TACTICAL TUESDAY: K9 EDC & Tactical Gear on The Next Generation

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You can email me directly at prepper Dad at mail dot com and Colin is taking up the Instagram portion, so he's helping with that and get some of the projects that we have out to some of the listeners. And it's kind of a nice visual way to explain some of the pinte sized prepper projects that we do every week. So this week we have we're wrapping up our series on canines and their effective use in preparedness situations. We started the first week off with some basic knowledge when it comes to the kind of dogs you might want to get if you want to incorporate a dog into your into your life, and some of the survival kit considerations that you'll want to keep in mind. Uh. And then we had a short tribute on the canines and canine units out there, both home and abroad for Veterans Day, and we went over some of the heroes out there who had names mentioned in the past everywhere from World War One up unto present day, and that was kind of a fun show. Then last week we followed up with search and rescue, special training tips and things you can do to take on you know, this skill set and hope and bolster that with in your own canines. And this week we're gonna have some fun with canine tactical gear. And I really wanted to get into this. I wanted to do this early on, but it was hard to stay focused and get the other stuff done first because I have a tendency to go down the rabbit hole when it comes to gear, like most of us out there. So to get started with this, I wanted to share a story with you. Actually it's more like two stories. There was I think it was last summer or the year before. I was on my way home from a road trip and we were passing through kind of a desert canyon area near where I live, and they wound up. We were at a gas station and we pulled up, we were refueling, and there was a couple there and they had a rag and their dog on the ground and you know, by their car, and I couldn't help it go over there and try and find out what was going on. It was an interesting breed and it seemed like some sort of a healer, maybe a Red Healer mix or a Visla or something of that nature. Kind of lean, medium sized dog, very active, and the folks that were taking care of them were they had like a rag of some kind, like a T shirt or something that they had used, and they were dipping the rag in water and patting it on the dog's paws. And so we went over and we were talking with them, kind of curious about the breed, and you know, we're just in general trying to find out what was going on and if the dog was heard or lost or what was going on. And as it turns out, these folks were also on their way home from a vacation and as part of their vacation, they wound up going into this state park. And this particular state park has a waterfall in it and I can't remember. I'm drawing a blank on the name, but if I remember, I'll try and shout out. But essentially, there was a trail that would go down from this canyon to the base where the waterfall was drained, you know, splashing into the next section of this river. And they decided to take their dog down that trail. And it was a hot summer day. They weren't really paying much attention to it, and they didn't because someone told them that there was a great hike, you know, it's a lot of fun, but they didn't take into consideration the terrain that they were walking on, and this particular terrain was full of really hot sand clay like material and really sharp, jagged rocks. Well, they had gotten all the way down into the canyon and the dogs started acting funny. They didn't really think much of it, and then you know, they went to the water and the dog was okay in the water. But then as they started to come back out, they didn't really want to. They did. The dog didn't really want to come dog didn't want to go back on the trail. So they wind up eventually going up the trail and having this dog, you know, they came to realize that they had horribly hurt their dog without intending to, because the paws on the dog's feet had become cut up so bad that it wouldn't it didn't want to walk, so they wound up packing the dog at least half of the way back up the canyon because it it wasn't It was pretty much sitting down. It was laying down on its belly because it didn't want to get up, and it was kind of it was kind of an eye opening scenario because we had our dogs with us too in our vehicle, and you know, obviously we weren't planning to take on a hike, and we get them out as much as we can and when we go on road trips. But I didn't really think anything of it, you know, the idea of having foot gear for dogs, you know, I just kind of figured, well, they're they've got pads and they'll you know, they'll they're just like the bottoms of our you know, Nikes or Adidas or Red Wings or whatever kind of shoes you wear. But they're actually pretty sensitive and when they get cut, it's just like you know, the bottoms of our feet getting cut. They get they get stung and those wounds open up and it's painful. And the only reason the dog