episode for the Blueline conference series. ⁣ Young has had a passion for working dogs from a young age, leading ultimately to an over 25-year career supporting the Shelby NC Police Departme...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sat down at Blueline with⁣ @bradysk9fund⁣, Leah and Brady Snakovsky. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣In 2018, 8yr old Brady was watching his favorite show – Live PD – when he noticed the dog wasn’t wearing a vest like his handler and wondered why. Mom Leah explained that equipment was expensive, and departments can’t always afford it. So Brady...

Your Working Dog Radio host, Eric @vanessk9 is flying solo with this episode, re-interviewing returning guests Elite Science Olivier Morin and Canine Oral Specialist James Anthony DVM. They previously joined us for Episode 84: K9 Oral Health Care. ⁣ ⁣ This is an extremely important episode for everyone to listen to, canine oral health is everything. Eric gets into how these experts got started, an...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down at Blueline with⁣ Worthless Handler @worthlesshandler and Denmother K9  ⁣@denmother_k9 ⁣Blueline K9 Conference Series continues with Worthless Handler and Denmother K9! This episode is jam packed with information, and filmed on location with our guests, so check us out on 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲!⁣ ⁣Both gents are return guests; the infa...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down at Blueline with⁣ Building Search Instructor, Doug Wannemacher. Doug is kicking off our Blueline K9 Conference Series with his building search and tactics expertise! This episode is jam packed with information, and filmed on location with our guest, so check us out on YouTube! If you haven’t been to one of Wannemacher’s...

⁣Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Director and Co-Founder of ATS, Anti-poaching Tracking Specialists, Bryce Clemence.⁣ ⁣ Bryce Clemence, was awarded 2021 Best Game Ranger in Africa, by the Game Rangers Association of Africa, for the Rhino Conservation Awards. These awards recognise excellence and unity in the field of wildlife management. Bryce and...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with PSA 3 champion, and trainer with Tarheel Canine, Ben Lepinski!⁣ ⁣ Lepinski is a police dog trainer and instructor at Tarheel Canine in North Carolina. He has been training dogs for 10 years and been involved in the Protection Sports Association as a competitor and decoy for 7 years. Lepinski is also a certified help...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with former K9 handler, Coast Guard reservist, OIF/OEF Veteran, and owner of Ridgeside K9 Summerville, Tara Lee. ⁣ ⁣ The gents chat with Ms. Lee about her early military career as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army (‘05-‘09) with a deployment to Iraq in 2006-2007, and then becoming an officer in the Coast Guard (‘09-‘11).⁣ ⁣ T...

We are honored to be joined AGAIN by former Secret Service Officer Marshall Mirarchi . In case you need a reminder, Mirarchi previously joined us in Episode 107. In that episode, listeners take a peek behind the curtain with us ⁣ Hear the process of becoming a Secret Service agent (and what baseball  has to do with learning marksmanship ), joining Special Ops – Emergency Response Team, to th...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ retired FBI Special Agent and all around K9 badass, Sonja Nordstrom. ⁣ ⁣ Nordstrom served in the FBI as a Special Agent for over two decades. In addition to hunting bad guys, Nordstrom joined a volunteer K9 SAR team and progressed through the ranks as a handler, trainer, and evaluator. She has also earned her Detec...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ SMSGT, USAF (Ret), founder, owner and Chief Trainer of Vohne Liche Kennels, Ken Licklider ⁣ Licklider really needs no introduction⁣, but cliff-notes if you’re brand new to the dog world: Licklider has over four decades of canine experience, including 17 years serving in the USAF in the canine field. Upon retirement...