Episodes

Eric and Ted are joined by Krista Smith, the founder of Harlow's Heroes, a nonprofit organization that supports retired and current canines. Krista shares her personal story of domestic violence and how her dog, Barrett, provided comfort and inspiration. She explains how Barrett's legacy led her to start Harlow's Heroes and discusses the organization's mission and goals. Harlow's Heroes is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports retired K9 units by providing them with medical care, nutritional su...

In this episode, Ted mentions we do a lot of things in K9 that don’t make sense. ⁣ What is one thing that you have realized in K9 that just doesn’t make sense? ⁣ ⁣ Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with owner of Elite Canine Training & Outfitters, and Got your Six K9s, Jeremy Van Beek. ⁣ This is our fifth episode from the Hold the Line K9 Conference Series. In this episode, the gents discuss Van ⁣Beek's background and how he fell into his current role...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with K9 Handler Jesse Owens. ⁣ This is our fourth episode from the Hold the Line K9 Conference Series. In this episode, the gents discuss Owens’ 9 years of experience as a fema...

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with a first time guest on the podcast; owner of Integrity Nose Worx, Bill Gaskins!⁣ ⁣ This is our third episode from the Hold the Line K9 Conference Series. In this episode,

Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with a repeat guest who truly needs no introduction; CEO and Founder of Tarheel K9, and Co-founder of PSA, Jerry Bradshaw!⁣ ⁣This is our second episode from the Hold the Line K9...

⁣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 c...

⁣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 certific...

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 Enfo...

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,

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 South Caroli...

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 on hem...

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 the...

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” thin...

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 him...

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 over 20 ye...

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 defense...

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 wanted to...

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 Pacific ...

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 importa...

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 w...

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 Bologna. ⁣ The gents...

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 13, MIk...

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,

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 Life...