Hear from one of our recent graduates about his time in Course! #workingdog #k9 #k9unit #k9handler

Name: Hear from one of our recent graduates about his time in Course! #workingdog #k9 #k9unit #k9handler
Uploaded: 2025-11-18T21:48:52+00:00
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Channel: AJ Vargas
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This content was created by AJ Vargas. This content was uploaded by AJ Vargas. This is a YouTube video titled "Hear from one of our recent graduates about his time in Course! #workingdog #k9 #k9unit #k9handler" (created 2025-11-18) containing an interview/testimonial between Nathaniel Jordan of Ronin K9 Security (Memphis) and a course graduate. The graduate describes their initial skepticism, watching dogs develop from imprinting to full working dogs, hands-on engagement with staff, and the problem-solving process. They give advice for new students (be open-minded, absorb information, ask questions) and confirm that the course met their goals and better prepared them for returning to work with their dog.

I'm Nathaniel Jordan with Ronin K9 Security out of Memphis.
And coming here, I was a little skeptical of the process. I've been to a lot of dog courses and stuff, and you're always new to different philosophies. And seeing the process and how it works and really just experiencing that and watching the dogs develop from zero, kind of, you know, they have initial imprinting, and watching the process from them being able to develop into a full, uh, full working dog. And then thirdly, just, uh, ultimately watching, just being hands-on with the staff, staff being engaged in all elements of it, and being able to, uh, just be part of the process and be part of the problem-solving process as far as, uh, not just, uh, just taking what the trainers are saying, but able to contribute and be part of that process.
If you had to give some advice to a new student that's going to start here, what would that advice be?
So for new student, just be, be open-minded, uh, be a sponge, learn everything, uh, take everything in. Whether you are, uh, taking notes in class, reading the syllabuses, reading everything that they're giving to you, just take it all. Um, just be open, you know, it's a new day every day and you're there to learn. Uh, ultimately we're all here, you're never learning in the dog world, it's always evolving, it's always changing, and there's always new methodologies for it. So just ask a lot of questions.
And the last one, Would you say that your goals were met?
Ultimately, yes. They, from start to finish, you know, you learn a lot from case law on the book side of stuff to how, how and why you're doing certain things with the dog. Why, why you're letting the dogs get frustrated in certain areas and allowing, you know, learning how to allow them to problem solve while you're problem solving. And I feel I have a lot more tools on my belt now than when I started and can feel more comfortable getting back into the work environment with her.