Michael B. Ritland born in Waterloo, Iowa is a former United States Navy SEAL, public speaker and dog trainer.
Ritland then decided to work with similar dogs, and harness their abilities to defeat the tools of modern warfare.
After his time on the west coast, he started Trikos International, which specializes in providing working K9s to celebrities, private individuals, and government agencies.
[6] He and his personal K9 collaborated in 2013 with Xbox to create Call of Duty: Ghosts, contributing to the creation of the character of the dog (Riley).
He is credited in helping mainstream the "Epstein didn't kill himself" internet meme at the end of an interview with Jesse Watters on Fox News.