Coast Guard Courage: Meet K9 Ultra

About this episode

This episode features K9 Ultra, a Coast Guard Military Working Dog, and her handler Alaina Whitaker discussing the vital roles of military working dogs.

In this episode of Robin’s Nest, we welcome American Humane Hero Dog finalist K9 Ultra and her handler, Alaina Whitaker. A four-year-old German Shepherd/Dutch Shepherd mix serving as a Coast Guard Military Working Dog, K9 Ultra is a highly trained detection specialist who can switch instantly from playful companion to mission-ready protector at the command “seek.” Together, K9 Ultra and Alaina share how military working dogs safeguard lives through explosive detection, motorcade security and ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Robin Ganzert

Guests: K9 Ultra, Alaina Whitaker

Topics covered

• military working dogs
• explosive detection
• Coast Guard
• hero dogs
• animal training

Keywords

• K9 Ultra
• military working dog
• explosive detection
• Coast Guard
• hero dog

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Humane

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