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| name        = Nick White
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| birth_date  = <!-- {{30|1983|03|25}} -->
| birth_place = [[Urbana, Ohio]]
| nationality = American
| occupation  = Owner of Off Leash K9 Training, dog behavior specialist
| known_for   = [[Dog training]]
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'''Nick White''' is a celebrity dog trainer, author, and a veteran of the [[United States Marines Corps]].<ref name=ABC7>{{cite web|url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/09/the-pet-show-with-dr-katy-sept-22-2012-80132.html|title=The Pet Show with Dr. Katy Sept. 22, 2012|date=21 September 2012|publisher=ABC 7|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name=AirForce>{{cite web|url=http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130722/CAREERS/307220027/|title=Off the leash: Former Marine turns passion into profession|author=Jon R. Anderson|publisher=Air Force Times|date=July 23, 2013|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name=YahooNews>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/driven/dog-training-secrets-military-police-iraq-veteran-amazing-133557552.html|title=Dog Training Secrets of the Military and Police: Iraq Veteran's Amazing Job|author=Aaron Task|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=April 5, 2012|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name=NorthernVirginia>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/game-plan/2013/02/25/top-dog-2/|title=Top Dog|author=David Schuller|publisher=Northern Virginia Magazine|date=February 25, 2013|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name=DogingtonPost>{{cite web|url=http://dogingtonpost.com/416-nick-white-4pm-est/#.UmaGjfmsim4|title=Nick White|author=Brooke Arnold|publisher=The Dogington Post|date=April 3, 2013|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name=WTOP>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtop.com/41/3230664/Va-dog-trainer-to-appear-on-reality-series-Alpha-Dogs|title=Va. dog trainer to appear on reality series 'Alpha Dogs'|author=Katy Nelson|publisher=WTOP 103.5 FM|date=February 25, 2013|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name=VirginiaMaryland>{{cite web|url=http://www.thevirginia-marylanddog.com/obedience-secrets-unleashed/|title=Obedience Secrets Unleashed|author=Lauren Hagen|publisher=The Virginia-Maryland Dog|date=February 17, 2011|accessdate=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184943/http://www.thevirginia-marylanddog.com/obedience-secrets-unleashed/|archivedate=October 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name=LegionMagazine>{{cite web|url=http://www.offleashk9training.com/site/american_legion_magazine_article.pdf|publisher=The American Legion Magazine|author=Jackie Rothenberg|title=Dogged Determination|date=October 2012|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref> White also published Raising the Perfect Dog: Secrets of Law Enforcement K9 Trainers.<ref name=NorthernVirginia/><ref name=WhiteNR>{{cite book|author=White, N.R.|date=2011|title=Raising the perfect dog: The secrets of law enforcement K9 trainers|publisher=S.I. CreateSpace}}</ref>
After his military service in [[Fallujah, Iraq|Fallujah]], White worked as a celebrity bodyguard and then joined the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] as a bodyguard.<ref name=AirForce/><ref name=YahooNews/><ref name=DogingtonPost/><ref name=LegionMagazine/> Since 2010, White has owned and operated Off-Leash K9 Training in [[Woodbridge, Virginia]].<ref name=YahooNews/><ref name=NorthernVirginia/><ref name=DogingtonPost/><ref name=LegionMagazine/>
==Biography==
White was born in Urbana, Ohio and trained the family's [[German Shepherd]] to do basic tricks.<ref name=AirForce/><ref name=LegionMagazine/> His unit was one of the first to enter [[Fallujah during the Iraq War|Fallujah]] during [[Second Battle of Fallujah|Operation Phantom Fury]] and relied heavily on specially trained dogs to sniff out bombs, contraband, and enemy combatants.<ref name=AirForce/><ref name=YahooNews/>
After his service, White's security details for the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] included Presidents [[George W. Bush]], [[Barack Obama]], and Vice-President [[Dick Cheney]].<ref name=LegionMagazine/> While in the US Secret Service, he then started training dogs for private clients on the side.<ref name=AirForce/><ref name=YahooNews/><ref name=DogingtonPost/><ref name=LegionMagazine/> He did demonstrations in dog parks and advertised in local trade magazines, eventually leaving the Secret Service in 2010 to open Off Leash K9 Training.<ref name=AirForce/><ref name=YahooNews/><ref name=DogingtonPost/><ref name=LegionMagazine/>
White's clients include private dog owners, military and law enforcement professionals, athletes, and entertainers.<ref name=AirForce/><ref name=YahooNews/><ref name=DogingtonPost/><ref name=LegionMagazine/>
White was also on the board for the Prince William County Humane Society and helped establish their Warrior Buddies Program <ref>[http://www.pwhumane.org/our-programs/warrior-buddies-adoption-program/ "Warrior Buddies Program"]</ref> which pairs shelter dogs with returning war veterans, free-of-charge. White is also the host of A&E's upcoming show "America's Top Dog" as the expert trainer for the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aetv.com/shows/americas-top-dog/cast/nick-white |title=Nick White - America's Top Dog Cast {{!}} A&E; |website=www.aetv.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002064912/https://www.aetv.com/shows/americas-top-dog/cast/nick-white |archive-date=2019-10-02}} </ref>
==References==
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12- Brooke Arnold (April 4, 2014). "[http://www.petdoof.com Nick White]". [http://www.petdoof.com Pet doof]. Retrieved April, 2014.
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