Trident K9 Warriors

My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines

De: Mike Ritland, Gary Brozek

Narrado por: Jeff Gurner

The New York Times bestseller featured on 60 Minutes, this is the first book to take readers inside the world of elite Navy SEAL dogs.

As Seen on "60 Minutes"!

As a Navy SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department of Defense. He knew that fewer than 1 percent of all working dogs had what it takes to contribute to the success of our nation's elite combat units, and began searching the globe for animals who fit this specific profile. These specialized canines had to pass rigorous selection tests before their serious training could begin.

The results were a revelation: highly trained working dogs capable of handling both detection and apprehension work in the most extreme environments and the tensest of battlefield conditions. Though fiercely aggressive and athletic, these dogs develop a close bond with the handlers they work side by side with and the other team members. Truly integrating themselves into their units, these K9 warriors are much like their human counterparts—unwavering in their devotion to duty, strong enough and tough enough to take it to the enemy through pain, injury, or fear.

For the first time ever, Trident K9 Warriors gives listeners an inside look at these elite canines—who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake saving countless lives, asking for little in the way of reward. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and most highly skilled working animals on the planet.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“After a stellar career in the Teams, Mike Ritland has gone on to train working K9's for some of the most elite units in the U.S. Special Operations community. These dogs are integrated into Special Operations at all levels of mission planning. They HALO parachute from high altitude, chase enemy squirters, and detect explosive booby traps, to name just a few tasks. If you want to learn about these amazing animals, the sacrifices they've made, and their effectiveness in combat, then read <i>Navy SEAL K9 Warriors</i>.” —Brandon Webb, Former Navy SEAL, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Circle, and Editor-in-Chief SOFREP.com

Warrior Dog Whisperer

Great to listen to. Mr.Rittland tells how he transforms dogs wuth a personality nobody would ever understand into dog versions of the Navy Seals. Outstanding. Thanks you for your continued service to our country.

Good summary of K9 heroes through 2007

an excellent summary of the work of canine heroes in Afghanistan and Iraq. great read.

Having served with these magnificent animals

And being a long time dog lover, how can I not max out this book? They are simply the best. I would’ve preferred more of an anecdotal approach filled with various tales of derring-do, but I also understand that much of what they do is classified. Anyway great book and hats off to both the author and his comrades four-legged and otherwise.

Dogs are Amazing

I appreciate your insight into these incredible warriors. it is amazing what they will do to support their human pack. thanks for sharing their journey and stories.

Story line

I RALLY Liked all of it! Good action. The story flowed naturally. It was a very good yarn!

Much respect thank you for your service

Thank you for your service. And thank you for taking care of your K9 counterparts.
If you wanna know about military working dogs and their handlers this is the book for you. Not being said I did pick up some good things about training. As a dog dad of four shepherds, those things will come in handy.

Brilliant book!

Absolutely the the best book ever written! These dogs deserve so much more especially when the service is done. They give so much, literally saving countless lives then treated like a piece of equipment and put on a shelf when thier time is up with no financial support from the government equivalent pension. If you love dogs it’ll be tear jerker! Thank god for people like Mike Ritland.

Best k9 book in a long time.

Love this book. Recommend for any military person, dog lover, or aspiring trainers. Great great great book.

Superbly written!

Narration was fantastic & lively. Captivating description of events. Strongly recommend to understand the sacrifice and severity of the day to day work of military dog teams.

A behind the scenes peek at SEAL team canines

Former Navy SEAL, SEAL canine handler, SEAL trainer & SEAL canine trainer Michael Ritland shares his methodology, insights and canine training experiences in an informative & detailed manner. His emphasis is from a SEAL “mission success” and a military dog training perspective. This book includes snippets of missions & training sessions presented in a straight forward & professional fashion. I found it a satisfying & enjoyable “read.” Ritland mentions a foundation created to assist these truly unique canine warriors find the right homes following their service career. Not all can be adopted by their handlers or even into other SEAL team homes - the warrior dog foundation.