Working Dog Radio

In our 5th of six installments of Ladies of K9 we sit with Yasmin “Jaz” Stanze, co owner of Houston K9 Academy talks about being a handler in the military, Private contract world, working for some of the largest kennels in the world and what it’s like owning and training in a 60 run kennel providing great police K9’s. She talks behind the scenes of “Alpha Dogs” and bonding with her husband over Ge...

In the 4th Ladies Of K9 v2.0 we talk with Margo Marchen (DVM, PhD) from the San Bernardino Sherriff’s office search team.  Margo talks about the success’ and set backs of running 22 dog teams in a county roughly the size of West Virginia that covers everything from sea level to extremely rural and mountainous.  She covers new case law specific to SAR teams and how to deal with administrators and i...

We get to sit down with Kristi Schiller. She is an American Quarter Horse owner and breeder, businesswoman, former playboy model, socialite and philanthropist from Houston, Texas. Schiller is the founder and chairman of K9s4COPs, a 501(c)(3) foundation that provides K9s to law enforcement agencies. She is passionate, witty and cusses like a sailor while saving hundreds of departments K9 programs a...

Drop Two of Six for our Ladies of K9 Series! Katrina is a judge, secretary and a competitor with her first leg of a Level 3 under her belt for Protection Sports Association ON TOP of being a mom and an Associate Professor at Bowie State University! We talk the sport and how she got into it and her tips for being a successful competitor in this top tier sport! Thank you Katrina! To learn more about...

Eric and Ted set down with Jessie Keller. Jessie is an Air Force handler with SEVEN deployments to the Middle East. She runs down how she became a handler in the Air Force and overcoming the physical requirements and why she doesn’t do “female requirements.” She talks about handling in them middle east and transitioning out to become a fire fighter and contract EDD Handler. She also touches on her...

Ted and Eric sit down with Jeff Meyer of HITS K9 Training and Conference. HITS is the largest K9 conference in North America and Jeff runs us through the formation, history and how we get to the present day show HITS has grown in to. Jeff is also a long time handler at a large department in Colorado and they discuss the fallout (or lack of) from the Colorado State Supreme Court People vs McKnight...

The guys talk with Bob Eden of KATS K9.   Bob was a handler for a longggg time and shares some stories and trials of running a dog in a lengthy career.  Bob owns KATS K9 and Bob Eden Consulting.  They discuss policy, liability, case law, and training records.   For Patrons,  Bob mentions a list of questions that he gives to prosecutors that he wants them to ask him, I attached them below.  We aske...

We get it- we’ve picked on Canada one too many times and now our very polite northern neighbors have showed up with pitchforks, whiskey and maple syrup to finish us off, eh? We kid! We felt it was time to highlight some of Canada’s best in K9, starting with our good friend Michael Nezbeth owner of GrassRoots K9. We talk Grip Development and Proper Decoy Work! We’ve worked with Mike multiple times...

We sit Matt Yoder and talk about friggin lasers! Matt was a handler on a large active SWAT unit on the east coast. We cover the ah-ha moment when Matt decided he needed a way to direct his dog to specific locations during a deployment without compromising cover or concealment. We talk about how to integrate the laser directionals correctly, some of the pit falls of using them, and of course, the b...

In this no holds barred episode the guys leave nothing unsaid. They talk Blue Falconing of your brothers to get ahead... we pulled an IA complaint written to try and get Eric fired by a woman in this industry who pretends to be pro police, we call out shooting towards your dog and shitty, dangerous transfer bite trainers who call you military and LE Handlers “Bottom of the Barrel” and the lies the...

This episode contains a truly important message to our industry. Ben Shaffer and Ray Murphy talk with Ted about bridging the gap. Ben is an active handler in Pennsylvania and a USPCA trainer covering advanced training and Ray is a co-owner of High Risk Deployment K9. They talk about the need for certifications and what they mean; and don’t mean. Ben addresses the skills gap between a certification...

We were honored to sit down with John Brannon of Shallow Creek kennels. John talks about his start in K9 in Florida and how Shallow Creek came to be. He goes through the evolution of starting as a small kennel and growing it to be one of the largest in the country and the pitfalls and upsides he’s faced. Also... we were EXTREMELY intrigued to see his cloned Working Dogs work so we talk about how S...

Live from Pittsburgh the guys catch up with one of their favorite people in the industry Matt Godwin from DNAK9. Matt talks about dog selection on his trips overseas and the importance of proper decoy work. We discuss his class; transitioning the dog from foundational bitework to street work. Thank you Matt! To contact him:DNAK9 LLC on FB or 910-508-6430 on WhatsApp www.dnak9.com matt@dnak9.com A...

