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. ⁣
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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).⁣
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The hosts then  learn about how Lee got into law enforcement with Arlington County Police Department in Virginia (‘11-‘15), while still remaining in the USCG reserves and deploying to Afghanistan in 2014. ⁣
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Lee then moved to South Carolina and started with the Summerville Police Department. In 2016, Lee was selected as a K9 handler and was paired with Apart. In early 2017, their K-9 unit supervisor left law enforcement and Lee was selected as his replacement. She held that position until she left in July of 2021, (but not before she was on Live PD!).⁣
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In December 2021, Lee officially opened her pet dog business, Ridgeside K9 Summerville, SC⁣. The hosts chat with Lee about the freedoms that has brought her⁣. ⁣
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Be sure to follow this badass @belles619_k9apart⁣, and keep up with everything she’s doing now!⁣
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Episode 165: “I was on the RAID Team” with Tara Lee

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 the K9 class, what it’s like on the job handling a dog of this caliber, and what K9 Hurricane has been up to in his retirement. ⁣

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Mirarchi and K9 Hurricane have had quite the career. Mirarchi was a USSS agent for over a decade, and with K9 Hurricane the pair has received many awards; DHS Award for Valor, USSS Award for Merit, AMC Top Dog Award, PDSA Order of Merit, to name a few!  They recently were awarded Animals in War and Peace Distinguished Service medal. ⁣

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In this episode, they joined us to talk about his foundation, Hurricane’s Heroes, and they are making quite the impact in the working dog community by helping these heroes.⁣ Typically, when a working dog retires, all of the day-to-day care and medical bills become the handler's responsibility. Occasionally, the handlers are not able to fulfill this financial obligation in its entirety. This results in the canines not being able to get the medical care they deserve, especially in their later years when it comes to prolonging their lives as long as possible. ⁣To ensure these heroes live a long and happy retirement, Hurricane’s Heros wants to remove the burden from the handlers and let their job simply be to give their partners the best life possible. After years of service, these working dogs deserve to have long and enjoyable retirements, as “just” dogs. ⁣

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We cannot thank Mirarchi enough for joining us on this awesome episode! Go follow Mirarchi and his amazing volunteer-run non-profit organization at @K9Hurricane. If you can, please donate to help support their mission of providing subsidized veterinary care to retired law enforcement and military dogs at K9hurricanesheroes.org!⁣

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Episode 164: Rock you like a Hurricane, with Secret Service Officer Marshall Mirarchi⁣

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ retired FBI Special Agent and all around K9 badass, Sonja Nordstrom. ⁣

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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 Detector Dog Trainer's Certification from VLK, and has provided Detection K9 training to LE, Professional, and Volunteer K9 teams and lectures hundreds of LE regarding the use of K9s in homicide investigations. ⁣

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Through the years, Sonja has completed thousands of hours of training under nationally recognized LE, SAR, and sport K9 trainers and experts, was Secretary of the Los Angeles County Police Canine Association, attained local and national level search dog certifications, and has trained and competed in the K9 sports of Schutzhund, Mondioring, and French Ring. While stationed in Los Angeles, Nordstrom deployed with her Human Remains Detection K9s for the FBI Evidence Response Team (ERT) and CARDA (California Rescue Dog Association) throughout California, the Western United States, Mexico, the Middle East, and to the Pentagon after 9/11. Nordstrom is currently fielding with her fifth HRD K9, is the lead trainer and President of a volunteer K9 SAR Team in Utah, and has completed hundreds of field missions including several deployments to Europe to assist in locating WWII MIAs.⁣

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In 2014, after retiring from the FBI, Nordstrom opened Sonja's Dog Training, LLC, providing training for pet dogs and also specialized training in detection and scent work for LE, SAR, and pet dog handlers. She is also a UKC Nosework and AKC Scentwork Judge. Most recently, Nordstrom has formed American Tactical Aggregate K-9 in collaboration with Steve "Zane" Stoops and several other top tier LE and Military CAD Trainers and Handlers. Nordstrom is also a host of the podcast K9 Top Tales, which features stories of K9 warriors, crime fighters, protectors, and rescuers as told by their Law Enforcement, Military, and Search & Rescue Handlers and Partners. ⁣

