Working Dog Radio
Episode 178: The Mystical OUT
Raise your hand if your dog has an “out”!
We’ll believe it when we see it…! BUT! After listening to this episode, you should all be outting masters!
Episode 178: The Mystical OUT Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Erik Good of Good Family K9.
This episode is from our HITS K9 conference series. Speaking of HITS, they will be returning to Arizona next year, August 15-18, in Scottsdale at the Westin Kierland Resort. Get your tickets to this conference early!
(Speaking of tickets, did you know Eric has an ecollar course?)
The Gents and Erik Good delve into the intricacies of training the “out”, a common issue for many dogs and their handlers. Good is the Owner and Head Trainer for Good Family K-9. He is a sought after instructor and problem solver in the Pet Dog Training community and Police K9 community. Good is the Head K9 Trainer and a K9 Handler at one of the largest Law Enforcement Agencies in South Florida, and is certified by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) as a K9 Team Instructor and is an FDLE K9 Team Evaluator. Good is also a certified instructor for K9 teams specializing in detection work
Good has been a K9 handler for 14 years, 8 of which he has been a SWAT K9 handler/trainer; he has worked 3 single purpose patrol dogs, along with a single purpose explosives detection dog. Good and his K9 partners are responsible for capturing hundreds of criminals and completing explosives sweeps at special events. As a K9 Team Instructor and Evaluator, Good instructs new handler schools for his agency and surrounding jurisdictions, continues training for the handlers for the 15+ dogs within his agency, hosts weekly multi-jurisdictional trainings for surrounding departments, and supports SWAT with their K9 needs.