⁣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.⁣ ⁣ This is our first episode from the Hold the Line K9 Conference Series ⁣and the gents chat with a repeat guest, 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.⁣ ⁣ In this conversation, your hosts and Mona discuss the use of tone...

⁣Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Darren “DJ” Holmes and chat about his background, his current work with dogs, and training them to detect fentanyl. ⁣ They also discuss changes in training and certification, such as eliminating aggression to gunfire and certifying dogs on marijuana, the concept of false responses in dogs and how it relates to training and contextual learning. They explore the role of poor imprinting in false responses and...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Canadian Police Dog Handler and Trainer, Jason Born, a canine handler and trainer from Edmonton, Canada. Born is certified as a Patrol Dog Trainer by the Canine Law Enforcement Accreditation Registry and has served as a tracking judge at the Canadian Police Canine Association National Championships. Born shares his background in law enforcement and canine handling. The gents discuss the puppy program in...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ returning guest, KD Mathews @kdmathews, for a 2 hour long jam packed episode of all things dog and balance! In this episode, the gents discuss Mathews’ retirement from decoy work and his passion for jiu-jitsu (stay tuned for a BJJ-related update from Eric!). They then delve into the importance of relationships in dog training and how it affects behavior, the concept of ritualistic behavior and its role in...

Join us on our member platform through our youtube channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8D9WOH6ny8eoiTCxFNpBtQ/join Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Richard Hunton from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). ⁣ ⁣ Many of you may have seen the heartbreaking story about the loss of K9 Rico, who was killed during a manhunt. ⁣ ⁣ In this episode, Eric and Ted are joined by Richard Hunton from the...

Do you live in a state where marijuana is still illegal? If yes, you NEED to listen to this episode. ⁣ ⁣ Disclaimer: They want us to let all of you know that this study will come out after it is peer reviewed the 23rd of February.⁣ ⁣ Episode 207:⁣ Scientifically Speaking, Hemp VS Marijuana⁣ Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Steven Antommarchi of @nextlevelk9texas⁣ about a huge K9 study that aimed to see if marijuana trained dogs would hit...

Get your pen and paper out, and start taking notes! Eric @vanessk9, Ted @ted_summers, and Alesha @wdrginger sit down to discuss what it takes to run a successful canine business. As you guys know, Eric owns Ridgeside K9 Ohio and Vaness K9 Academy, Ted and Alesha own Torchlight K9 and Torchlight Pets. The trio get into the nitty gritty and talk about everything from the challenges, strategies, and what you need to know! ⁣ ⁣ They emphasize the importance of understanding the business side of...

If weed is legalized, do you get rid of your K9 that was imprinted on it? ⁣ Your hosts sit down and talk about everything marijuana! This is a really important episode to sit down and listen to. Ted and Eric talk about the whole “un-imprinting” thing people are trying to do in relation to marijuana. They talk about court cases, share examples, and talk about states that are either making marijuana legal, medical, and/or recreational, like Ohio recently did. They talk about how that affects...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts sit down with second time guest, Benito Olson. (Olson previously joined us for Episode 11- Master at Arms Benito Olson, and gave us an inside look at the event that should have killed him, so be sure to give that a re-listen!). In this episode, the gents chat about Olson’s upbringing, a divided home, a father in prison, and being an “underdog”. They delve into his military history, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the detonation that critically wounded him, while burying...

This is our fifth episode from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning August 26-29, 2024 at the HYATT REGENCY in New Orleans, LA. Get your tickets to this conference early!⁣ hitsk9.net⁣ The gents chat with Brad Gillespie about teaching two different tracking classes at the HITS K9 Conference. In this episode, we get heavy into tracking, and Gillespie’s extensive experience. Gillespie has been handling and training Police and Military Working Dogs for...

This is our fourth episode from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning August 26-29, 2024 at the HYATT REGENCY in New Orleans, LA. Get your tickets to this conference early!⁣ hitsk9.net⁣ ⁣ Darren DJ Holmes wants to know the “What am I doing”. That he could be doing better, the why, and the how when it comes to detection based training. ⁣ ⁣ Holmes cut his teeth with hunting dogs. He was an amateur competitor in hunting and retrieving, and then got into...

This is our third episode from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning August 26-29, 2024 at the HYATT REGENCY in New Orleans, LA. Get your tickets to this conference early!⁣ hitsk9.net⁣ ⁣ ⁣ You guys ask us all the time when are we going to have more female handlers on, and we are joined by our second female handler from the HITS K9 conference, Sarah Carver. ⁣ ⁣ Carver joined the United States Navy right out of high school from Cheyenne, Wyoming. She...

