Working Dog Radio

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with former adjunct professor, former ATF K9 Trainer & Instructor, former DHS Field Canine Coordinator, the CEO of Project K9 Hero, the CEO of Paradigm Defense Concepts, the CEO of K-9 Solutions International, published author, and Johnny A. Masengale Memorial Award recipient; Jason Johnson @projectk9hero ⁣ It’s fair...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down AGAIN with⁣ Retired Police K9 Sgt., and now Wildlife Detection Dog Handler, Frank Ritter. @fritter11⁣ ⁣ Ritter has 24 years of Law Enforcement experience, and joined us for episode 12, discussing his role as a K9 Unit Supervisor, and the tragic event that took two of his pack members, and episode 82, discussing the after...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ the President of Precision Explosives, Todd Wilber.   The gents discuss Wilber’s extensive experience with the Army’s SMU, his explosives experience as an EOD guy, and then what it was like starting his company Precision Explosives. ⁣Wilber has worked for over 20 years in counterterrorism as a responder, researcher...

⁣ Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ writer, Fischer’s Kennels & Hunt Club Inc. Owner, and ⁣Senior Dogtra consultant, Pete Fischer.   ⁣ ⁣Fischer has been in the dog world since the 70’s, when he began as a Vet Tech. After a few years, Fischer began working for Retrievers Trainers Hall of Fame trainer, Lawrence Martens. Soon after, Fischer...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ official mentor trainer for the Animal Behavioral College, America’s Canine Educator on YouTube, Dogtra partner, and owner of No Bad Dogs and Upstate K9, Tom Davis. ⁣ ⁣ The gents talked about how Davis got into dogs as a young man, and how he doesn’t consider himself a dog trainer, but a people trainer. Some of his...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with former US Army MP MWD Handler, former Washington State Police Canine Association Executive Member, former Vice President of the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers (now called the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers), former instructor for the K9 Academy for Law Enforcement, and current owner...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down for part 2 with East Hartford Police K9 Handler and CPWDA Trainer and Vice President, Todd Mona. ⁣ ⁣ The gents get into moving forward with building searches and doing more advanced training.⁣ If you missed Part 1, catch up on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to podcast! But here’s a quick synopsis:⁣...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with East Hartford Police K9 Handler and CPWDA Trainer and Vice President, Todd Mona. Mona has been a police officer with East Hartford PD in Connecticut for almost two decades, and has been a K9 handler since 2006. The gents talk about K9 policing in East Hartford, and Mona tells a harrowing story of a call where he got...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with former US Marine, former LEO, and current DOD K9 trainer, Steven Stoops @zane_k9. ⁣ ⁣ The gents discuss 30+ years’ worth of canine experiences; everything from Stoops taking out a loan to buy his first K9, to selecting, training, and successfully placing hundreds of canines for police agencies, government agencies (...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Maryland’s Kent County Sheriff’s Office, CPL Scott Lockerman and dive into his tracking and narcotics experience. ⁣ ⁣ Lockerman’s K9 partner, Loki, is a four year old yellow lab 🦮 who is certified through NPWDA in narcotics, tracking, and article searches. The pair have been together since July 2018. Lockerma...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Army 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Corporal Joshua Hargis, who is also a two-time world champion Paralympic ice hockey player, Purple Heart and Bronze Star Metal with Valor recipient. ⁣ ⁣ The gents talked about how B Company 3/75 is the best in the Ranger Regiment, and went on to discuss getting into K9 and de...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with retired Combat Veteran of the US Air Force, founder and consultant at Olive Branch K9, LLC @olivebranchK9 and co-owner of Old Republic of Canine Apparel Company, Antonio Rodriguez. Rodriguez also serves as a Special Operations Canine Training Advisor for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.⁣ ⁣ Rodriguez complet...

