RETRIEVER TRAINING
Beginning 1 Jan 2025, Available training slots will be limited as we are going focus more on a one-on-one based training regime.
We will still offer training with limited slots from the basics up through advanced concepts, whether it be for a family companion, hunting dog or both hunting dog and hunt test dog.
Cost of training is $950 per month or $65.00 per hour (or any portion of that hour)
for one on one sessions. The monthly fee covers food and birds
Contact us for more information.
If you wish to pay by credit card for training, Payment via Venmo or Zelle can be arranged.
One - On - One Training
We offer one-on-0ne training starting with basic obedience to a fully trained gun dog. This type training is allows the owner to train their companion with the guidance from the kennel staff.
The is hourly based training at a cost of $65.00 per hour, but you as an owner are doing the training. Contact us if interested.
HANDLING TRAINING
teaching a dog to do blind retrieves.
We can begin as soon as the dog is fetching from the ground on command, concurrent with marking development. Dogs learn to take a line and go in that direction until stopped with a whistle, and to take casts in all directions in a variety of circumstances and wind directions.
TUNE-UP
This training is designed to get the dog back into top form for either hunting season or hunt tests. This training is for10-14 days (two weeks) at a cost of $500.00 and this includes birds.
Note: If your dog needs more, then the fee will revert to the full monthly fee.
PUPPY TRAINING
starting at about 5 month up to six months (Earlier with coordination)
We socialize your puppy, develop retrieving drive, and familiarize them with aspects of retrieving to include land and water marks, decoys, birds, gunfire, etc. We introduce basic obedience commands with emphasis on developing a willing, confident attitude toward training. This is a training phase that the owners can accomplish with a little guidance.
UPLAND TRAINING
we specialize in training Pointing Labradors (PL), We are able to train the other breeds as well. Upland training will include; steady to wing and shot, steady to wing, shot and fall, whoa, and quartering,
We WILL NOT train or do any training on the point, each dogs point is unique to itself. If you have a Labrador that flushes and you would like to have it trained to sit-to-flush, that can be done.
VETERANS/ FIRST RESPONDERS/ ACTIVE DUTY/ RETIRED/ DISABLED
Active duty, retired, disabled. We will now be offering a straight $100 off per month on training. This does not apply to Tune-Up training. You must notify us in advance of your military or First Responder status to receive this. We may or may not require proof military status.
GUNDOG TRAINING
starting any time after 6 months
Include marking on land and water, hunting for downed birds, handling and delivery, manners, steadiness, obedience, and familiarity with all the accoutrements of hunting. Includes force fetching. Depending on the level of work wanted, this training requires an average of 4-8 months.
HUNT TESTS
We run AKC, HRC and APLA hunt tests and work with owners who are learning to be handlers and better handlers if they wish to run their dogs in hunt test so they will be successful.
A handling fee will be charged per dog, per day of the hunt test if we handle the dog
Hunt test expenses with be charged for travel, fuel and lodging if we handle the dog