How many men do you know who have ran TOWARDS over a thousand explosive devices AND handled a leash for damn near three decades? If you handle an Explosive Detection Dog DO NOT MISS THIS EPISODE. Paul of Vapor Wake talks to the guys about the importance of intelligence gathering for EDD Handlers. He then explains in great detail the difference between traditional EDD’s, Crowd Screening and Mass Sc...

The guys site down with Carlos Ramirez. Carlos is currently the head trainer at iK9 in Anniston Alabama. They talk about Carlos’ journey from growing up in Puerto Rico taking care of farm animals, to playing volleyball for their national team and then the University of Ohio, to going to the Tom Rose School for Dog trainers and working at Trikos International. The guys address the importance of pro...

Episode 50: “Pepper’s Handler” Dave Nielsen The guys got the honor to sit down with Dave Nielsen. Dave’s service to our country spans almost two decades, first with the 75th Ranger Regiment and then went into a Special Missions unit as an assaulter, dog handler, and sniper. His story was featured in Channing Tatum’s HBO documentary "War Dogs” retelling the story of three dog handlers and their can...

We sit down with SPC Alec Alcoser. Alec is an Army handler that was attached the Czech Special Operations and both the 4th and 25th ID. Alec talks with the guys about becoming a K9 handler and the process of getting in country and getting assigned. Alec and Alex were both injured by a suicide bomber and Alec walks them through the injury and he and Alex’s recovery. Thank you so much Alec for sitti...

Army Ranger, Green Beret, K9 Handler, Double Amputee, Ballroom Dancer. Should we go on? Sit and be inspired by a man who has served in some of the most elite military units both before and AFTER losing both legs on duty and how (in his words) after receiving his “lowering kit” he never let it or anything stop him from achieving any goal. We talk everything from the opioid crisis in our injured vet...

Episode 47 (b) Bravo 3 Conference Double Drop with Tarheel K9 Jerry Bradshaw and TripwireOps RYAN Morris Third up in our Double Drop from the B3 Conference is the man, the myth, the legend Jerry Bradshaw to talk about skills transitions.!A large part of scenario based training is ability of the dog and handler to go from a high state of drive and arousal to a mid state and seamlessly move from one...

Episode 47 (a) Bravo 3 Conference Double Drop with NCK9 Jim O’Brien and BlueLine K9 Training Matt and Joe First up in our Bravo 3 Training Conference is Jim O’Brien of NCK9! They sit with Jim and talk muzzles. Jim's instructing a class about basic muzzle use and proper muzzle desensitization and what a muzzle is NOT for. Thank you Jim!! To learn more about Jim and his courses visit him at www. NCK...

Episode 46: Dual Podcast with Gregg Tawney and Tim Kiesling of Police K9 Radio! The guys talk to... the other guys. Eric and Ted talk with Tim and Gregg about scenario based training, dog selection, some decoy work and the general in’s and out’s of police K9! They talk about why this change of tide in bringing good training, trainers and information to the airwaves is important and we talk all the...

In this episode the guys sit down with Don Blair. Don’s long career has spanned everything from Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, JSOC and all the way to pets. They talk about detection, the future of the TSA program, the integration of Border Patrol into Homeland Security and the Border Patrol K9 program being the single largest law enforcement K9 program in the world. They talk at length about the...

In this episode Eric and Ted talk to Mike Diehl. Mike is a police K9 handler and trainer in Indiana who also runs a very successful IPO club in the Indianapolis area. Mike talks about the importance of selection and testing for police dogs as well as sport dogs, the differences between the two and the reasoning behind it. They talk puppy selection and raising as well as the trials and tribulations...

K9 Handler to Commissioner to Interim Interior Minister of Iraq to Inmate to Author. The Incredible true life story of Mr Bernard Kerik. The guys sit down with former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik. They cover his long law enforcement career starting with his time as a K9 Handler in the Army all the way up to his nomination to Secretary of Homeland Security under President George Bush. Commission...

Eric and Ted sit down with the man, the myth, the....mustache himself- KD Mathews to talk Obedience Training and the Learning Theory and how it can be applied to pet, sport and working k9. They address behavior, with wit and sarcasm, as it relates to the quadrants and how handlers can use those to solve problems in obedience and bitework! Thank You KD- to reach him for obedience and coaching www.k...