Origin K9 Podcast

Jul 16 2024 53 ep. 124 mins 4

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Australian Made - Veteran Owned - Exclusively K9 We speak with motivated, inspiring and authentic voices from the working canine industry to help you learn and grow. Our content can be confronting so strap in! This is the reality of K9 handlers and trainers.

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Ep 45 - Shane Donaldson: Origin K9 Podcast

Jul 16 2024 148 mins

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 acciden

Ep 44 - Glenn Cooke: Origin K9 Podcast

May 14 2024 140 mins

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 Sec

Ep 43 - Colton Clemens: Origin K9 Podcast

Apr 23 2024 160 mins

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 f

Ep 42 - Paul Warren: Origin K9 Podcast

Apr 16 2024 143 mins

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 ot

Ep 41 - John Devine: Origin K9 Podcast

Apr 09 2024 136 mins

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.

Ep 40 - Scott Farlam: Origin K9 Podcast

Apr 02 2024 106 mins

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. S

Ep 39 - Mia Skogster: Origin K9 Podcast

Mar 26 2024 121 mins

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 PET

Ep 38 - Benito Olson: Origin K9 Podcast

Mar 19 2024 77 mins

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. Hi

Ep 37 - Rod Petrovic: Origin K9 Podcast

Mar 12 2024 142 mins

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 train

Ep 36 - Mustafa Hashim: Origin K9 Podcast

Feb 13 2024 117 mins

Mustafa has been involved with the Iraqi wars since a child. His fathered and most adult relatives have either served in the forces or fallen victims to Iraq's various wars. Mustafa talks about his upbringing in the turbulent years between 2003 and 2014 before becoming an interpreter for the Australian Special Forces in their fight against ISIS. He now resides in Australia w