followed them is because it was with its owners. And even at that point, you know, they couldn't they they couldn't really do anything because except for trying mend the feed is as much as they could. So in this particular scenario, these people meant, well, they were gonna get their dog out, have a good time, and go down to a canyon, take a nice picture, come out and enjoy the experience. But it actually turned out quite different, and part of that was because of this absent I guess mindset of what kind of gear would be required for the terrain that you're going on. So fast forward a couple of years. We wind up adopting a dog who had really bad mange and lost about three quarters of its fur. Now to this point it has regrown about half and that's about as much as it'll ever get. But its belly is fully exposed all the way up through its throat, and most of its legs pretty much from the hips down, and his entire chest and front legs, so he's definitely got He's got a thick fur coat on the back of him, but nothing on the front. Well, we live here in the Pacific Northwest, and you know it's prone to snow and cold weather and high winds and it can be pretty harsh at times. Well, it's kind of it kind of required us to look into what kind of gear would be available to help ease that cold weather burden on the dog, because obviously we're not going to just keep it inside all the time. It's a dog, so you know, it's it's got opportunities to go in and out and when we want to go on a hike or something, we just make sure that we dress them appropriately. And it might seem weird for a dog, but there are actual there are actually pieces of gear that you can incorporate into your preps to take on certain tactical advantages with dogs that go above and beyond their daily routine and safety, like having boots for rough terrain or having a vest for cold weather. So and what you know might be asking yourself, well, what is this, What does it have to do when it comes to prepping? What is that even important? Well, when we talk about some of the other things this month, like the need for a seventy two hour kit for your dog, when you take some of the equipment that you have around for your dog, like your leashes and harnesses and things like that, and you add a tactical advantage to them, you can have a lot more opportunity for some really accessible and adaptable pieces of equipment and it'll be something that your dogs can carry around with them. So we're gonna get into that here shortly a little bit of the history. But before we start speaking on these tactical toys, Colin, would you like to share your fun fact of the week? Sure? Sure, yo, yo yo, fellow listeners, I'm the co host and Next Generation show'll Collin Buford, speaking with my father most of the show, Ryan, and today we're talking about MWNDW dogs, which is military MWD dogs, which is Military working Dogs. But before we get too far to that, I'd like like to quickly cover the Craft Call and Fun Fact of the Week. For those of you who aren't aware of the Craft Call and Fun Fact of the Week, it's a segment on our show that gives you a fun tidbit of information of something that's usually related to the show topic. Some of you might have already known, and some of you might have had no clue. So without any further ado, let's get right into it. Today's craft call and fun fact of the week is over ninety percent of MWD dogs are adopted by their former handlers. And I chose this one because I didn't know that. I thought after they had these dogs had served their eight to nine years, they might have just gone up for you know, just got sent to the Humane Society or whatever. Yeah, and that's actually an interesting fact too. We talked, we briefly talked about that, and we kind of touched on it, I guess on the veterans Day one. And that actually had changed just recently within the last twenty years, because before, because of the way that these dogs have been trained for tactical purposes, they were considered a threat in any sort of home environment, so they wound up getting put down. So once they were retired, they were pretty much done and they got put down. Well about twenty years ago, they made some changes to where specifically the handlers had the opportunity to adopt a dog as it was retired, which is really cool. I'm really thankful that they've been able to do that because a lot of times those dogs, for as much as they've served, have earned a little bit of extra treats down the road in retirement. So well, cool deal, buddy. That was a great That was a great, real fact. Now let's get into the on stuff. Tactical dog gear. A quick history. You know, I think most of you out there are familiar with the Saint Bernard, which is a fairly large breed of dog, and back in the sixteen hundreds they were said, well, they were actually used as natural defenders of herds and flocks, and they had a natural ability to help with search and rescue for people traveling them on the Alps Alps, excuse me, between Switzerland and Italy, I believe. And one of the things that always interested me, especially as a kid, was the whole that funny