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Episode 203: Helen Keller can track in a straight line with Brad Gillespie 

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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 years. He has hundreds of operational K9 tracking apprehensions, and is currently a trainer for the second largest K9 program in Canada where he specializes in tactical integration of K9 teams and explosive detection.
Gillespie was previously the Ontario director of the CPCA for three years. He began his K9 career with the Winnipeg Police Service and then spent some time with the military before becoming a K9 trainer for the Ontario Provincial Police.
Gillespie currently handles a single purpose Explosive Detection Dog as well as a General Service Dog. He is a director for the Canadian Police Canine Association and also supports training through Full Spectrum K9 International (a non-profit organization) where he emphasizes training development of the dog, the handler and the team.
Gillespie’s combined Military and Police experience afford him a perspective that facilitates the development and employment of area of operation, principle based tactics. This is another information-packed episode that you do NOT want to miss!
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Episode 202: Detection Deep Dive with Darren (DJ) Holmes⁣

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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. ⁣
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Holmes cut his teeth with hunting dogs. He was an amateur competitor in hunting and retrieving, and then got into defense contracting. ⁣
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Eric talks about how bird dog hunters are light years ahead of the rest of the dog world when it comes to training. ⁣
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The gents talk about Holmes’ operational training for his defense contracting, and off leash safe stand off distance with Marines and IEDS. Holmes talks about how they had 70 days to certify once procured and shaping this program. After his IED contract, Holmes stayed in defense contracting for a few more years, then made the switch back to training dogs full time. After Covid hit, he threw his hat in the law enforcement arena working in the jail, then special assignment moving prisoners and high risk transports. From there, they got a grant approval to start a K9 program in the detention center. He started from the ground up creating the dog program with the center. The guys talk about the fentanyl problem and the “do we / don’t we” problem. The guys then get into the science piece.  They talk about how more teachers have Dr. in front of their names, how it has gotten more science based, and how they feel like the science should back up what they are saying. When science and art mix, it gets a little funky at times. This is an important conversation for everyone to listen to and see how science fits into what you are doing as a handler.
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Episode 201: Humping HHogan with Sarah Carver

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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⁣ ⁣
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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. ⁣
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Carver joined the United States Navy right out of high school from Cheyenne, Wyoming. She wanted to join K9 since she started, and everyone told her that was never going to happen. ⁣She was persistent, spent her off time volunteering in the kennel, making connections, and not taking “No” as her final answer. Three years in, and she finally got what she was working so hard for. Carver spent the next five years as a Military Law Enforcement Officer and Military Working Dog Handler.⁣
⁣Carver’s experience includes handling dual purpose bomb dogs, single purpose narcotics dogs, K9 training, and K9 veterinary care.⁣ She shares stories about her first two dogs (both of whom were 12 years old, and could care less about her), her first green dog (a dog that shouldn’t have been working, but it taught her a lot!), a scrappy little Jack Russel Terrier (and why she feels obedience is still important, even for the little guys! The JRT made such an impression on her, he ended up being her favorite to work), and a dog who earned the title of this episode
Carver also discusses her path into K9 after her time in the Navy as well, including an internship with Brad at Pacesetter K9⁣. Lots of great stories and lessons in this episode, be sure to check it out!! Follow her at @Sarah.carver95 on instagram
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Episode 200: Floppy Ears with Laura Griffith ⁣

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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! ⁣
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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 Coast K9 for our 200th EPISODE!
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Griffith started her career in 1991 as a Canadian customs officer. After 8 years, she passed up a supervisor position to become a K9 handler in 1999. She was told she was ruining her career and that she would never get anywhere in K9. Look at her NOW! Griffith talks about being a female in law enforcement, you have to shoot 5 times better and run your dog better to be taken seriously as a female in law enforcement.  ⁣
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Since Griffith had dual citizenship and was sick of the politics, she applied to the U.S. Customs and Border, and was hired on as an officer. After 6 years, she then applied for a position as a Marine Interdiction Agent. She was 1 of 2 females, out of 300 agents across the U.S. She conducted operations via various vessels and aircraft in the San Juan Islands, WA.⁣
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Griffith then started her own company with her husband, Ken Pavlick, in 2003.  (You may recognize Pavlick’s name from the working dog world and Episode 27.) Together, they formed Pacific Coast K9, where they offer an intangible that most other canine training facilities cannot – EXPERIENCE! The staff of Pacific Coast K9 possess over 50 years of operational experience with handling the types of canines they train and sell. At Pacific Coast K9, their experience includes:⁣
Patrol⁣
Explosive Detection⁣
Narcotic Detection⁣
Cadaver Detection⁣
Tactical Deployment (S.W.A.T.)⁣
While there are many choices in canine training facilities, few can offer the training based on real world experience provided by Pacific Coast K9.⁣
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Check them out at https://www.pacificcoastk9.com/
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Episode 199: K9 Cases with Ted Daus⁣