You asked ‘em, we answered ‘em! ⁣ We get asked tons of questions all the time, and we tackled a lot for you in this episode! Everything from tracking, obedience, bitework, and so much more. ⁣Be sure to check it out and watch Ted and Eric answer YOUR listener-submitted questions. ⁣You can watch the video on YouTube Working Dog Radio. Go subscribe and show your support! ⁣ Or listen on Apple, Spotify...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Raleigh Police K9 handler, Officer Michelle Lyman. The gents talked with Lyman about policing in Raleigh, NC and what it’s like being a K9 handler there. Lyman has been with the department since 2004, and a handler since 2010. Lyman’s first K9, Kota, was a dual purpose patrol/narcotics K9. The pair worked together f...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with ⁣metro Atlanta K9 Sgt Brian Doan 👮‍♂️🐕 Doan has been a police officer for 22 years, behind the leash for 4 years, and has 21 patrol apprehensions and “an unknown number of dope apprehensions”. The gents chat about what it’s like being a handler and a K9 Sgt in Gwinette County Georgia (which has a population of 1 m...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with former Australian Army SOF Commando, Steve Moharic. This episode was non-stop stories about an athlete with a nefarious future ahead, turned redemption as a K9 handler (also known as “dog wanker”) in a SOF group.   After working as a Paratrooper and going through selection, twice, Moharic earned his Green Beret in 2...

Episode 145:⁣ Top Dog with ⁣Chris Willingham⁣ ⁣Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with retired Master Sergeant with 20 years in the Marine Corps, and President of the United States War Dogs Association, Chris Willingham. ⁣ ⁣ The majority of Willingham’s career was dedicated to the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program; Willingham served as a MWD handler, tra...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with US Marine Vietnam Veteran, and co-founder of The United States War Dogs Association, Inc., Ron Aiello. ⁣ ⁣ Aiello had the honor of serving with the First Marine Scout Dog Platoon from 1964 to 1970. He and his dog Stormy were one of the first thirty Marine Scout Dog Teams to be deployed to Vietnam in early 1966, and...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 and Ted @Ted_summers, sit down with USAF Master Sergeant Rudy Parsons. ⁣ ⁣ Parsons has over a decade experience as a USAF Pararescueman, and seven years with the Kentucky Air National Guard. Parsons has five deployments, and three humanitarian (CivilSAR) deployments. With all of this experience, Parsons started his own SAR K9 Program based on Pararescue...

Your hosts, Eric and Ted, sit down with Rick Hogg, the owner of War HOGG Tactical, Inc. and 29 year US Army Special Operation Combat Veteran, including being a Special Operations K9 handler, and the infamous K9 Duco’s handler.   We would like to have a moment of silence for retired Special Operations Forces K9 Duco, who passed away earlier last month   Hogg has over a dozen combat deployments in I...

Your hosts, Eric and Ted, sit down with Dustin Winn, Canine Trainer & Instructor, and go through Winn’s remarkable career.⁣ ⁣ Winn began his career in 1999 as a United States Marine Corps Working Dog Handler when he graduated from the 341st Training Squadron, Military Working Dog Handler Course in Lackland Air Force Base Texas.  During his active duty career in the Marine Corps, Winn was deplo...

Your hosts, Eric and Ted, sit down with Sinead Imbaro to discuss two of her biggest passions: fitness training, and dog training. Imbaro has worked as a K-9 police and military trainer for more than two decades. After moving from Canada to Florida, Imbaro became a personal trainer and manager at a gym. For the last seven years, a big part of her fitness inspiration has come from training her Malin...

Your WDR Hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, ⁣sit down with Travis Bobo – CONTINUED ⁣ Part 2 of the gents and Bobo’s interview. Your hosts delve into Bobo’s second and third dogs, as well as his other deployments. Bobo talked about attending VLK Trainers’ Course, and life after the Army.⁣ ⁣ For those that missed part 1 it’s called- Pooping on the tarmac and Sundanese Bacon with Tra...

Your WDR Hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, ⁣sit down with Travis Bobo.   The gents chat about Bobo’s entry into the military, and his 8 years prior to the selection process into SF. They chat about the boxing match, Bobo’s first dog selection, and how she was hurt in training. They talk about Bobo’s attachment to an SMU, and integrating with EOD to find an unusual source. Leashes in co...

Your WDR Hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, ⁣sat down with Leblanc (a returning guest) to talk all things American Tactical K9 Association(‘s upcoming!) Conference @american_tactical_k9_assn. This thing is going to be H U G E and will have Police K9 handlers working side-by-side with SOF handlers, and there’s an incredible list of instructors – there will definitely be something f...