Glenn Cooke is a veteran of the working canine world in Australia. His early impressions in the training world left him insatiably curious and thirsty for knowledge, which he continues to this day which means Glenn presents as an extremely technical, capable and knowledgeable trainer. He worked the streets of Melbourne in the late 80s and 90s with violence all around him as a Security K9 handler, so he is no stranger to the dark side of what the canine world can encounter in their daily duties. We delve into his personal journey not only in the dog world but his earliest influences in the family home which has significantly shaped who Glenn is today. Glenn is also a co-host of The Canine Paradigm alongside Pat Stuart, a podcast dedicated to the working canine world. He was an absolute pleasure to chat with and someone that we will definitely be associating with more. Guest contact info Instagram: glenncooketrainer 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

Colton is a former United States Marine Corp K9 handler. After a 5 year career, he transitioned to the contracting world, working for the US State Department where he completed multiple deployments to the Middle East in Iraq and Afghanistan, clearing routes for diplomats and providing security in venues as an advance element. After several near death experiences, he transitioned full time to the civilian world and now works various jobs on the land, such as ranching and cowboying. He truly is an outdoorsman who loves dogs and will definitely make you want to throw your devices away and spend time in the great outdoors. Guest contact info Instagram: combat_tracker 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

Paul Warren is a former Australian Infantry soldier who was deployed to and subsequently wounded in Afghanistan in 2009. He joined the Army relatively late at 27 years old after a professional fighting career in an effort to serve something greater than himself. After the blast that took his leg and killed his friend Pte Benjamin Ranaudo, he has dedicated his life to serving others by sharing his story and imparting a lifetime of wisdom and rich experiences, especially to young fighters. He is not for the faint of heart, Paul is a no bullshit bloke who wants others to achieve their goals and never succumb to the victim mentality that he could so easily have adopted, but never did. Guest contact info Instagram: paul.warren79 voodoocombat_thaiboxing 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

John Devine is a former US Navy SEAL, the US Navy’s special forces direct action unit. John has multiple deployments to warzones both in a direct combat capability as well as advising host nation forces in their fight against terrorism. After his first deployment John was trained as a K9 handler where he went on to complete more deployments to Afghanistan against the Taliban. He speculated that he and his dog found one of, if not the, largest explosive caches of the entire GWOT. Not something to sniff at! He now runs Devine K9s where he focuses on protection dogs for private individuals as well as training service dogs for Veterans as part of the Rescue 22 Foundation to save veterans from suicide. Despite his huge accomplishments and substantial experience, John is extremely humble and interesting to speak to and his passion for what he does is extremely evident. Guest contact info Instagram: Devinek9john Devinek9s rescue22foundation Website: https://www.devinek9s.com/ https://www.rescue22foundation.org/donate/ 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

Scott is a South African born Australian, with extensive experience in protection dog training both in Australia and overseas. . He has spent time developing protection K9 as well as anti poaching K9s in South Africa. He worked abroad in Dubai attempting to break into the dog market and eventually settled on the Gold Coast of Australia where he trains and develops pet dogs. Scott has an extensive understanding of K9 training and you can clearly tell not only from his ability to communicate that, but by the living proof in his pet and demo dog, Glock. Guest contact info Instagram:apexk9goldcoast 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

Mia Skogster is an elite international IGP dog sport competitor from Finland. She has been in the sport since her mid teens and has won multiple world titles competing against the best in the industry, including Ivan Balanaov. After a media scandal in Finland with false allegations made against her, she has been threatened and harassed by overzealous activist groups such as PETA. These included physical and online threats with her family home even being targeted. Mia is on a crusade to unite the working dog world to combat these types of attacks and end the reactive stance the working dog world takes when it comes to issues around training, methodology, equipment and even the concept of dog ownership itself! Guest contact info Instagram: miaskogster Website: https://inspireurdog.fi/ 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

Benny Olson was a Direct Support K9 handler for the Tier 1 Navy SEAL team, the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan during the GWOT with various K9s on direct action missions. Most of his deployments occurred AFTER he was blown up on a target in Iraq that killed another of his comrades and left him severely injured. His physical and mental recovery are nothing short of remarkable and his tenacity to get back into the fight shows the true dedication of a warrior, which Benny surely is. Check out his book “Underdogs - Conquering Life with Mans Best Friend and SEAL Team 6” Guest contact info Instagram: @patriotdogtraining @bennythedogguy 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

Rod Petrovic served in Canada’s most elite Military unit, The Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2).  He has seen multiple deployments with both the Canadian Infantry and Special Forces during the GWOT.  During his time at JTF2 he was employed as a Combat Assault Dog handler and deployed to Iraq multiple times in the fight against the Islamic State.  Rod now owns and runs a private K9 training business, Viking K9, out of his home in Canada.  Guest contact info Instagram: @viking_k9_Canada Website: https://vikingk9canada.com/ 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 www.OriginK9.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

Mustafa has been involved with the Iraqi wars since a child. His fathered and most adult relatives have either served in the forces or fallen victims to Iraq's various wars. Mustafa talks about his upbringing in the turbulent years between 2003 and 2014 before becoming an interpreter for the Australian Special Forces in their fight against ISIS. He now resides in Australia with his family and enjoys his hard earned peace. 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message

"Hey do you know Shawn? He was either a CAG K9 handler or an Army cook" Todays guest was exactly that. He moved from the world of an Army cook for Infantry units, to becoming a Direct Support K9 handler for the Army's Tier 1 Special Missions Unit. He deployed 10 times in as many years with The Unit to Iraq and Afghanistan. He talks openly about some of the struggles of life after the military as well as the challenges of moving into a Law Enforcement career after a decade on the front lines of SFOD-D missions overseas. Guest contact info Instagram: @shawn.gregory.338 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/origink9/message