wooden thing that they carry on the front of their neck, and they actually had small wooden kegs filled with wine or brandy, as the legend has it, And what they would do is they would go into the mountains to find people who had been lost along the way, and they would stay there with the person and they would be able to either dig them out or help them out, or go get help. And in some cases they would be able to use that little barrel as a small message holder, so that if someone was trapped and the dog could go back and get help, And it also had brandy and wine in it for the person who was stuck or lost or whatever to allow them to have a little bit of spirits while they waited. So with that in mind, I kind of figured that was kind of a neat thing that even back in the day in the sixteen hundreds, when the monks were out there doing their thing, they took advantage of the potential for a dog to be a carrier of specialty tools and equipment. And I've thought today, to wrap up this series, we would get into this fun tactical stuff by going back and forth with some special gear finds that Colin and I have found online. So what we'll probably do is, all, why don't why don't you go ahead and start, buddy, Let's let's take on one of the ones that you found. Maybe give us what site it is that you found this gear, if you know anything about the site, and you know what kind of general stuff that they have, and what your favorite piece of equipment was on that piece on that site. All right, So the gear you said. Yeah, all right, gear or whatever kind of training tools or whatever you found out. There, all right, I'll start with just the symbol uh harness that I found on Knine tactic gear dot com save the best for last, and they sell a lot of like uh kind of you know, like tactical gear in general, but they have this category of dog stuff. And there was this harness that I saw. It's called the Defender Honus and it looks like it might have a couple of pockets on it, but it does have a handle on the back, one with two triangle shaped rings and and there's a pretty wide range of prices with their harnesses and leash it and collars, but this one's one hundred and forty five dollars, but that goes there's like ones that are seventy five. That's one hundred and forty five plus or minus, so it could be, you know, just depending on what sized dog you have. Yeah, that's it, Tacticalgeer dot com. I'll see if I can get into the chat and unplart in there. Yeah, And actually I did find that one, and I'll help out getting some of these into the chat room. So I found something at T nine Tacticalgear dot com as well, and that is the number or sorry the letter K number nine Tactical Gear dot Com and this was started a company that started about nineteen eighty six by a husband and wife team out of Rockland, California, a couple of US entrepreneurs. And they've got some great stuff on there that I noticed. They've got some Kaidex holster gear, and like Colin was mentioned in some of the specialty training harnesses. Some of them are made of leather, nylon or other and you know my personal favorite, I did find one on the site and this one was kind of cool. They're called the mutt Muffs. These are earmuffs that you can put on your dog out of the range. They cost about sixty five dollars and it's a good idea for you know, obviously you're not gonna be able to do commands like verbal commands with them, but if you're ever in an environment where you have a lot of explosions, or if you're trying to train them hand signals, this is a great way to to try and incorporate that training and or you know, working with them around on the range. So again it was Canine Tactical Gear dot Com and they were called the mutt Muffs. So for those of you in Chad, I dropped the link in there you can check it out. That's actually pretty cool. So that was that was one of mine as well. So why don't you go ahead and share another one, buddy. Okay, So sticking to the harness I found on Carhart's website, I found a dog chorco And this probably wouldn't be great for you know, like walking your dog or keeping them right by your side for training necessarily, but it could be if if you want them to help you in any ways, like around the house or you know, doing outside chores. I see that. But I saw this and I thought it was really cool. I didn't even know Carhart made it anything for dogs. Yeah, that's awesome. So it looks like it straps around the front and back and it's even got a little collar that matches the duck you know, canvasy material that car Hurts usually use. And that's got a small pocket on the back so you know, you could throw tools in it for the dog that tends to hang around at the job site that kind of stuff. That's cool. I really like it. And it looks like they have them in different sizes too. They show one with an image with a Corgie and it looks like a Shitsu maybe as well, so obviously they got them different sizes for all the different styles of dogs out there. That's kind of cool. I like it good one. So kind of continuing on with that harness theme, one of the coolest harnesses that I found was on a