The Prepper Broadcasting Network - TACTICAL TUESDAY: K9 EDC & Tactical Gear on The Next Generation

Episode Date: April 14, 2026

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If you get a chance, you can contact us through prepperbroadcasting.com on the next generation show page. Scroll down and you'll find all of our social media links. We've got Facebook, Miwi, Twitter, and you can always just send us an email. You can email me directly at PrepperDad at Mail.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 pint-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 life and some of the survival kit considerations that you'll want to keep in mind. 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 I up into present day.

And that was kind of a fun show. That 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 within your own canines. And this week, we're going to 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 by their car.

And I couldn't help but 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 Vsla 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 we're just in general trying to find out what was going on and if the dog was hurt or lost or what was going on.

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 drain 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 it 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 dog started acting funny. They didn't really think much of it. And then, you know, they went into 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, the dog didn't really want to come. The 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 didn't want to walk so they wound up packing the dog

at least half of the way back up the canyon because 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 an eye open scenario because we had our dogs with us too in our vehicle and you know obviously

we weren't planning to take them 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're just like the bottoms of our you know Nike's 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 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 really do anything except for trying and mend the feet as much as they could. So in this particular scenario, these people meant well, they were going to get their dog out, have a good time, go down into 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 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 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. That might seem weird for a dog. But 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, you know, you might be asking yourself, well, what does it have to do when it comes to prepping? What is that even important? Well, when we talked about some of the other things this month, like the need for a 72-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 going to 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. Yo, yo, yo, yo, fellow listeners. I'm the co-host of The Next Generation Show, Colin Buford, speaking with my father, and the host of the show, Ryan.

And today, we're talking about MWNDW dogs, which is military, MWD Dogs, which is military working dog. But before we get too far into that, I'd like to call. 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 90% of MWD dogs are adopted by their former handlers. and I chose this one because I didn't know that. I thought after 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 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 20 years

because before, because of the way 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 20 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. Well, cool deal, buddy. That was a great little fact. Now, let's get into the fun stuff. Tactical dog gear, a quick history. You know, I think most of you out there are familiar with the St. Bernard, which is a fairly large breed of dog. And back in the 1600s, 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, 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 spirit. 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 1600s 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 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 you go ahead and start, buddy? 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 what kind of general stuff that they have and what your favorite piece of equipment was 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 harness that I found on K9taticalgear.com. Save the best for last. And they sell a lot of like kind of 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 harness and it looks like it might have a couple pockets on it but it does have a handle on the back one with two triangle shaped rings and there's a pretty wide range of prices

with their harnesses and leash it and colors but this one's $145 but that goes there's like ones that are 75 that's 145 plus or minus so it could be you know just depending on what size dog you have

but yeah that's It's canineataticalgear.com. I'll see if I can get into the chat and then put it 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 canine tacticalgear.com as well. And that is the number, or sorry, the letter K, number nine, tacticalgear.com. And this was started, a company that started about 1986 by a husband and wife team out of Rockland, California.

a couple of U.S. entrepreneurs, and they've got some great stuff on there that I noticed. They've got some Kidex 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 that site, and this one was kind of cool. They're called the mutt muffs. These are ear muffs that you can put on your dog out at the range. They cost about $65, and it's a good idea for, you know, obviously you're not going to 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 try and incorporate that training and or, you know, working with them around on the range.

So again, it was canine tactical gear.com. and they were called the mutt muffs. So for those of you in chat, I dropped the link in there. You can check it out. That's actually pretty cool. 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 chorcoat. 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 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 how car made it anything for dogs. Yeah, that's awesome.

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, canvas-e material that Carhart 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 corgi. And it looks like a Shih Tzu maybe as well. So obviously they got them different sizes for all the different sizes. 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 OneTigris.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 K-9 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 in November there, we mentioned having a first aid kit 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 bugout bags, it would be considerable help to have that same first aid stuff inside your dog 72-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 on that site was it was called the Power Train Dog Harness. What I really liked about this was this particular harness. It's similar to the Carhart Work harness, but this one is designed to be Molly compatible, and the harness has plenty of space for extra gear needs. and any of your, you know, your clips that are molly compatible, your holsters that are molly compatible, your light holders, or, you know, anything like that that you could think

of. And the one that I found most interesting was, oh, unless I already said it, I think I might have already spilled it after I hyped it up, but it's called, yeah, the power train dog harness. This one runs about 80 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 going to 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 going to be looking at some of the larger dogs, larger breeds, like your Doermans, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, huskies, Akitas, you know, maybe the big labs,

that sort of thing. So, really, yeah. Most of it's Velcro. Yeah. Well, yeah, and Molly's, that Molly's compatible stuff, so you can kind of clip your gear right onto it. And they, you can put, like, yeah, pretty much anything that 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 paint pulling with you, but it's a possibility. So, okay, go ahead, buddy. Your turn. Do one more, and then we'll do one more before we go to break. All right. So this one is epic. It's so cool. So I found it on toughpup.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 $40, but now it's $20. It's on sale. But it's got like brass knuckles as the handle. No way. And, yeah, hold on, let me just put this in. Yeah, I see it. That's cool.

And it only has four reviews, but they're all good. So I just wonder if they haven't quite, you know, I don't know, got out there very much. Yeah. 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 Kevlar and this is a 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 and detail here in the United States 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 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 definitely one that's not. But definitely you don't want to overlook it, I guess you could say. So I like it. Nice fine, buddy. That's a good one.

