Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale From the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines

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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 ...

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Overview

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 readers 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.

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Watching military dogs in action in Iraq is what convinced Navy SEAL Michael Ritland that he wanted to train combat canines after he himself left the service. Since his muster out, he has fulfilled that resolution, preparing dogs for combat and security duty for the U.S. Defense Department and government. His Trident K9 Warriors spotlights the heroic work done by these four-legged heroes; but it also focuses on the rigorous training and the close relationships they build with their trainers and handlers.

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"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 Navy SEAL K9 Warriors."

—Brandon Webb, Former Navy SEAL, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Circle, and Editor-in-Chief SOFREP.com

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781250024978
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Publication date: 4/15/2013
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 123
  • Product dimensions: 6.40 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 1.30 (d)

Meet the Author

MIKE RITLAND joined the Navy in 1996 and graduated with BUD/S class 215. After years as a member of SEAL Team 3 he became a BUD/S instructor and then started his own company to train dogs for the west coast SEAL teams. Today he continues to supply working and protection dogs to a host of clients. He also started the K9 Warrior Foundation to help retired military dogs live long and happy lives after their service.

GARY BROZEK has co-authored and ghost-written nearly 20 books, four of which have become New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife and their dog, Huckleberry, in the mountains outside of Denver.

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  • Posted Sun Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    What do you give the reader who has a neurotic love of dogs and

    What do you give the reader who has a neurotic love of dogs and a deep appreciation for the millitary? You give them Trident K9 Warriors! My chest swelled with pride reading about the exploits of these K9 Warriors (and I laughed until their were tears in my eyes reading about Matt and Arras). Only a well written piece of work could do that. Five stars!

    12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I Also Recommend:

    Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale From the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines

    Trident K9 Warriors Author and U.S. Navy SEAL,  Mike Ritland d



    Trident K9 Warriors
    Author and U.S. Navy SEAL, 
    Mike Ritland delivers a phenomenal, first time view at Our Nations Elite MWD's.
    He takes the reader into the world of U.S. Navy SEALs and their K9 Teams, showing the invaluable role
    that these K9 Warriors carry in War as well as the bond they have with their Handlers.
    Outstanding Content and a Definite Best Seller!!! A Book in a class of its own!!!  (NZ) HOOYAH!!!

    11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    A fantastic and amazing read!!! It was so good I read more than

    A fantastic and amazing read!!! It was so good I read more than half of it in the first few hours, if you like SEALS, military dogs, or anything in between, then read this book!

    10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Good book!

    I really think the k9 training is really fasinating i really love dogs so its cool !

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  • Posted Mon Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I am a volunteer at the National Navy SEAL Museum in Ft. Pierce,

    I am a volunteer at the National Navy SEAL Museum in Ft. Pierce, FL. I am so proud to have met an active duty K-9 Warrior, Barry, at the
    2012 Muster.  Barry fast-ropes out of a helicopter with his handler and serves his country with bravery.  I think these off-topic comments
    are extremely disrespectful.  Please use a different venue to play your games.

    Mr. Ritland - thanks for telling this story and creating the K-9 Warrior Foundation!

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  • Posted Sat Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I HEARD HIS INTERVIEW ON COASTTOCOAST. IF HIS BOOK IS ANYTHING

    I HEARD HIS INTERVIEW ON COASTTOCOAST. IF HIS BOOK IS ANYTHING LIKE THE INTERVIEW IT WILL BE GREAT READING

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  • Posted Tue Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Plan on buying this one, but what is with all these off the wall

    Plan on buying this one, but what is with all these off the wall "REVIEWS"?

    0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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