Dogs of War

Dogs of War

Military Vets, Law enforcement, badass Dog people and Cigar Industry Leaders tell their stories, experiences, trials and tribulations during their service and life. Also a show where top cigar brands and influencers share their story, news and talk shop! The good the bad and the ugly. They also share how they became successful after transitioning to becoming a civilian!They all deserve to tell their stories! It’s a part of history, and we need to honor our fallen and injured brothers! And also learn about dog training, psychology and working dog tactics! And to keep current with Cigar Industry trends and new releases!

Episodes

July 11, 2025 55 mins

Today was a highlight of an episode for me! I absolutely love Espinosa Cigars! Banger cigars! Erik Espinosa is a Cuban-American cigar blender and an entrepeneur from South Florida! His company Espinosa Cigars and factory "La Zona" are among the top tier of the industry! Espinosa makes the "Knuckle Sandwich" line of cigars for celebrity and TV personalitiy Guy Fieri!

I met Erik at PCA 2025 in NOLA and he was a tru...

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Today I sit down with Mike S of Powstanie Cigars! Powstanie Cigars are some of my favorite smokes! Their core line includes Broadleaf, San Andreas, CT and Habano! We also chat about their special releases including my new personal favorite the Ezekiel 25:17 a Powstanie and Room 101 Collab that is FIRE! 

Show Sponsors: 

Small Batch Cigar - www.smallbatchcigar.com use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free shipping

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May 14, 2025 55 mins

Today I sit down with Aric Bey of Black Star Line Cigars! Aric is also  a retired Chicago Fire Fighter who was injured and retired in the line of duty! He started his cigar company and has more than 6 core lines and is growing every day! 

This episode was filmed outside on new equipment, so its not my normal quality, and we will be fixing this issue going forward! Excuse our lower quality for this episode!

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April 8, 2025 57 mins

Today I sit down with Lee Marsh! Cigar nerd turned manufacturer, long time football through college player and dog man! Cane Corso breed to be exact! Lee is the founder of Stolen Throne Cigars which are now one of my favorite companies in existence! Their portfolio is THE BEST! They even do a special blend of cigar called "Argos" which directly donates a portion of all proceeds to a Cane Corso rescue!

Lee is an awesome dud...

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March 26, 2025 61 mins

Today I sit down with Robert Allan! He runs Roz's Cigar Emporium in Ocala Florida and has been on the board of directors of Cigars For Warrior's for over 13 years! He is also their director of logistics! Cigars For Warriors or CFW is a 401-C Non Profit that provides free cigars to our deployed troops! They have collected, boxed and shipped MILLIONS of cigars to our troops over the years! One hell of an organization in my ...

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March 11, 2025 55 mins

Today I sit down with Cody Mobley of Kentucky Gentlemen Cigars! His family has been in the tobacco and cigar business in one way or another for around 100 years! They have a dozen/s of blends and lines of premium cigars and are the makers of the Bourbon Cigar Lineup! Their families have grown, cured and created warehouse distribution for burley tobacco since the beginning. For over 150 years, The Mobley, DeVary, and Jackson Familie...

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February 18, 2025 59 mins

Today I sit down with Mike Palmer AKA BDP Palmer of Powstanie Cigars! Mike is the national sales manager for Powstanie Cigars as well as a blender and podcast host! Powstanie is the polish word for "Uprising" and was founded by the Szczepankiewicz brothers Mike and Greg based out of Deltona Florida.

Their core line consists of the Habano, Broadleaf and Connecticut! And soon to be San Andreas! The SA release will happen sat...

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February 5, 2025 74 mins

Today I sit down with Arnold Serafin of Serafin De Cuba Cigars! Serafin is based out of my home town of Tarpon Springs Florida, and is located on the Sponge Docks! Arnold is 4-5th generation of cigar makers from Cuba, and along with his son offer a wide array of revived historic brands and blends from their shop in Tarpon! They make excellent cigars and I had a blast talking with him!

Had an absolute blast and hope you all enjoy thi...

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January 29, 2025 69 mins

Today I sit down with Enrique Seijas of Matilde Cigars! Matilde Cigars is a old brand that was started in the 1800s and fizzled out in the early 1900s from the Dominican Republic. Enrique and his father resurrected Matilde and brought it into modern times!

Matilde has a core line of very good cigars that are also affordable! They also do special releases and limited exposure releases that are bangers as well! I love Matild...