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Nordstrom has been a regular badass in her career, and after the badge. If you’re looking for some inspiration, some training tips, go to see what she’s up to now, be sure to follow her podcast: ⁣

K9 Top Tales https://anchor.fm/k9-top-tales⁣

IG @ k9_top_tales https://www.instagram.com/k9_top_tales⁣

FB @k9toptales https://www.facebook.com/k9toptales⁣

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Episode 163: After the FBI Badge with Sonja Nordstrom

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
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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 in 1993, he formed Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. At Vohne Liche (VLK), Licklider designed and developed the current K9 program for US Special Forces for four branches of the military. He conducts seminars worldwide and has developed kennels and kennel support in Holland and Turkey with branches in South Africa and South America. He has trained/worked with over 2,500 dogs in his career, with no signs of slowing down! ⁣VLK trains hundreds of dogs every year for local, state, federal, and private organizations, and their breeding program is top notch . Additionally, he is among some of the top trainers in the country, with his expertise covering just about every facet of training. Looking for “life after the badge” opportunities? Consider Licklider to be your epic role model ⁣
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Episode 162:⁣ The Difference Between Cocaine and Quail⁣ with Ken Licklider

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

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It’s fair to say, Johnson’s resume speaks for itself; as a nationally recognized subject matter expert in scent detection and K9 procurement, the man is a bit of a legend in the Explosives field. (Be sure to check out the projects he’s currently working on at the end of the post!)

Johnson started as a police K9 handler and trainer, a member of SWAT, a Defensive Tactics Instructor, a Field Training Officer and the Officer in Charge of the Honor Guard. Johnson honorably served in the US Army as a Military Police Officer, and served as an Explosive Detection K9 Handler, Trainer, Kennel Master and Protective Security Specialist for the U.S. Department of State in support of the Worldwide Personal Protection Services contract with U.S. Diplomatic Security throughout Iraq and Afghanistan.

Johnson was then a K9 Trainer/Instructor and Course Developer for ATF. He planned, developed and was the Lead Instructor for Explosive Detection Courses to a variety of domestic and International Federal Agents, LE and US Military. He trained, instructed and certified students in multiple federal agencies such as ATF, US Marshals, FBI, CIA, National Geospatial Intelligence, DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency and many others working specifically in explosives detection. He worked with the MWD program, training over 1,000 MWDs. He was also involved in developing and instructing the agency’s first off leash detection program, SEEK (Search Enhanced Evidence K-9), and the agency’s first SRT dual purpose patrol/explosives detection canine. He instructed explosive detection canine courses for the US Department of State’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program.

Johnson then served as a Field Canine Coordinator for DHS, and is actively working with Congress to see that his vision of the K9 Hero Act, HR #5081, gets passed as a law to bring a positive change to the K9 Community for generations to follow.

Be sure to check out his current projects:

👉Project K9 Hero

https://projectk9hero.org/pages/about-us

👉Building our Project K9 Hero Rehabilitation and Rehoming Facility

https://youtu.be/X4APqGZryW0

👉The K9 Hero Awards airing this spring on GAC Family

https://youtu.be/X6emz1ZQDP8

👉Re-Introducing the K9 Hero Act to Congress for a second time

https://youtu.be/OTaV0pcxodo

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Episode 161:⁣ Filling the Gap with Jason Johnson @ProjectK9Hero

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⁣

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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 aftermath of unexpected incidents ending in the deaths of K9s. Now, in his retirement, (and after a well-deserved break!), Ritter is working four detection dogs, searching for bat and bird fatalities at windfarms in northern California for an environmental consulting company⁣. The gents talked about how Ritter got into conservation dog handling, how rewarding it is, and how there are opportunities out there for guys who have retired out of K9⁣.⁣

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Episode 160: I am NOT a bat enthusiast!

