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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:

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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. ⁣

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The majority of Willingham’s career was dedicated to the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program; Willingham served as a MWD handler, trainer, instructor, supervisor and program manager. ⁣

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Willingham deployed to the middle east multiple times and was instrumental in developing or enhancing MWD courses, polices and orders due to his operational and training experience.⁣ Willingham and his MWD Lucca conducted counterinsurgency operations, located numerous improvised explosive devices, and were credited with saving countless lives. Lucca led more than 400 missions during her career, and no one was ever hurt until the day she herself suffered a severe injury on the battlefield. Willingham and Lucca were featured in Maria Goodavage’s New York Times bestselling book “Top Dog”.⁣

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As a MWD subject matter expert, Willingham has been active in community outreach to bring awareness to the service and sacrifice of our MWDs and their handlers. Willingham has provided numerous print, television, and radio interviews about MWDs which include Good Morning America, The Today Show, Fox and Friends, LA Times, and the BBC. Additionally, Willingham has served as a keynote speaker for various events both nationally and internationally.⁣

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On January 1st of this year, Willingham assumed the role of President of the United States War Dog Association, which supports military working dogs and promotes the long history of their invaluable service.⁣

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Willingham and Lucca truly are MWD legends, so sit down, listen up, and learn a thing or two from the man himself! Help us honor their sacrifices, and check out the website, and consider donating!⁣ www.uswardogs.org⁣

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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. ⁣

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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 the gents discuss what it was like working with a 6’ leash and a pistol, having her literally save his life, as Aiello recounts harrowing tales of Stormy’s abilities, to find, alert, and protect her team from weapons, booby traps, and enemy soldiers. And ultimately, what it was like to give Stormy to her next handler, future unknown, and leave her behind.⁣

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In 2000, Ron and four other Vietnam Veteran dog handlers formed The United States War Dogs Association, Inc. in Stormy’s memory and honor. USWDA is a nonprofit organization of former and current US military dog handlers and supporting members. The USWDA is committed to promoting the long history of the military service dogs, establishing permanent war dog memorials, and educating the public about the invaluable service of these MWDs.⁣

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Aiello has been guiding his organization as president, ensuring that our deployed US MWD Teams receive complete support (especially post 9/11) through “Operation Military Care, K9” through care packages and letter-writing correspondence. The organization has sent more than 25,000 care packages to teams, and has helped adopt hundreds of retired dogs to date. The work the USWDA doesn’t end there, as they provide follow up care for medical expenses for the dogs as well, which can be lifesaving and a huge relief for the adopters. Aiello has also been a consultant for numerous, film producers, screenwriters, book authors, and national and local newspapers.⁣

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Aiello has also been on numerous television shows and has done many radio interviews, promoting Operation Military Care, K9, explaining why MWDs are an asset to the Armed Forces of America.  Ron’s background in military war dog service and his dedication to honoring the memory of the service and sacrifice of the US MWDs gives him a unique perspective that he can use to educate the public on the history of military war dogs.⁣

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Aiello still doesn’t know what happened to Stormy after the war, but luckily, many laws have gone into ensuring our MWDs are taken care of, and brought back home after their service. So sit down, and reflect on our country’s long standing use of MWDs. Help is honor Stormy, and all the dogs before her and after her, and check out Aiello’s website, and consider donating!⁣

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Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 and Ted @Ted_summers, sit down with USAF Master Sergeant Rudy Parsons. ⁣

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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 mission in Haiti after earthquake in 2010. USAF Special Operators jumped into Haiti to open up a non operational airport and land aircraft for relief. Some members of that team spent three days searching a certain pile of rubble for survivors and found none. After three days, FEMA showed up with K9 and searched the pile in under 20 mins, discovering there was no one alive in the pile. That was the birth of the the concept for Parsons’ program three years ago.⁣

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The gents also discussed Parsons’ 4 year old Dutchie, K9 Callie. Callie was procured from PennVet Working Dog Center under Dr Cindy Otto and she is the only Search and Rescue K9 in the entire DoD, and is trained for free fall, helicopter infil/exfil, Maritime Operations, tactical wheeled vehicles, technical rope rescue, alpine and cold weather travel according to military qualifications. K9 Callie is also certified in area scent, live find, USAR (FEMA Equivalent Cert), Wilderness (NSDA and DHS Certs), and Avalanche (C-RAD Cert this winter). ⁣

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This pair is truly impressive; so be sure to sit down, listen up, and learn a thing or two! ⁣

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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 Iraq and Afghanistan, and given recent political/foreign events, your hosts delve into Hogg’s opinions on the 1st Amendment and being silenced. (Hogg also goes on a bit of a Eric-Style rant about Big Tech!!)

In 2002, Hogg took his combat deployment experience, as well as his teaching experience as a Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat instructor, and harnessed them into a proven training methodology service company, War HOGG Tactical, Inc. when my Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat students returned from Afghanistan and said “That stuff you taught me saved my life!” (“That stuff” now consists of professional comprehensive mobile firearms, tactical and K9 training to law abiding civilians, military and law enforcement agencies through combat proven techniques and experience to improve students skill ability.) Hogg has trained with numerous law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal level, in addition to foreign militaries in marksmanship, room clearing, and K9 operations.

Hogg is a busy man, doing incredible things for the community. So be sure to sit down, listen up, and learn a thing or two from this legend!

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Your hosts, Eric and Ted, sit down with Dustin Winn, Canine Trainer & Instructor, and go through Winn’s remarkable career.⁣

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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 deployed to “Ground Zero”, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan in support of the Global War on Terrorism and Operation Enduring Freedom. After his active duty service, Winn continued his career as a contracted canine trainer with private security companies tasked with the physical protection of U.S. dignitaries in the Middle East. In 2012, Winn left the Middle East and took a position as a Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) Trainer with Naval Special Warfare (yeah, same place Eric worked ) where he served for two years before taking a position with the Department of Defense as an MPC Instructor. The Boys even chat about things they learned from the other units, and how MARSOC does it a little … differently⁣. During the last 20 years, Winn has honed his dog training skills, and has developed a unique training style through experiences and lessons learned. His passion for dog training, and desire to create an unbreakable bond between dog and owner, is second to none. ⁣

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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 Malinois, Magnus. Magnus is trained in narcotics, and SAR, and the pair even competed on America’s Top Dog.

Imbaro and Magnus were recently involved in the Surfside SAR efforts down in Miami as well. This gut-wrenching episode is one you owe it to yourself, and to the survivors and victims of the collapse, to listen to.

 

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