The Working Dog Depot Podcast

About The Working Dog Depot Podcast

Created and hosted by Howard Young and Rich Hardin with the aim of exploring the working dog world. We share unique experiences, training advice and real-world application garnered from today’s most prolific handlers, trainers, and behaviorists.Would you like to become a better, handler, trainer or just all-around dog person? We interview the experts that take your performance to the next level.This podcast is a collaborative effort between Howard, Rich, and our incredibly talented guests. If you would like to participate in our collective community, please feel free to visit our Facebook or Instagram accounts.

Publisher

Howard Young and Rich Hardin

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Oct 2022

Latest episode

11 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 62 episodes have a transcript.

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   11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode #62 Julie Case "Ultimate Canine Training"

   Send us Fan Mail Admittedly we didn't know that much about Julie before the interview. She came highly recommended to us by a gentleman we hold in high regard. She's a wealth of information and her journey is inspirational. Hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. Julie Case started Ultimate Canine LLC in 2012, but she has been training dogs for over 27 years. In fact, she was born into a family of dog trainers with parents who raised, trained, and competed with dogs in Europe...

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   8 Jul 2026

   Episode #61 Daryl Gaunt Paraclete K9

   Send us Fan Mail Daryl Gaunt began working with dogs by decoying for Inglewood PD in 1978. He also worked with the Los Angeles Schutzhund Club where he held the position of Vice President and Assistant Training Director. He then enlisted into the Army for eight years and was a military dog handler for four years. He worked as a Deputy Sheriff for Los Angeles County from 1991 to 2020 and was assigned to the Special Enforcement Bureau canine unit from 2003 until his retirement. He was a unit tr...

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   9 Jun 2026

   Episode #60 - Ron Cloward of Top Dog Police K9 Training and Consulting

   Send us Fan Mail Ron Cloward is a retired Lieutenant with the Modesto Police Department in California, bringing more than 35 years of experience in law enforcement and nearly 21,000 hours of K-9 training. During his 26-year police career, he handled three patrol dogs and, along with his final partner, Pele, earned Top Dog and Top Competitor honors in 1997. After being promoted to Sergeant in 2000, he became trainer for Modesto PD’s 14-team K-9 unit. Following his promotion to Lieutenant in ...

Inside a recent episode

Episode #62 Julie Case "Ultimate Canine Training"

Published 11 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, we have young females with rape cases that are able to go out to public. We have veterans that are suicidal, that would barricade themselves and not come out, that call us and say, this dog is my lifeline, I can travel now, I can go places now. We have Obviously, people that are typical, what we expect of the mobility dogs for wheelchair assist work, where we have gentlemen, like right now we're training a dog for a gentleman. He absolutely cannot function without this dog. He cannot get his phone. He cannot pick up items that he drops to the ground. He lives alone. So this dog is his dog. true lifeline. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

31 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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