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Navy SEAL Dogs

My Tale of Training Canines for Combat

by Mike Ritland
Gary Brozek
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Before there was Max, there was Mike. A true story much like the touching movie, Navy SEAL Dogs explores the incomparable relationship between trainer and military dog.
From the author of Team Dog, Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the Navy SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors-who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and highest skilled working animals on the planet. Mike Ritland's job is to train them.
This special edition re-telling presents the dramatic tale of how Ritland discovered his passion and grew up to become the trainer of the nation's most elite military working dogs. Ritland was a smaller-than-average kid who was often picked-on at school-which led him to spend more time with dogs at a young age. After graduating BUD/S training-the toughest military training in the world-to become a SEAL, he was on combat deployment in Iraq when he saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling.
Ritland started his own company to train and supply working and protection dogs for the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, and other clients. He also started the Warrior Dog Foundation to help retired Special Operations dogs live long and happy lives after their service.
Navy SEAL Dogs is the true story of how Mike Ritland grew from a skinny, bullied child, to a member of our nation's most elite SEAL Teams, to the trainer of the world's most highly skilled K9 warriors.

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  • Release date

    October 29, 2013

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781466840232

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781466840232
      • File size: 5074 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 1140
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 6-9

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 23, 2013
      This engrossing if sometimes discursive YA adaptation of Ritland’s Trident K9 Warriors draws from his multiple deployments as a Navy SEAL, as well as his training of dogs for military service. The former inspired the latter, and the book’s most gripping passages are Ritland’s reports of canine feats in high-tension situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Though most descriptions are secondhand and involve Ritland’s Navy SEAL peers, he successfully conveys a you-are-there sense of immediacy and urgency. Extensive quotations from participants in these military operations provide behind-the-scenes perspective and underscore the dogs’ personalities and skills. Chapters detailing the training of military dogs and their handlers will be of greatest interest to dog lovers. Back matter includes a glossary of military terms and acronyms, as well as a capsule history of the roles dogs have played in various wars. Ages 13–up.

    • Kirkus

      September 1, 2013
      Special force SEALS are elite enough, but SEAL dogs are a breed apart. Author Ritland was a SEAL for many years, training and handling SEAL dogs, and first told about his training routines and exploits in his book for adults, Trident K9 Warriors (2013). This book is a special retelling for young readers. In solid, yeomanly prose, Ritland and Gary Brozek, uncredited, bring readers through the training process; these are dogs schooled to the nth degree in nonlethal force. They also spend a good amount of time with Brett (a 12-year Navy SEAL veteran--last names are rarely used in SEAL literature) and dog Chopper in Ritland's current work with the nonprofit Warrior Dog Foundation, which hopes "to make certain that retired [military working dogs] are able to live out the remainder of their lives in a positive environment." Great details come to the fore, such as fascinating stuff on "tells," that is when a dog signals that this or that is happening, and just what a dog bite can do to human flesh. There is even a positive note on George W. Bush's weapons-of-mass-destruction fiasco--it prompted the formation of an elite K-9 unit. (Photos not seen.) About time these heroes got the attention they deserved for a young audience. (Nonfiction. 12 & up)

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    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2014
      Adapting his adult book, Trident K9 Warriors, former SEAL Ritland offers a detailed and compelling account of his work training dogs to be highly skilled warriors. This elite canine team's intelligence and sensitive warning signals provide valuable aid in combat. A fascinating portrait with well-deserved recognition for our military's four-legged heroes. Black-and-white photo insert not seen. Appendix, map. Glos.

      (Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.7
  • Lexile® Measure:1140
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:6-9

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