Speaker: Mike Ritland, former US Navy SEAL and Naval Special Warfare Multi-Purpose Canine Trainer (west coast).
Mike served as a Navy SEAL for 12 years, serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and numerous special operations missions over his career. He is the founder of The Warrior Dog Foundation, created to care for our country’s retired working K-9s, and the author of three New York Times best-selling books: Trident K-9 Warriors, Navy SEAL Dogs, and TEAM Dog. In addition to his personal work with Warrior Dog Foundation, Mike is the owner of Trikos International, which trains security and protection dogs for individual, corporation and military clients for service assignments globally.