PERSON: Mike Ritland
Employer
Trikos International and Warrior Dog Foundation
Position
Founder and Owner
Biography
Michael B. Ritland born in Waterloo, Iowa is a former United States Navy SEAL, public speaker and dog trainer. He created the Warrior Dog Foundation, to provide care to dogs that have ended their service in battle front, and the Team Dog Online Training Community.
Ritland joined the US Navy in 1996. Ritland (BUD/S) at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and graduated from BUD/S class 215 in 1998. Ritland served 12 years as a US Navy SEAL with SEAL Team THREE and saw action in Operation Iraqi Freedom and numerous special operations missions. A nearby Marine mission in particular, had a detailed account of an explosive-detector dog alert to a grenade booby trap hidden in a doorway, saving the lives of the Marines assigned to the mission. Ritland then decided to work with similar dogs, and harness their abilities to defeat the tools of modern warfare. Due to that, Ritland became a Navy SEAL Multi-purpose canine trainer.
After his service, Ritland served as the West Coast Navy SEAL Multi-purpose canine trainer. After his time on the West Coast, he started Trikos International, which specializes in providing working K9s to celebrities, private individuals, and government agencies. He has over 15 years experience in importing, breeding, raising, and training multiple breeds of working dogs.
Ritland also created the Warrior Dog Foundation, a non-profit special operations K9 retirement foundation, dedicated to serving working military K9s, the special operations community, and their families.
He has been asked to work with various pet companies like Dogtra, Oma’s Pride Raw Dog Food, and TEFCO.
He and his personal K9 collaborated in 2013 with Xbox to create Call of Duty: Ghosts, contributing to the creation of the character of the dog (Riley).
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Ritland joined the US Navy in 1996. Ritland (BUD/S) at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and graduated from BUD/S class 215 in 1998. Ritland served 12 years as a US Navy SEAL with SEAL Team THREE and saw action in Operation Iraqi Freedom and numerous special operations missions. A nearby Marine mission in particular, had a detailed account of an explosive-detector dog alert to a grenade booby trap hidden in a doorway, saving the lives of the Marines assigned to the mission. Ritland then decided to work with similar dogs, and harness their abilities to defeat the tools of modern warfare. Due to that, Ritland became a Navy SEAL Multi-purpose canine trainer.
After his service, Ritland served as the West Coast Navy SEAL Multi-purpose canine trainer. After his time on the West Coast, he started Trikos International, which specializes in providing working K9s to celebrities, private individuals, and government agencies. He has over 15 years experience in importing, breeding, raising, and training multiple breeds of working dogs.
Ritland also created the Warrior Dog Foundation, a non-profit special operations K9 retirement foundation, dedicated to serving working military K9s, the special operations community, and their families.
He has been asked to work with various pet companies like Dogtra, Oma’s Pride Raw Dog Food, and TEFCO.
He and his personal K9 collaborated in 2013 with Xbox to create Call of Duty: Ghosts, contributing to the creation of the character of the dog (Riley).
>> Wikipedia
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