website called one tigris dot com. That's t I g R I S dot com And this is kind of a cool site. It's a blog and military style tactical equipment site. They also have some articles on there, like it looks like they had one last month on how to do canine CPR and the actual method. I think they might have had a video on it as well, and a couple of first aid kits. So going back to that first show on the bugout Bag for your dog for those of you who caught it, I think it was the first week in November for Sunday November. There we mentioned having a first aidkid for your dog. Well, they've got a full list of some of these ideal materials to have in that kit. So while you're assembling your own kits or your own bug out bags, it would be considerable help to have that same first aid stuff inside your dog seventy two hour kit just in case for instances like I mentioned earlier with the couple who had their dog out through that rough terrain, so you might check out what they've got on hand. They've also got a couple of YouTube videos that show some of their gear. Now, my personal favorite favorite on that site was it was called the Powertrain Dog Harness. And what I really liked about this was this particular harness. It's similar to the car heartwork harness, but this one is designed to be Molly compatible, and the hardness has plenty of space for extra gear needs than any of your you know, your clips that are molly compatible, your holsters that are molly compatible, your light holders, or you know, any anything like that that you could think of. And the one that I found most interesting was, well, was I already said, and I think already I'm already spilled it after I hyped it up. But it's called, yeah, the the power Train Dog Harness. This one runs about eighty bucks, and it's really cool because they've got a lot of because of how adaptable it is, and obviously it definitely has a tactical look to it, so it's not something that you're gonna want to take to the dog park, but if you're out doing realistic training, or if you're out on the range and the dog is, you know, comfortable with being in that environment, it's definitely something that's worth looking into. These are a little bit bigger, so you're gonna be looking at some of the larger dogs, larger reads like your Doorman's Rottweiler's, German shepherd's husky, Zakidas, you know, maybe the big labs, that sort of thing. So it really looks for most of it. Yeah, well yeah, and Molly's that Molly's compatible stuff, so you can kind of clip your gear right onto it and they they can put like, yeah, pretty much anything that will will work with that. It looks like they've got some airsoft stuff on that site too, So I don't know if you want to take your dog paintballing with you, but suppose it's the possibility. So okay, go ahead, buy your turn, you do one more and then well I'll do one more before we go to. Break, all right, So this one is epic so cool. So I found it on tough Pup dot com. I'll probably be able to put the link in the chat. But it's called the Tough Up Ballistic Dog Leash, and it used to be forty dollars but now it's twenty dollars. It's on sale, but it's got like brass knuckles as the handle, and yeah, hold on, let me just put this in my hand. And it only has four reviews, but they're all good. So I just I just wonder if they haven't quite No, I don't know got out there very much, but I wonder if it's on sale, because I mean, if it's cheap because it's short, it doesn't look very long on the website, but it's made of heavy duty. It looks like it's made of a Keevlar. List of company of. UH company out of North Carriage Parkway, Wichita, Kansas, so right here in the United States, and looks like one of the things they do is try and work to hand craft products like this with the attention in detail here in the United States, especially for the military and law enforcement out there. So I like that idea. Yeah, so that particular leash, again, it does have brass knuckles on it, and uh, you there's you're going to have to look into the laws in your area. To find out if that leash would be legal for you to carry. But the idea behind it is is definitely one that's not that. It's definitely you don't want to look overlook it. I guess you could say, so I like it nice. Fine, but that's a good one. So cool. So the next one I'll do one more real quick and then we'll go to break. The next one I have is from all K nine dot com and that's all and then letter K dash nine dot com And this one is a website that focuses more on police and search and rescue gear based out of Fresno, California, and it's one of the reasons why I like this site is the veteran service owned business and they have all sorts of the actual training gear for K nine training. Some of the things like the byte suits. They've got scent detection gear. Last week when we were talking about search and rescue, we were mentioning how you can you can only get certain scents, uh, But they have some of those more more geared toward tactical training sense, like explosives and that sort of thing available, so you can get that kind of stuff if you're getting