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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⁣
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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 important to listen to, to keep yourself up to date on cases around the U.S. that have made the news, and what it means for you. ⁣
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Daus is a retired assistant state attorney with the Broward County State Attorney’s Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has been a prosecutor for two decades, 18 of which he has been assigned to the Drug Trafficking Unit for the State Attorney’s Office. Daus graduated from Nova Southeastern School of Law in 1991. He has extensive experience as a lecturer on search and seizure for D.E.A., U.S. Customs, various Florida Police Departments, the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the Police K-9 Training Institute, Police Canine Consultants and the Canine Development Group. He lectures regularly all across the country to National Canine Organization such as U.S.P.C.A., N.P.C.A. & N.A.P.W.D.A. He is an adjunct professor of law for Nova Southeastern University teaching Trial Advocacy and coaching national mock trial teams. He lectures every year at the national canine conference, HITS. He is the current nationwide legal advisor for the National Police Canine Association headquartered in Arizona. Most recently, Daus was counsel of record for both United States Supreme Court K-9 cases, Harris & Jardines, argued before the court on October 31st, 2012.
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Episode 198: Shots fired with Corporal Daniel Allen⁣

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Your Working Dog Radio Hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Corporal Daniel Allen. ⁣
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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.⁣
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Corporal Daniel Allen always wanted to become a police officer; he graduated high school in 2008, and did one year of college before starting his law enforcement career in 2018. He has been serving for 5 years, and has an abundance of training, along with a few accolades, including 2 Life Saver Awards, SWAT Operator, and K9 Handler.⁣
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The incident we mentioned occurred May 5th, 2023. Corporal Allen was shot in the hip by a suspect with a AK-47 as he was exiting his patrol vehicle, and his partner, K9 Halligan was shot several times through the vehicle. Corporal Allen had to undergo surgery to repair his shattered hip on the left side, and K9 Halligan had to have surgery to remove shrapnel and repair organs. Doctors had to place multiple screws and wires in Corporal Allen’s hip so that he would be able to walk again, which he counts as a blessing because it was only one centimeter away from paralyzing him on the left side. Both handler and K9 are recovering well, but still have a long road ahead of them. He has a constant reminder of the incident, the bullet is still lodged in his upper thigh. He plans to return to the Oxford Police Department once he is fully healed. Through it all, Corporal Allen has his head up, and will not be defeated. Corporal Allen knows the dangers of being a police officer and is still willing to get in the fight for the community. Due to the incident, there are now talks of a Purple Heart being awarded to Corporal Allen for the courageous act of putting his life on the line for the citizens of Oxford, and standing on the oath he swore to once he became an officer.⁣
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To help with the costs of surgeries for officer and K9, donate to his Go Fund Me:⁣
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Episode 197: Florida Man with Joe Bologna ⁣

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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??  ⁣
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Methods have evolved quite a bit since the old school days! Be sure to check this episode out to learn more!
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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.
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The gents chat with Joe about how he got into K9, as well as his background in Florida law enforcement for 15 years, and as a K9 handler. Joe was the official trainer for his agency and was in charge of training for multiple municipalities in the area. During this time, he revolutionized their K9 training and they became very successful in their patrol/detection work. ⁣The gents get into different training specialties (including K9, detection, personal protection, and Eric talks about why pet training is important and the difference between old school and modern decoying⁣) and they talk about Joe’s training company, Bolo K9 Services. This episode is jam packed full of stories and training knowledge! After the episode, be sure to follow Joe at @bolo_k9_services_
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