This is our second episode from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning August 26-29, 2024 at the HYATT REGENCY in New Orleans, LA. Get your tickets to this conference early!⁣ ⁣ hitsk9.net⁣ ⁣ Eric also talks about his E-collar Without Conflict class; he has seminars coming up and you don’t want to miss them! ⁣ ⁣ You guys ask us all the time when are we going to have more female handlers on, we are happy to have sat down with Laura Griffith, Co-Owner of...

This is our first episode from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning August 26-29, 2024 at the HYATT REGENCY in New Orleans, LA. Get your tickets to this conference early!⁣ ⁣ hitsk9.net⁣ ⁣ Your hosts sit down again with three time guest, and Co-Owner of HITS, Ted Daus. If you’re in law enforcement, this episode is crucial to listen to. The gents hit hard on a couple freak-out court cases in 2023, and general case law. These types of episodes are always...

Your Working Dog Radio Hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Corporal Daniel Allen. ⁣ ⁣ This guest’s story is chilling… If you remember the post we did for the American Aluminum kennel in the back of a police vehicle that was shot with 17 rounds from an AK-47, this is the officer and K9 involved. Do us a favor, and hug your loved ones a little tighter today after listening to this close call.⁣ ⁣ Corporal Daniel Allen always wanted to become a police officer; he...

We all remember our first dog bite; but were you told to just put on a suit, run down a field, and stick your arm out to get your first bite??  ⁣ ⁣ Methods have evolved quite a bit since the old school days! Be sure to check this episode out to learn more! ⁣ New Episode Episode 197: Florida Man with Joe Bologna ⁣ Your Working Dog Radio Hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Bolo K9 Services owner, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Trainer, Joe...

What do the Super Bowl, NBA finals, and World Cup all have in common? ⁣ They are the biggest sites in the world when it comes to human and sex trafficking. ⁣ ⁣ Your Working Dog Radio Hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers sit down with repeat guest from Episode 127, Mike Jones of Primal Canine @primalcanine⁣ ⁣ We touch on a variety of topics in this episode including “The Fight.” ⁣ For those of you that don’t know, Mike started in an animal shelter in San Jose at the young age of...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ one of Eric’s favorite people in K9, Eloise Yeomans. Eloise has quite the history; as a Brit, she was in the British forces, she worked as a door to door salesperson, and as a fire fighter. She then came to the USA and focused on Accelerant Detection Canines before getting into some badass decoy work and meeting Eric and Ted at HRD. (Ted believes Eloise has decoyed more dogs than most people will ever deal...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ founder and CEO of Street Cop Training, Dennis Benigno. ⁣ ⁣ The gents get into Benigno’s history (seriously, the guy has multiple awards including but not limited to Lifesaving, Meritorious Service, Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service, Several Letters of Recognition, Leadership awards, and Certificates of Appreciation from several law enforcement organizations) as well as the how & why Street...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ John Abousleiman.⁣ ⁣ This is our last episode from our Hold the Line Conference Series! The gents dive into muzzle work and how to start muzzle fighting, mistakes people make, what they need to be watching for when doing muzzle work. Ted mentions how muzzle work is the hardest work as a decoy. ⁣ ⁣ John teaches two classes, a basic muzzle work class, and an advanced muzzle work class. His class starts from...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Grassroots K9 owner, and repeat guest, Michael Nezbeth. ⁣ This is our fourth episode from our Hold the Line Conference Series! Nezbeth is a man most of you should know by now; you see him doing seminars and classes all across the country (and he joined us for Episode 55: Oh Canada) ⁣ The gents dive into drive capping and what it means to Nezbeth, as well as his thoughts on capping the bark. They chat about...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Sergeant Kenny Williams. ⁣ ⁣ This is our third episode from our Hold the Line Conference Series, and just like our previous guest, Instructor Sgt. Kenny Williams instructs with Street Cop Training. Williams is one of the country’s leading experts in criminal vehicle interdiction. Additionally, he is a fully certified EPIC and DIAP instructor. Williams began his career in 2007, and currently works as a...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ Joe Gionti of K9 Heroes 4 Heroes. ⁣ ⁣ This is our second episode from the Hold the Line Conference Series ⁣ and we talk with Joe Gionti from K9 Heroes 4 Heroes, which is an incredible charity. When you listen to this episode, you can hear Gionti’s passion for helping those who wore the uniform get the dog they need! K9 Heroes 4 Heroes was started in January of 2021, and their mission is to to provide service...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with⁣ A&E’s “America’s Top Dog” Season One contestant, military veteran, Ohio State K9 Evaluator, Vaness K9 certified K9 trainer, City of Salem, Ohio Patrolman and K9 Handler, Michael Garber. ⁣This is our first episode from the Hold the Line Conference Series ⁣and we cover Garber’s journey as a 12 year military veteran, 18 years of law enforcement experience (6 years in K9), and his experience working with...