into the search and rescue side of things with your dog. So I'm looking forward looking into getting some of that on our own so that we can do that. And my favorite on this site was it's probably a third party because I don't think they make it. It's called a dogtra Pathfinder, and that's g O d TR pathfinder and this is a GPS tracking caller system. And one of the neat things about this is you can use it when you're doing search and rescue and it'll send the dog's GPS location to your phone and you can use that as a tool to identify where obviously the dog is located and where they're going, so they have a longer range and if properly trained, they can go to find whatever they're looking for faster because they wouldn't be held back or they wouldn't have that potential or what do you call it, the handle or interference? I guess you could say kind of like we mentioned last week about how the handlers tend to get over confident in their abilities versus the dog's abilities. So that one was kind of cool. 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Maybe some of this you can stuff into your dog's stocking this year, if you're interested in taking their training to the next level. Colin, I think it was your turn. Why don't you go ahead and pick up where we left. Off, all right, So one of the ones that I have was from another one from Tough Pup dot com and uh, this one. They've got a lot of cool interesting stuff, but one of them that I thought was pretty interesting was it's called the Frogmen Frogmen dog leash and hold on, I'm trying to let it load up, but it looks like any other dog leash. But what I was really looking at was it's, uh, you know, the the thing that clips to the actual dog's collar. Yep. And yeah, so it's looks like it's got a uh it's a frog clasp is what it's called. And it's a quick release basically, so you can kind of like for those of you archers out there, it's kind of like your quick release on a bow. You pull back. It's similar. You pull back to back pieces and the dog will have the ability to run basically from there. So yeah, I don't know, I've never seen it before. Yeah, that's kind of cool. So all right, one of the ones that I found because as we as I started digging, I found a lot of stuff on service dogs because a lot of the special gear for dogs is related to service dogs and their ability to get in Well, if you're interested in having your dog as a service dog, there are certain steps you need to go through to be able to do that. And I wanted to share a quick story with you. I won't take too much time on this, but I was with a coworker her in her office at one point, and there were going to be going through some changes where I work that could determine the future of our ability to conceal carrie as employees. So that's kind of up in the air at the moment. But as some of the previous rules were just absolutely no concealed carrie. You know, if you're going to be working here, you're not allowed to carry. Well, this particular coworker was a female. She was in her you know, early to mid thirties, and I went to her office to talk to her about something, and I noticed that in the corner of her room or you know, her office, was a small dog bed, and you know, over in one other area I could tell that there was a small bowl and then another area there was a toy. So after the after I was out at the meeting, I asked her, so, where's where's the dog? And because there's also a no dog's paul And her response to me was actually pretty interesting. She said that if if her employer is not going to be willing to allow her to carry concealed then there's no way that she's going to leave home without her dog. And she had a tendency to work late hours or on weekends and things like that, And it made a lot of sense to me because you know, here she is by herself and in sometimes vulnermal situations, and having that animal there essentially was taking is taking the load off of her her need to be as aware because the dog would would be able to take up some of the odd noises or hear things down the way and cue her to some of those differences. So I thought it was really interesting. But in order for you to have a service dog, or to have a dog in an environment where they're normally not allowed, they have to be registered as a service dog. Well, this particular web site is was something that was pretty cool. They have an online registration form. They keep digital records of your animals registration and they have options for service Dog ID cards and a boatload of information regarding the ADA questions that can or can't be asked that and some of those things could become problems if you enter an establishment and be denied access with your dog. So definitely some interesting information there, great resource, and I'll drop the link for that in the chat room direct for the registry. But again it's called Official Service Dog Registry dot com, so I thought that was kind of an interesting thing. They've also got some other great literature on there from there and too so cool. Why don't we do Why don't we do one more, buddy? And then we'll wrap it up and