Working Dog Radio podcast: hosts, K9 interviews and listening guide

Key facts

Programme

Working Dog Radio

Named cohosts

Ted Summers and Eric Stanbro

Also on the publisher’s host page

Alesha Brandt

Verified access

Official website audio players and play/download links

Business episode starting point

Episode 263: Who Are We? with Eric and Ted — 16 August 2026

What does Working Dog Radio cover?

The publisher describes conversations with handlers, trainers and breeders across operational K9 work, including law enforcement, military and search-and-rescue settings. Its stated subjects include equipment, training, selection and breeding. That gives the programme a different emphasis from an archive centred on agricultural stockdogs or a single sheepdog trial format.

Choose an episode by the actual work being discussed. A broad programme title is a starting point; the guest, assignment and episode notes establish whether a conversation is relevant to your question. For example, an interview about a training business addresses a different interest from an account of a particular operational partnership.

Hosts and contributor identities

The official About Us page identifies Ted Summers and Eric Stanbro as cohosts. Their publisher biographies describe working-K9 training and handling backgrounds. The same page lists Alesha Brandt under Our Hosts and describes her involvement with dog training and human-remains detection. Keep those credits attached to the publisher’s account rather than assuming a particular lineup for every recording.

When researching a named guest, note who is speaking and which organisation or work setting they describe in that episode. A biography introduces a person; a particular claim about a current qualification, appointment or competition result needs its own relevant record. Retain the episode title when following a person into another interview so that distinct conversations remain identifiable.

Where to listen to the official recordings

The Working Dog Radio website has an episode archive with embedded Blubrry audio players and links for playback in another window or downloading. Individual episode pages also carry the title and accompanying description. Start from the official archive and confirm the episode number before using a saved media link.

For research notes, save the episode-page address as well as a timestamp. The page supplies the identifying context that can be missing from a standalone audio file. This profile verifies the official website’s listening route; it does not claim that every episode has a video edition. Check the publisher’s own access information when looking for another platform or format.

Episode 263: backgrounds and the dog-training business

Episode 263, Who Are We? with Eric and Ted, is dated 16 August 2026 on the official page. Its description introduces listener questions, the hosts’ training backgrounds and discussion of starting and managing a dog-training enterprise, including handlers expanding into pet training and business and legal considerations. Those subjects make it a relevant starting point for readers exploring work around dogs.

Use a listening worksheet to separate ideas you want to investigate: services offered, the customer’s needs, responsibilities, records and questions for an adviser in your own location. These are suggested research headings, not a claim that the recording supplies a complete business plan. The episode starting point here comes from the publisher’s description; the full recording has not been reviewed for this profile.

Episode 265: selection and the everyday environment

The official page dates Episode 265, The Dog Looked Great…Until He Hugged the Wall, to 29 September 2026. Its accompanying text raises how a prospective dog responds to the environments and ordinary handling situations it may encounter. This identifies a selection-related conversation in the archive, rather than establishing an assessment protocol.

When comparing selection discussions, record the proposed work, the speaker’s observations and what remains untested. Do not turn an anecdote or short promotional description into a universal pass-or-fail rule for every working dog. The library’s assessment guide provides a route into framing questions about an individual dog and its intended setting.

Use the archive for career and industry research

An interview can help you identify a job title, a work setting or a question to ask someone in the industry. Follow that lead to the actual employer, training provider or responsible organisation for current entry requirements. Keep an experienced speaker’s personal route distinct from the route available to a new applicant today.

Episode pages also contain sponsor acknowledgements and promotional offers. Preserve those credits where relevant to researching the programme, while assessing a product or course against your own question and current provider information. This independent WORKING DOG profile supplies context and source access; the publisher controls its recordings. Follow the original episode for the full conversation and credit its speakers when referring to their accounts.

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