Dogs of War

Today I sit down with Abe Dababneh the Owner of Smoke Inn. Smoke Inn is a Cigar retailer in south Florida with multiple locations. They also have an extensive online cigar retail site and program. Abe has been in the business for over 30 years and is a wealth of knowledge with many "Firsts" in the industry!

Smoke Inn hosts a Retail event every year called "The Great Smoke". They also do many programs such as "The Summer of Saka" where they have killer deals, promotions and raffle type programs that net over 30,000$ in items for winners at the end of the summer!

I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you will to!

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Today is a very special episode! The Navy Seal K9 handler of Cairo that participated on the raid that ended the life of osama bin laden joins me!! I named my dog after his dog! We  go  deep on this one! DO NOT miss this one!

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Today I sit down with Army Ranger K9 handler and trainer turned civilian head trainer for the Ranger program Mark Kaufmann.

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 Mark Kaufmann is a combat veteran, and former United States Army Ranger. He has held the position of Master Trainer for 2nd Ranger Battalion’s Multi-Purpose Canine program for the last 11 years, located near Tacoma, WA. Born and raised in the backwoods of central Pennsylvania, Mark enlisted with a Ranger contract in 2004. He served his nation and the Ranger Regiment honorably for six combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, until he left the Army in 2013.

Mark seized the opportunity to become a dog handler for 2nd Ranger Battalion in the program’s infancy and deployed three times with one of Regiment’s only German Shepherds, Thor. Following these successful deployments as a handler, Mark took a trainer role at the Regimental Dog Program and so began his formative years becoming a highly skilled and adaptive canine trainer.

Upon ETS, Mark returned to 2/75 as their civilian Master Trainer and deployed four more times in that role. This position has taken Mark all over the world training with the most elite special operations units to help prepare his own teams to deploy and remain ready to conduct highly specialized deployments and missions. Mark has the unique experience of taking countless Special Operations canines from selection-day all the way to their retirement, with a proven track record of successful performance in his handlers and dogs.

Mark also owns and operates Function First K9, serving the needs of Law Enforcement K9 units all over the country with seminars, lectures, schools, and canine sales. He also owns and operates Upright K9, providing his local and regional community with top-tier pet training services. You can contact Mark directly at  [email protected]! 

Today we sit down with Army veteran as well as US contracting veteran and cigar afficionado Dave West! Dave West is in charge of all online business for SmallBatchCigar.com as well as their tasting notes and blog posts!

I really enjoyed this episode and learning about cigars!

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Today I sit down with retired LAPD k9 Officer/Trainer Extraordinaire Michael Goosby! This is one of my absolute favorite podcasts hands down! And we will absolutely be repeating another episode in the future!

Michaels Bio:

SERGEANT II (Ret) Mike Goosby Chief Trainer Metropolitan Division K9 Platoon Los Angeles Police Department Mike had 32.5 years (25 years of K9 experience) with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), where he was assigned as the Chief Trainer for the Metropolitan Division K9 Platoon.  He is a nationally recognized expert in K9 Tactics, Perimeter Containments, Command Post Operations (Command and Control), as well as off leash search techniques.  Mike was the overseer of all aspects of K9 training, maintenance, and K9 selection for the LAPD K9 Platoon.   Mike has also worked and supervised other divisions / units within the LAPD, including patrol, narcotics, C.R.A.S.H., Vice, Safer Cities Initiative, Community Relations, and the Community Law Enforcement and Recovery (CLEAR) unit. Mike conducts numerous seminars / classes throughout North America, instructing on the proper use of the E-Collar (off leash control), K9 Search Team Tactics, K9 / SWAT Integration, Perimeter Containments, Command Post Operations, and Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Capabilities (MACTAC).

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Today I sit down with a 28 year veteran of law enforcement and current k9 handler out of Kentucky, Gilbert Marksberry! Gil also served in the United States Marine Corps, and has a very interesting and deep story to his life. Gil is also a father and a loving husband, and someone I call a friend! 

I hope you all enjoy this!

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Today I sit down with Steve Sprouse! Steve was a 30 year law enforcement officer in south Florida. 20 of that in K9. Steve held multiple positions within his department including handler, head trainer etc. Steve is also a pioneer of “picture” and reality based K9 training.

Steve developed a line of synthetic prosthetics for dogs to bite realistic appendages. His company Armin Leggan has sold their devices to militaries and police teams around the world! This is an excellent episode you will not want to miss!

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 Today I sit down with Afghan contractor and professional dog trainer Travis Lloyd! American K9 Dynamics! We talk dogs and the war! Please rate and review our podcast!

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Hey guys! Today I sit down with Jason Hanley of On Point K9 Academy. Jason is a police dog vendor, dog trainer and owns a large pet boarding and training business in Scottsville Kentucky! 

We talk all things pet dogs to police dogs and we highlight the annual On Point K9 Competition and Certification that I have attended the last two years to help and decoy all week.

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Today I sit down with Police K9 Handler Derek Bowles. Derek works in Tennessee and has a wonderful K9 named Storm. We recorded at Jason Hanleys annual "On Point Police K9 Seminar". Derek has had alot of success on the street with his K9, and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation!

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