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, policy writer, and senior manager. He responded to various incidents at the local, national, and transnational levels. Wilber’s experience includes firsthand battlefield experience with improvised explosives and IEDs. He conducted research on various improved explosives and developed novel render safe procedures for IEDs as well as nuclear devices. Wilber is completing work on new, broad use desensitization solutions and techniques for powdered primary explosives. He has worked in U.S. Army special operations as a program manager and researcher at the national labs, a Senior Energy Official for real-world emergencies, and contractor for State Department leading indigenous personnel in explosive hazard mitigation during combat operations. Other duties included providing senior management direction for the overall safety, security and environmental compliance for the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center. As an adjunct professor, he worked with graduate students and faculty to characterize primary explosives and develop chemical safing solutions.

Follow him at Precision Explosives @pre.exp  You can watch & listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple & anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣

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Episode 159: So Fresh and So Clean with Todd Wilbur @pre.exp

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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. 

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⁣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 started his own retriever training and breeding service, Fischer’s Kennels. Here, Fischer trained numerous retrievers to field achievements, including 50 AKC Master Hunter titled dogs. Fischer also owned and operated a private hunt club and sporting clays course at the facility. ⁣ In 2001, Fischer started doing some Field Staff work for Dogtra Company. In 2009, after 30 years of running my own business, Fischer had the opportunity to sell the business and work for Dogtra. Fischer is now a Senior Consultant with Dogtra where he designs/develops sporting dog, Police/K9 and pet training products. In addition to managing Pro/Field Staff, Fischer provides product support and training at the consumer and retail level. Fischer is a lead team member for booth staffing at major trade shows, Pheasant Fest, SHOT Show, Pet Expo, Game Fair. Fischer has written technical manuals, advertisements, and assists in overall brand development. And if that isn’t enough of a resume, Fischer has decades’ worth of written publications in Outdoor News Inc and Pheasants Forever magazine as a Gun Dog Columnist. 

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The man knows his stuff! There’s a bit of advise for everyone in this episode, you won’t want to miss this! You can watch & listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple & anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣  ⁣

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Episode 158: Finesse with Pete 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. ⁣

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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 responsibilities at Animal Behavior College include ensuring each student has the capability and canine skills to successfully graduate and enter into their professional career by fine-tuning and mentoring graduating seniors. In addition to training up-and-coming trainers, Davis manages several online dog training clients, as well as professional athletes, musicians, actors and politicians. Your hosts and Davis delved into behavior modification in pets and working dogs, and how it’s the same. The boys discussed e-collar training, and how Davis conditions the dogs, and maintains the training. It’s not every day you find someone with their own custom Dogtra collar 280c, Davis sure knows his stuff! So sit, and learn something from this professional People Trainer!⁣

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Follow America’s Canine Educator at ⁣@tomdavis⁣

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You can watch & listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple & anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣

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Episode 157: Stay of the RR Tracks with Tom Davis

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 of Pro Active K9, Steve White!⁣

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White has instructed at seminars in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, Mexico, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. He was a founding instructor at Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpo, and has been in law enforcement K9 for decades. White’s written various articles which have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications, and he specializes in teaching behavior modification, urban tracking, and scentwork through the use of positive reinforcement based operant conditioning. Your hosts delve into White’s incredible history in K9, and discuss how he uses the HITT method for tracking. ⁣

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White also provides consultation, training, and audit services to K9 units, and has been recognized as an expert witness by Washington and Federal courts in Police K9 and dog behavior matters. Be sure to hit him up if you’re ever in need of his services!⁣

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You can watch & listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple & anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣

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Episode 156: HITT Tracking with Steve White⁣

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. ⁣

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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:⁣

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Mona has been a police officer with East Hartford PD in Connecticut for almost two decades, & 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 shot and his K9 partner got stabbed.⁣

Mona’s first K9 partner, Primo, had 51 contact apprehensions, and approximately 150 non-contact apprehensions/finds from 2006-2015. K9 Primo came in 1st in top obedience, and 2nd in top criminal apprehension at the Connecticut Police K9 Olympics, and is a 3 time Daniel Wasson Memorial K9 Award winner.⁣