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 k9.com, and that's all in the letter k-9.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 a veteran service-owned business. And they have all sorts of the actual training gear

for canine training. Some of the things like the bite suits, they've got scent detection gear. Last week when we were talking about search and rescue, we were mentioning how you can only get certain scents. But they have some of those, 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 for it, 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. that's G-O-D-T-R-A, 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 whenever 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 the handler 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 that one is a little spendy though It runs a couple hundred bucks. I want to say it was 400. 400 bucks, yeah. It's not cheap, but if you're serious about getting into it, search and rescue and having that ability, if you're doing any major duck hunting or animal hunting, I know that up here in the northwest, we do, in some cases,

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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 another one from Tuftpup.com. And 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 Frogman Frogman 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 you know, the thing that clips to the actual dog's collar. Yeah And Yeah, so it looks like it's got a

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 two back pieces And the dog will Have the ability to run basically from there. Yeah, I don't know. I've never seen it before. Yeah, that's kind of cool. All right, well, one of the ones that I found,

because 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 in her office at one point. And we're going to be going through some changes where I work that could determine the future of our ability to conceal carry as employees. So that's kind of up in the air at the moment.

But as some of the pre-examined, Some of the previous rules were just absolutely no concealed carry. You know, if you're going to be working here, you're not allowed to carry. Well, this particular co-worker was a female. She was in her, you know, early to mid-30s. And I went to her office to talk to her about something. And I noticed that in the corner of her room, 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 I was done at the meeting, I asked her, so where's the dog? And because there's also a no dog's policy. And her response to me was actually pretty interesting. She said that if her employer's 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 here she is by herself and in sometimes

vulnerable 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 website was something that was pretty cool. They have an online registration form that keep digital records of your animal's 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. 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.com. So I thought that was kind of an interesting thing.

They've also got some other great literature on there from their end, too. Cool. Why don't we do one more, buddy, and then we'll wrap it up and get going on the project. Okay. So this next one that I have is it's a website called recoilweb.com. And the article is about K9TACAWTAC. And they just look like, um, like, uh, flight helmets, like jets. Um, but, you know, 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 going to maybe dig a little deeper on that, that specifically, but, um, Okay. Yeah. So it looks like they run about $600, and they've got, it looks like they've got options for head mounts, for flashlights, and cams, which is pretty cool. Looks like it's called the Trident Triedent K-9 Tactical Helmet by a K9 Helm. It's still in production and in the testing phase, but like I said, it's going to cost about $600. 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 clearinghouse for everybody's dogs during 4th 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. And when you 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 she, 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.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'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 her owner showed up with this vest and said, here, just in case, if the fireworks are too bad, put this owner and she'll calm down, it was like night and day. I was really surprised. 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 earmast for the dog, but you can get one of these thunder vests pretty cheap. They're about 45 bucks. So the one that I was fond of was the Thunder, the sport Thunder shirt 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 access. stuff like that. So with that, let's switch gears a little bit.

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 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, feel free to send me an email.

Again, prepperdad at mail.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 had 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 thank you for all the folks that are out there working actively to develop things like the Thundershirt or 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 with that, let's get started into the pint-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. 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 going to have to figure out how to feed your dog long term. You know, we generally keep enough food for about 30 days on hand, and sometimes that'll go to 60 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 you go ahead and explain? I'll try and drop the Facebook link in the chat. And for those of you listening, just 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 cornmeal, and half a cup of oats. I think you can use, because cornmeal is usually just used for its texture.

So I think you might be able to use breadcrumbs, 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 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 lay. lightly greased one and then cook it in the oven for 20 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. And then once that 20 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 turned out. They weren't too squishy or anything like that. 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. Yeah, that's kind of a neat thing. So what did you think about, you know, actually doing it? I mean, how difficult was it? Did you guys run into any problems? 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 where I got lost. 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 have any. It worked out really well. 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 flush. 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 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 thing. Cool. So, you know, this is kind of a fun little project that you can do to incorporate, 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 it may not taste very good. Oh, yeah, no, we could eat these. Yeah, I mean, it's the only thing that I would, like, I don't know what cornmeal tastes like, but it's got oats in it, it's got flour.

I mean, everything that you would bake cookies with except for sugar, but the peanut butter has sugar. and I haven't tried them, but I could. Yeah, I mean, it seems like 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 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 going to, you know, at least this way you would never really run out. I mean, you wouldn't need to go out and buy a specialty treat or anything like that. And you could 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 completely, I was, when we were trying to figure out what to do with the without dough,

I walked around, tried 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 realized how good those would be for training because you don't want to give your dog something the size of a kibble because then they just, they won't want it. But you don't have to like, you know, something the size of that would be a good size for training. and stuff. So 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 farther by doing it with your pets, and not only do you expose your kids to cooking, you expose them to being prepared and cooking from scratch for your pets. It's also pretty frugal. This is a great way 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 going to get, you know, recall down the road. Pretty basic stuff that we use in our own food.

So 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 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 24-7 to keep up my mental health, my emotional well-being, 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. 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, you know, 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 response.

By the way, thanks 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 heart, 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 planet. 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 know, you take them into consideration with your own. your own preparedness planning. So lastly, in case you missed it, on last week's show, we did 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 Menking last week with On the Objective. I guess it was a 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 round table. 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 when 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.

Colin Buford. Reminding you to stay informed, involved, and be prepared. Have a great night, everybody. and make it a great week.