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January 6, 2025 59 mins

Today I sit down with Jason Haynes of Midwest Legacy Beef! MLB Is a raw dog food company that specializes in whole prey raw beef dog diets! Raw feeding is hands down the absolute best way to feed your dogs and give them the best chance at a long healthy life and extend their street working time!

Most kibble is filled with low grade left over agricultural grade meat, synthetic vitamins that are all sourced overseas and main...

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Today I sit down and enjoy a Herf with Oliver Nivaud from United Cigars! Oliver is the Director of Operations of United Cigars and a long time cigar lover and key industry player for a very long time! United Cigars encompasses a huge umbrella of brands and make some killer smokes! He is a super cool individual and i thoroughly enjoyed our chat together and hope you do as well! 

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Today is a very special episode! Our 100th show! I had a very near and dear to my heart and special guest on for this extraordinary accomplishment!

Welcome Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigar company! Tatuaje is a cigar company mainly based out of Nicaragua and the US and they have a cult like following for their cigars! They have a very large portfolio of cigars and a bunch of special blends that they release each year!

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November 18, 2024 64 mins

Today I sit down with friend, dog trainer and former military contractor Travis Lloyd! Travis competes in Ring sport, and trains as a PSA decoy under the tutelage of Shawn Edwards and The Deadpool Decoy School program! 

Travis recently traveled to India to assist the Deadpool Decoy School seminar being hosted there and has competed and traveled around the country working dogs. 

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November 6, 2024 75 mins

Today I sit down with another cigar aficionado, Matt from the Cigar Hound Dog. The CHD is a YouTube channel as well as a cigar influencer. His content is excellent and focused on smoking and reviewing all types of different cigars! Live! And rating them and giving his honest opinion! 

Sponsored by Horton's Quality K9 Equipment and Smallbatchcigar.com
use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free s...

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September 28, 2024 73 mins

Today I sit down with the smallest Navy SEAL ever!  Former U.S. Navy SEAL David Brown was the unlikeliest of candidates for the world's most grueling military selection process. Standing just 5' 3" and weighing 110 pounds, he was unlike any of the others around him who aspired to be SEALs. But through dogged determination and an iron will, he overcame every obstacle that life put in front of him to achieve his dream ...

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September 8, 2024 79 mins

Today I sit down with Abe Dababneh the Owner of Smoke Inn. Smoke Inn is a Cigar retailer in south Florida with multiple locations. They also have an extensive online cigar retail site and program. Abe has been in the business for over 30 years and is a wealth of knowledge with many "Firsts" in the industry!

Smoke Inn hosts a Retail event every year called "The Great Smoke". They also do many programs su...

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August 10, 2024 113 mins

Today is a very special episode! The Navy Seal K9 handler of Cairo that participated on the raid that ended the life of osama bin laden joins me!! I named my dog after his dog! We  go  deep on this one! DO NOT miss this one!

Brought to you by Horton's Quality K9 Equipment! And Smallbatchcigar.com

Use the code "dogsofwar" for a 10% discount and free shipping at smallbatchcigar.com!


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July 31, 2024 90 mins

Today I sit down with Army Ranger K9 handler and trainer turned civilian head trainer for the Ranger program Mark Kaufmann.

Horton's Quality K9 Equipment hortonsk9.com and smallbatchcigar.com are today's show sponsors! Use code "dogsofwar" for a 10%^ discount and free shipping with small batch cigar!

 Mark Kaufmann is a combat veteran, and former United States Army Ranger. He has held the posit...

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July 17, 2024 79 mins

Today we sit down with Army veteran as well as US contracting veteran and cigar afficionado Dave West! Dave West is in charge of all online business for SmallBatchCigar.com as well as their tasting notes and blog posts!

I really enjoyed this episode and learning about cigars!

Use the code "dogsofwar" at checkout for a 10% discount and free shipping! http: //www.smallbatchcigar.com

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July 5, 2024 68 mins

Today I sit down with retired LAPD k9 Officer/Trainer Extraordinaire Michael Goosby! This is one of my absolute favorite podcasts hands down! And we will absolutely be repeating another episode in the future!

Michaels Bio:

SERGEANT II (Ret) Mike Goosby Chief Trainer Metropolitan Division K9 Platoon Los Angeles Police Department Mike had 32.5 years (25 years of K9 experience) with the Los Angeles Police Department ...

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