get going on the project. Can't. So this next one that I have is it's a website called recoil web dot com and the article is about uh tactical canine tactical helmets and they just look like like five flight helmets like jets. But here, hold on, let me put it in there. But it's got a whole lot of information on it. I don't know if they're for sale. I'm gonna have to maybe dig a little deeper on that that specifically, But. Yeah, looks like they run about six hundred dollars and they've got it. Looks like they've got options for head mounts for flashlights and which is pretty cool. Looks like it's called the Trinent Trident Canine Tactical Helmet by a canine helm. It's still in production and in the testing phase, but like I said, it's gonna cost about six hundred dollars. That'd be kind of a cool one to have, especially when you if you had the potential for like your GoPro or something like that and let your dog out and see where they go for the day. So I like it. That's a cool one. Good fine buddy. So mine the last one that I wanted to share with everybody. And actually I've got a lot more, but for the sake of time, I think I really want to make sure that I get this one across. This is called the thunder Shirt. Now. One of the things that we've done over time is we've become the clearing house for everybody's dogs during Fourth of July or during the New Year holiday here in the United States, because it's traditional to light off a bunch of fireworks. Well, there was one particular dog that we watched who was notorious for running away, and she would get really anxious whenever there was lots of loud noises, explosions, fireworks, things like that. So and we get to the point where she would be sitting with you, you know, on the you know, on the ground or on the couch or wherever, and when the fireworks were going off, she would just shake and shake uncontrollably and just she couldn't stop panting. And it was really really hard to see because there was it seemed like there was nothing we could do. Well. As it turns out, the folks at thundershirt dot com had developed basically a dog vest that's made out of a stretchable fabric and it works a lot like a swaddling cloth wood for a baby. Essentially, it wraps around the dog and it allows it's like basically like giving him a hug essentially. And I didn't believe any of it. I thought it was a big joke. And when when her owner showed up with this vest and said, here, just in case, if the fireworks are too bad, put this own shall calm down, it was like night and day. I was really surprised that the dog was able to relax and it did hear things, but it didn't get as anxious about it. So for those of you out there who have dogs who have issues with anxiety or loud explosions, it may not be feasible to get the headphones or you know, the head the ear must for the dog, but you can get one of these thunder vests pretty cheap. They're about forty five bucks. So the one that I was fond of was the Thunder, the sport thundershirt for dogs. Big part of this is because it has I think a layer on the outside that prevents it from getting ripped up by like thistles and thorny acts or stuff like that. So so with that, let's uh, let's switch gears a little bit to see if we have any questions from the chat room, if there's anything that's come up. I know this has been a link heavy show, so you get probably got folks looking around, But if anybody out there is listening and would like to get the actual links to these products that we've mentioned, you know, feel free to send me an email again prepper Dad at mail dot com or hit me up on social media and we'll send them your way, and just as a matter of I guess you could say a matter of order, I guess none of these folks has sponsored the show. These are all things that we found that we thought were kind of above and beyond, and they really kind of put the dog and their level of work, ethic and power to a higher level. So thanks to you. Thank you for all the folks that are out there working actively to develop things like a thundershirt or you know, some of these killer harnesses and leashes and training tools and things of that nature. So shout out to all of you, appreciate your help, and you know, with that, let's get started into the pine sized prepper project of the week. So some of you may be warming up the ovens for those tasty holiday treats with your family, And this was always a long standing tradition in my home, and we figured why not take this annual holiday event one step further and explore the potential of homemade dog biscuits. Now you may wonder why this would be a prepping skill or task. Well, in a grid down disaster or a scenario where you don't have access to your typical dog food chain or food supply source, you're gonna have to figure out how to feed your dog long term. You know, we generally keep enough food for about thirty days on hand, and sometimes that will go to sixty days because of you know how fast that tends to expire. But this way you can show how show yourself if you haven't done it before, or your kids, how to build resilience, frugality, and preparedness