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Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

MIKE RITLAND | Part 1, The Way of the K9 Warrior (Ep. 255)

Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

Religion & Spirituality

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we welcome Mike Ritland back to the show for part 1 of a 2-part interview. Mike served 12 years in the US Navy as a member of SEAL Team THREE. He is also a renowned multi-purpose canine trainer, the host of Mike Drop podcast, and the bestselling author of such books as Team Dog and Trident K9 Warriors. In this interview, we discuss why he decided to become a SEAL, what attracted him to working with K9s, the history of K9s in warfare, what most people do wrong when training their dogs, why he got out of the military, his journey as an entrepreneur, and much more. Let’s get into it…  Episode notes and links HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Undaunted Life, a man's podcast, I'm your host Kyle Thompson.

0:22.6

Let's get into it.

0:23.6

Our guys today on the podcast, we've got a special guest for you and you've heard from

0:26.3

him on our show before.

0:27.4

But it was the only short period.

0:28.4

That is Mike Ritland.

0:29.4

So Mike Ritland is a retired Navy SEAL.

0:31.4

He's been 12 years in the Navy SEALs.

0:33.3

He's also a world renowned canine trainer.

0:35.4

He's been doing that for over 20 years.

0:37.1

He's the host of the mic drop podcast, which we are so indebted to Mike because part of

0:40.9

our success with this podcast is because I was invited to be a guest by him on his show.

0:45.7

And we did that earlier this summer and it's worked out really, really well for us.

0:48.4

We're so thankful to Mike for doing that.

0:50.4

He's also the founder of multiple businesses.

0:52.2

So Trichos International, that's personal protection dogs.

0:55.4

He has team dog dog training programs.

0:57.8

He has fueled by team dog food and treats.

1:00.1

That's what Roman, the giant my best friend in the world, that is what he eats.

1:03.1

He's also got the warrior dog foundation, which we talked about here in a little bit,

1:06.3

which helps provide care for retired working canines.

1:09.1

He's also a best selling author.

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