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Mona’s second K9 partner, Casus, has 26 contact apprehensions, and 106 non-contact apprehensions/finds from 2014-present. K9 Casus came in 1st for top team obedience in 2018 & 2021, & top team tactical obedience 2016 at the Connecticut Police K9 Olympics. The pair also placed 2nd at the 2016 Cabelas Police K9 Competition, 2nd at the 2018 & 2019 Dreamride Police K9 Challenge, & 1st at the 2021 Dreamride Police K9 Challenge.⁣

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If that’s not enough, Casus has been trained in firearm detection since 2018, has 12 guns recovered to date, he has been present and involved (directly and indirectly) with 4 officer involved shootings (where K9 Casus got bite on two of them).⁣

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Episode 155: He Canoed My Leg Part TWO with Todd Mona

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 shot and his K9 partner got stabbed. We also get into the early stages of training building searches. Stay tuned for Part 2, where Mona gets into moving forward with building searches and doing more advanced training

Mona’s first K9 partner, Primo, had 51 contact apprehensions, and approximately 150 non-contact apprehensions/finds from 2006-2015. K9 Primo came in 1st in top obedience, and 2nd in top criminal apprehension at the Connecticut Police K9 Olympics, and is a 3 time Daniel Wasson Memorial K9 Award winner.

Mona’s second K9 partner, Casus, has 26 contact apprehensions, and 106 non-contact apprehensions/finds from 2014-present. K9 Casus came in 1st for top team obedience in 2018 and 2021, and top team tactical obedience 2016 at the Connecticut Police K9 Olympics. The pair also placed 2nd at the 2016 Cabelas Police K9 Competition, 2nd at the 2018 and 2019 Dreamride Police K9 Challenge, and 1st at the 2021 Dreamride Police K9 Challenge. Oh, and they are also a 3 time Daniel Wasson Memorial K9 Award winners.

If that’s not enough to make you starstruck, Casus has been trained in firearm detection since 2018, has 12 guns recovered to date, he has been present and involved (directly and indirectly) with 4 officer involved shootings (where K9 Casus got bite on two of them). Mona has been a CPWDA maintenance trainer since 2014, CPWDA trainer since 2016, CPWDA building search class instructor (increasing hunt drive while expanding the building search), instructed at Blueline K9 Conference, is the current CPWDA Vice President, AND will be taking the NAPWDA trainer test November of 2022.

That was a LOT to cover! (You now know why there will be a Part 2!!) You can watch and listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣
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Episode 154: ⁣ He Canoed My Leg, Part 1 with Todd Mona

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. ⁣

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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 (both at home, and abroad), and a lot of high speed groups that we can’t even mention! Stoops’ expertise has helped him develop many training philosophies utilized today in the working dog world. Stoops’ skill set also makes him a qualified expert witness with the United States Federal Courts on the subject of protection dogs, and an internationally recognized K9 subject matter expert assisting elite military units to implement working dog programs. ⁣

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If that isn’t enough of a bragging right, Stoops is a recipient of a Presidential Award for exceptional K9 work, he’s a Security Specialist at several US Embassies abroad,  and a past publisher of two working dog magazines. Oh, and he is still currently working as a DOD K9 trainer.⁣

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You’ll definitely want to head what this man has to say!! You can watch and listen on YouTube, Spotify, apple podcasts and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.⁣

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Episode 153: The Tao of Zane

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. ⁣

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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. Lockerman has been in patrol for over 6 years and has been tasked with the K9 unit for 3 years. When they are not working or attending community events, they enjoy their adventures with their family (consisting of five humans and six! dogs). Also, they are very big fans of UGA football, "Go Dawgs!" 😎🏈⁣

Follow them on Instagram at @kcso_K9_loki

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Episode 152: Lockerman and Loki

