Origin K9 Podcast

Christine is a highly educated and passionate woman who runs Summa Fit. She caters her fitness programmes to those who serve on the front lines of Military or Law Enforcement jobs. We discuss her influences as a young woman and how the suicide of her cousin, who served as a medic in the Navy, sparked her to serve those who serve us. She speaks openly about insecurities as a child and how she overcame them through fitness. She is also the proud owner of her own retired working K9. Give her a follow! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summa.fit/ Website: https://msha.ke/summa.fit Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: ⁠www.origink9.com ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en⁠ FaceBook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/ ⁠Email: info@origink9.com

Boz is a former Police K9 handler and SWAT officer in Arizona. Kelvin and I chat about his serendipitous introduction to dogs from birth and how his friends and family shaped his career as a Police officer. Kelvin has been to dozens and dozens of K9 and SWAT jobs throughout his career and was charged with integrating the 2 capabilities in his department. It was an awesome chat as always and we both hope you get a lot out of it! Give him a follow! Instagram: @jaegerk9 Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: ⁠www.origink9.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en⁠ FaceBook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/⁠ Email: info@origink9.com

Matty and I sit down in his Newcastle studio to discuss his life up until joining the Australian Army. We go into depth in his military career, his multiple deployments, and his transition into the security industry and eventual entrepreneurship. Matty talks openly about the loss of his friends during and post military career and how it motivates him to do what he does today. Give him a follow! Instagram: @zero.limits.podcast Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: ⁠www.origink9.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en⁠ FaceBook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/⁠ Email: info@origink9.com

Shane is a former member of the Victoria Police. He spent time on the road as a general duties officer before moving into the elite Special Operations Group (SOG), a unit dedicated to Counter Terrorism. We discuss how his time on the road influenced his desire to be a CT specialist and hunt the worst of Australian society. He was also significantly injured in a rappelling accident which saw him battle physical and mental injuries for over a year before getting BACK into the SOG. He now works for Police Legacy as well as public speaking engagements to share his experience and the perspectives gained. He was an absolute riot to chat to and hang out with and someone I’ve added to the circle of people around me! Guest Contact details Email: skdonaldson1@gmail.com 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.origink9.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This episode I speak with Mick Corlett.  Mick is a former soldier, police officer and security contractor.  Mick has been a dog handler, a tactical police officer and fulfilled many training roles in multiple organisations.  Mick is currently employed in an Australian Agency that we have excluded from this episode for personal and operational reasons.  His story includes death and violence, deployments to warzones, mental performance struggles, organisational frustrations, the loss of friends and much more. 

Mike Nezbeth is the owner and founder of Grassroots K9. He is most known for his impressive decoy skills and is highly regarded as one of the best. We chat about his upbringing and how a diagnosis of Asperger's has allowed him to harness his obsession with dogs, psychology and learning theory into a successful business and passion. Mike was an absolute pleasure to chat to and you will most definitely enjoy this episode. Guest contact info Instagram: @k9_mike Website: grassrootsk9.com 👇Origin K9 tactical gear 👇 Website: ⁠⁠www.origink9.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: info@origink9.com

Brad Griggs is a veteran of the K9 industry. He began his career in Melbourne where he still resides and operates today. He has been heavily involved in the sport world as well as protection training, pet behaviour modification and, most recently, developing Police K9s for sale. In this episode we go deep into some training topics as well as some hot topics in the K9 industry. He is someone I respect in the industry and I enjoyed this chat, even though he avoided talking about himself! Give him a follow! Instagram: @k9services.com.au Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: ⁠www.origink9.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en⁠ FaceBook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/⁠ Email: info@origink9.com

Josh is a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. He went from being an infantry soldier, stood up the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) in it's early days and eventually screened for the tier 1 unit, JTF2. Josh has deployed multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq as well as Africa. He deployed top Iraq in the fight against ISIS twice as a K9 handler before retiring into civilian life. Josh now runs In-Line K9, which is a pet dog training business based in Canada. Give him a follow! Instagram: @in_line_k9_ Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: ⁠www.origink9.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en⁠ FaceBook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/⁠ Email: info@origink9.com

Reg Ramage is a former Military Police K9 handler from the Australian Army. He has deployed multiple times to East Timor and the Middle East in a variety of capacities. He was instrumental in raising a modernised adaptation to the Military Police K9 capability under the command of some great leadership. We discuss training methodology and its evolution, challenges of being on operations and the transition process from Defence. Give him a follow! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k9t_the_handler/ Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: ⁠⁠www.origink9.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en⁠⁠ FaceBook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/⁠⁠ Email: info@origink9.com

The first woman to be on the Origin K9 Podcast! Tara Burke is a former Soldier, Coast Guard Reservist and Police K9 handler. She has deployed multiple times to the Middle East and served her community on the front lines of policing. After her Police career came to an end, Tara began training dogs with Ridgeside K9 where she remains working today. We cover a range of topics and Tara has an interesting story. She has also appeared on  @WorkingDogRadio  and was an awesome person to connect with. Give her a follow! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belles619_k9apart/ Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: www.origink9.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/ Email: info@origink9.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belles619_k9apart/

Bob Richards deployed to the Vietnam War twice. On his first deployment Bob was wounded with 7 RAR, he was then posted to Kapooka as an instructor and he deployed again to Vietnam with 3 RAR. Bob is a man who is passionate about helping other veterans. He trains multi-purpose service dogs to assist veterans suffering from a multitude of physical or psychological ailments through his charity, Paws for Hope and Understanding. Website: https://pawsforhope.org.au/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pawsforhopeandunderstanding/ Check out our Origin K9 tactical gear Website: ⁠www.origink9.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en⁠ FaceBook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/⁠ Email: info@origink9.com

Chris Ramirez is a former 82nd Airborne Regiment Soldier from the US Army. He has deployed multiple times with that unit on short notice. Chris and I discuss the drawdown of Afghanistan, his short notice deployment to Iraq and his rocky transition from the US Army. He has been mentored by  @MikeGloverActual , he is an avid shooter and has a passion for training dogs, including Zev, his own Belgian Malinois. We discuss some ugly topics such as depression, PTSD and suicide which may be disturbing to some listeners, but we both feel is important to speak about openly. Give it a listen and give Chris a follow! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris_teamfieldcraft/ Check out Origin K9 tactical gear Website: www.origink9.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/origin.k9/?hl=en FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/Origink9/ Email: info@origink9.com