into your pet care planning. So Colin, why don't go ahead and explain. I'll try and drop the Facebook link in the chat, And for those of you listening, just check it out. Check us out on check us out on social media, and if you'd like to see some of the steps in a visual format, it might be a little bit easier. All right. So yeah, the peanut butter dog biscuits on the Instagram account page thing I guess you could call it. There's pictures of kind of step by step and there's also a video of my dog's going crazy for them. But what you need for this is just at least a half a cup of water, half a cup of oil, two eggs, three tablespoons of peanut butter, two teaspoons of vanilla, two cups of flour, half a cup of corn meal and half a cup of oats. I think you can use because corn meal is usually just used for its texture, so I think you might be able to use bread crumbs, but I don't know that was a substitute that I looked up. But the directions word for word are blend the wet ingredients together, whisk the dry ingredients together, mix the mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients to form a ball of dough, and then roll it out and make whatever shapes you desire. Then you just put it on a non stick cookie tray or lightly greased one, and then cook it in the oven for twenty minutes at four hundred degrees spahnnite. And then once that twenty minutes is over, you just turn your oven off and then you let them cool with the oven so that they'll crisp up. But they they turned out they weren't too squishy or anything like that. They they were just like dog biscuits, except they weren't shaped like a bone, just rectangles. But you could if you wanted to, because what we did was we just used a pizza cutter and then we just ran it and made little rectangles. But you could maybe use a knife and do whatever shape or cookie cutters. Ye, that's a kind of a neat thing. Yeah, So what did you think about, you know, actually doing it? I mean, how difficult was it? Did you guys run into it? It was? It was super simple. It was actually super simple. It wasn't for as you know, as straightforward as the directions are. I mean, there's no uh, there's nowhere I got lost. It was you just mix all the ingredients together and then you pretty much have it. So, as you know, as far as problems or whatever, I didn't, I didn't have any. It worked out really well. We we kind of experimented what to do with the dough after we had it all rolled out with the rolling pin, because we tried a knife and a cookie cutter, but we found out that we had to put a little bit of flour and kind of mix it in to dry it out a little bit. Then. Other than that it works just fine. But for the wet ingredients, I don't recommend mixing them up with like a a powered mixer thing. I don't remember what those are called, but it gets everywhere. Oh yeah, like a blender you. Mean, yeah, well not a blender, but you know, like the handheld. Whisker things cool. So you know, this is kind of a a fun little project that you can do to incorporate and you know, just kind of excuse me. You know, you can take advantage of you know, if you're in there making your chocolate chip cookies for Santa, you know, why not set out an extra tray and throw a batch together for your dogs. And one of the cool things about this particular deal is, you know, learning how to make food. I mean, none of the ingredients in here are things that we couldn't eat. I mean, it seems like I may not taste we could eat these. Yeah, cornmeala is the only thing that I would like. I mean, I don't know what cornmeal tastes like. But it's got oats in it, it's got flower I mean, everything that you would bake cookies with except for sugar. But the peanut butter has sugar in it. I haven't tried them, but I could. Yeah, I mean it seems like they're they're edible. They're probably not, you know Grandma's recipe of the best peanut butter cookie, But I guess that depends on your grandma. But you know, you've You've got essentially ingredients that are available in most people's pantries that can be used to at least supplement a. Diet for a dog. And if they get used to using these treats or having these particular treats when training, they're they're gonna you know, at least this way, you you would never really run out. I mean you you wouldn't need to go out and buy a specialty treat or anything like that. And you can make them as small as you want. You know, you can make them the size of a kibble, or you can make them, you know, larger, so you don't have to Yeah. No, that's that's completely I was when we were trying to figure out what to do with the rot about dough, I walked around trying to find some cookie cutters. I even kept eyeballing like a water bottle cap and just making little, you know, circles, little bites, and I realize how how good those will be for training, Because you don't want to give your dog something beside of the kibble, because then they just they won't want it. You don't have to, like, you know, something the size of that would be a good size for training. So this this particular project is a kid friendly way to demonstrate