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. ⁣

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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 deploying to Afghanistan. Hargis recounted an insane story from a harrowing mission that cost several guys, including Hargis’ MWD Jany, their lives and changed his forever. The night raid in Kandahar on Oct. 6, 2013 included multiple suicide bombers, and a minefield of IEDs - a baited ambush. After recovering MWD Jany’s remains, Hargis was recovering sensitive material from some of the Fallen, when he stepped on an IED, costing him both of his legs. Hargis was conscious for about an hour and a half as medics used tourniquets and pumped freeze-dried plasma into his veins. Soon after surgery in the hospital, Hargis was conscious enough to salute his commanding officer, despite the medical wrappings, tubes, and personnel who tried to restrain him; resulting in “the salute seen around the world”. ⁣

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Hargis then talked about becoming an elite Paralympic athlete and how it helps him forget about his disability while he competes with his team; and sadly, how all of that is being ripped away from him due to COVID-19 mandates.⁣

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Episode 151: The Salute

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.⁣

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Rodriguez completed his career in the Air Force as a Military Working Dog (MWD) Program Manager for 12 military units. Some of his highlights while on active duty include DoD MWD trainer, kennel master, unit trainer, pre-deployment canine team instructor, and special tactics member/instructor.⁣

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After retiring in 2013, Rodriguez was employed by various private security firms supporting U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. State Department domestic and international security contracts.  During this period, he was assigned to the following positions: High-Threat Protection Security Specialist, ERT member, Canine Handler, Kennel Master, and Training Director.⁣

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Following his time in the private contracting world, Rodriguez was employed by the DHS National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program. During this time, he served as unit Canine Trainer and Supervisor of Canine Operations for 11 TSA Passenger Screening Canine teams located at the Denver Airport.⁣

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In 2018, Rodriguez left federal service to pursue other opportunities within the canine industry. For the past 25+ years, he has been instructing Law Enforcement, Military, Spectuial Operations personnel, and Private Military Contractors in the application of canine assets within the global security domain.⁣

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There are definitely nuggets of wisdom in this episode you won’t want to miss! So sit down, listen up, and learn a thing or two! ⁣

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Episode 150:Shoutout with Antonio “Arod” Rodriquez

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! ⁣

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Episode 149: Q&A with @vanessk9 Eric Stanbro and @Torchlightk9 Ted Summers

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 for almost a decade before K9 Kota retired. Lyman had a unique experience in that she worked two K9s at the same time; K9 Kota’s replacement, K9 Rocko, and single purpose explosive dog, K9 Peppers. Lyman explained K9 Rocko’s wash from the program, and her fourth partner, K9 Knox, who unexpected passed from bloat recently this year.

Lyman has nearly two decades of experience, so sit down, listen up, and learn a thing or two! She’s currently training with her new partner, K9 Jakko (pronounced Jaque-o) who she got in October. Follow her at @k9kotaskrew

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Episode 148: He was a Hunter of Men with Michelle Lyman @k9kotascrew

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 million), and get into tracking, which is their “bread and butter”. Doan also discusses back up officers, air support, and how they combat the elements in his unit of 10 full time dual purpose K9 teams. ⁣

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Doan is certainly a busy man, and you won’t want to miss this episode! So sit down, listen up, and learn a thing or two! 💪⁣

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Episode 147: Dont Watch my Dog with Brian Doan

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 2012, and joined Bravo Company to be deployed for combat. Unit 2 Commando had reputation as an extremely effective, capable war-fighing unit, but they weren’t immune to the casualties of war.

It wasn’t until 2015 when Moharic first met K9 Guge, but the rest was history. The gents get into the differences between Australian training philosophies, and those seen in the United States, as well as what the retirement / “de-training” process looks like for both K9 and personnel. 

K9 Guge is now enjoying his retirement with Moharic, who is now applying his knowledge gained as a handler to pet dogs. This is definitely an episode you’ll want to tune in to! So sit down, listen up, and learn a thing or two from this entertaining bloke! And when you’re done with the episode, you can give him a follow and learn more here:

@k9_steve

@masterofpuppies.headquarters

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