Since the renowned Seal Team Six raid to take out Bin Laden, more than ten years after the most devastating terrorist attacks on American soil, the clandestine world of the elite Navy Seals has captured the world’s attention like never before. Yet, few know of a select and very unique group of warriors who accompany Seal teams on covert missions: Seal K-9 teams. Former Seal instructor and K-9 handler Mike Ritland reveals what it takes to train and go downrange with some of the world’s most battle-hardened and versatile Military Working Dogs.
Co-authored by Gary Brozek, “Trident K-9 Warriors” sheds light on the reclusive world of Seal Team dog handlers and the highly classified missions that they embark on to ensure freedom and prosperity from the evolving scourge of terrorism. With their sights set on the most cunning and ruthless enemies, K-9 operatives will jump, dive and fast-rope into the most dangerous places known to man. Deployed to detect hidden weapons caches, booby traps, and to apprehend insurgents, these K-9 warriors ensure an extra margin of safety to their brother’s-in-arms which guarantees success on the battlefield.
Mike Ritland does an outstanding job of conveying the rigors of Seal dog training and selection as well as incorporating some historic facts about military working dogs and how they evolved into the elite spec-ops warriors of today. Unlike most of the media hype surrounding special operations, Mike manages to tell a compelling story without divulging sensitive operational secrets that could jeopardize Seals and their K-9 teams out in the field.
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Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy Seal Canines Paperback – Illustrated, 14 January 2014
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- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1250041813
- ISBN-13 : 978-1250041814
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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 Trident K9 Warriors." --Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Circle, and editor in chief of SOFREP.com
"[Ritland] and co-writer Gary Brozek tell a rattling good story, detailing the checkered history of dogs in combat and the contributions their making today." --Cesar's Way "The accounts of fieldwork and battles are specific and extraordinary, making this a pick for any military collection." --Internet BookwatchAbout 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 SEAL teams. Today he continues to supply working and protection dogs to a host of clients, including the U.S. government and Department of Defense. He also started the Warrior Dog Foundation to help retired Special Operations dogs live long and happy lives after their service. Gary Brozek has coauthored and ghostwritten nearly twenty 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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J. Larsen
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The True Story about a Navy Seal's Best Friend Downrange!
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chelsea callahan
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This book is a good read if you want the history of dog's in ...
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This book is a good read if you want the history of dog's in war or DOW's ( Dogs of war). In the beginning, he goes over briefly of certain training techniques and what they look for in a puppy ( who makes the cut to becoming a SEAL team member). Obviously, they can't tell you everything about how they train the dogs because that would give too much information away. But it reads kinda like an autobiography at times, with personal stories of Mike's childhood to his war stories as a SEAL team member overseas. Really good read and great information!
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Amanda K.
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Best book about miitary working dogs I've read
16 August 2015 -
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This is by far the best of several books I've read about military working dogs. It's the most realistic, gritty and detailed portrayal of these dogs, their abilities and their missions you can find without actually working with the dogs themselves. I've read other books by reporters and observers, but this book is written by an insider - a former SEAL and MWD handler, now a contractor who buys and trains these dogs for the military and law-enforcement. The author has the most in-depth understanding of these dogs I've encountered, and he communicates in a very readable and engaging way. His love and admiration for these dogs is palpable. You will not find more personal accounts or stories of greater heroics anywhere else. I came away with a whole new appreciation for these dogs and their handlers. These are teams who deserve the gratitude of all Americans - military teams who operate at a higher level that is just unfathomable even to those of us well-versed in the canine world. This book is a great read. I highly recommend it.
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J. G Scott
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A deep personal must read - The story of training the amazing canine partners for our SEAL warriors
26 May 2013 -
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It is amazing to me the depth of writing from our modern warriors, and Mike Ritland shows an open soul as he distinctly describes his personal love of dogs and the molding of them as partners for our warriors.
The prologue give you chills as to the depth of our relationship with Man's Best Friend in conflict and set's us up for quite a ride as the introduction sets the stage with a prime example of an elite team in the darkness of night, festooned with the best gear in history, totally trusting the senses of Ruco as danger sets in - and Ruco piles into mortal danger completely for his humans...with seeming little regard for his onwn safety.
How do such beasts come to be with our elite wariors? The author goes into great depth as he describes training techniques and regimens of positive reinforcement to build upon the long bred spirit of the amazing dogs he choses to train for the most dangerous of all missions. We see the journey of coordinated play with spirited pups through gradual increase of play and reward - all geared towards trust between canine and handler to sacrifice for each other.
I truly enjoyed the depth of description on training from explosives detection to bite work in the suits up through the physical training and toll the chosen life takes on these elite animals.
All through the book we see examples of the canines with their handlers in conflict with emphasis on how effective they truly are. The histories intersperse with stories from Mr. Ritland as he speaks with loving undertones of the dogs he trains, and those that are just his companions now. All through we see how much they mean to him - and we the reader are rewarded with a great story....Cairo, Castor, Sampson and many more great dogs come to us.
Get this work - it is a must for any history buff of modern warfare - with a true link to ancient times.
The prologue give you chills as to the depth of our relationship with Man's Best Friend in conflict and set's us up for quite a ride as the introduction sets the stage with a prime example of an elite team in the darkness of night, festooned with the best gear in history, totally trusting the senses of Ruco as danger sets in - and Ruco piles into mortal danger completely for his humans...with seeming little regard for his onwn safety.
How do such beasts come to be with our elite wariors? The author goes into great depth as he describes training techniques and regimens of positive reinforcement to build upon the long bred spirit of the amazing dogs he choses to train for the most dangerous of all missions. We see the journey of coordinated play with spirited pups through gradual increase of play and reward - all geared towards trust between canine and handler to sacrifice for each other.
I truly enjoyed the depth of description on training from explosives detection to bite work in the suits up through the physical training and toll the chosen life takes on these elite animals.
All through the book we see examples of the canines with their handlers in conflict with emphasis on how effective they truly are. The histories intersperse with stories from Mr. Ritland as he speaks with loving undertones of the dogs he trains, and those that are just his companions now. All through we see how much they mean to him - and we the reader are rewarded with a great story....Cairo, Castor, Sampson and many more great dogs come to us.
Get this work - it is a must for any history buff of modern warfare - with a true link to ancient times.
4 people found this helpful

KnoxCoResident
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So Interesting!!!
25 September 2020 -
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As a dog lover with 25+ years of training dog obedience to youth and adults, I found this book to be amazing in the skill levels they teach. While we work to make a dog a valued family member within their homes and communities, I was fascinated to read how these dogs become a partner and team member of a truly high level group of soldiers. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in dog training. Most people think that dog training should be a piece of cake, go to class and the dog will quickly learn. They don't realize that it's actually a huge mindset conversion for the handler on the amount of time you have to commit to become a successful team. Our motto is "4 Paws, 2 Feet, 1 Team". But it goes beyond that expanding out to other members of the household just like the military handlers acclimate the dogs with the members of their teams.