the importance of pets when it comes to food prepping survival skills. It's a great way for raising awareness to the need for food from scratch, even for the dogs. And it's a great way to introduce, encourage and expand knowledge of baking skills. And this is something that I learned as a kid through baking Christmas cookies every year. So I mean, you can take this a step as a step farther by doing it with your pets. And not only do you expose your kids to cooking, pose them to being prepared and cooking from scratch for your pets. It's also pretty frugal. This is a great way to to make a treat at the fraction of the price versus a store bought treat. Plus you know exactly what's in it, not a bunch of preservatives or weird things that are gonna get you know, recalled down the road, pretty basic stuff that we use in our own food. So so it's it's kind of a neat project for you and yours. Hopefully you can take this to heart when you're over there making your Christmas cookies this year, or if you just feel like making some brownies or whatever you want for tonight. So with that, let's uh, let's head down to the final takeaway. You know, when I look around at my house and I see these seemingly lazy fireside dogs of mine, I can't help but get a little soft. They do work hard twenty four to seven to keep up my mental health, my emotional wellbeing, my home security, and my general level of involvement. Overall, they drive me to do more and be better, to be a better dad, a better dog owner, a better person. They've taught me what service really means, and in honor of what they do for me, I can't help but regard them at a higher level when it comes to my preparedness planning. Long ago, I wouldn't have been as apt to devote as much time or money or resources to taking on an animal like this, especially like some of the ones that we have with disabilities or flaws. Whether they're missing hair or missing a sense of hearing, it doesn't really matter because they still contribute to the group. But now it seems almost impossible to be without a dog or a canine or a companion like this. It's like having a sidearm at the ready and the training to back its use. And having that great power comes with great responsibility. By the way, Thank. Stanley for those words of wisdom. May you rest in peace. You know and like to dog at my side. I can't help but recognize this entity in my home as a true beacon of preparedness that should never be neglected, left behind, or forgotten. As you build your preparedness plans, your preps, and your gear, make sure that you include your pets in this journey. Include them in your training, include them in your hearts, include them in your home. I can't stress enough the importance of being prepared with your pets. Whether you're going down the road or whether you're going on a road trip, make sure you have what you need and that you have what they need in any scenario. It doesn't take much, so take the appropriate steps today to include them in your planning and show your kids the importance of care and responsibility by getting them involved in every step along the way. There's a lot that goes toward raising dogs, especially so for those of you out there who are considering incorporating a dog into your life, or who have a dog and need to work on training. Don't hesitate, but be there for the animal and make sure that you take them into consideration with your own preparedness planning. So, lastly, in case you missed it, on last week's show, we did a the third part of the series, which was canine training. We went over some of the canine training techniques and resources that you can use to turn your dog into a search and rescue expert or semi expert semi pro I guess you could say, and how to elevate your dog's skills by honing their own natural abilities. Remember, if you missed out, you can always check out the previous episodes on the show page and on your favorite streaming service. While you're there, be sure to leave us a five star review. Those always help out and help to spread the word about our show and what we do here. So next week, with the holidays around the corner and really kind of in full stride at the moment, we'll be taking a turn toward family preparedness during the holidays. I was part of a homesteading roundtable with Stephen men King last week with on the objective I guess it was the week before, and we spoke about this topic and I wanted to share with you some of the points that we kind of mulled around during that roundtable, and I wanted to share them with the folks out there who might be struggling when it comes to family and preparedness this time of year, so you won't want to miss out. Be sure to join us next time. And that's it for today. Everyone, Thanks for joining us on the Next Generation Show, and don't forget to tune in next Sunday. Well we explore another aspect of the little things in life that make all the difference in the world. This is your host, Ryan Buford and your co host. Call In Ubord. Reminding you to stay informed, involved, and be prepared. Have a great night, everybody, and make it a great week.