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BASIC GUN DOG PROGRAM   (5-6 months)

• OBEDIENCE ON/OFF LEAD
• HOLD/ FETCH
• DELIVERY TO HAND
• SIT TO THE WHISTLE
• STEADY
• GUN FIRE
• RETRIEVING ON LAND AND WATER UP TO 100 YARDS
• INTRO PILE, T-DRILL, AND CASTING
• FORCE TO WATER
• PROPER INTRODUCTION TO LIVE BIRDS, BOATS, AND DECOYS, AND ALL ASPECTS OF A HUNTING SCENARIO​

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ADVANCED GUN DOG TRAINING  (8-10 months)

• ALL ASPECTS OF BASIC GUN DOG PROGRAM CONTINUED
• HONORING AND WORKING WITH OTHER DOGS
• HANDLING WELL ON BLINDS AND DE-CHEATED WATER
• SENIOR LEVEL/SOLID GUN DOG LEVEL BLINDS UP TO 100 YARDS
• COMPLEX DOUBLE MARKS ON LAND AND WATER
• PATTERN BLINDS TRANSITIONING INTO COLD BLINDS

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FINISHED GUN DOG  (12+ months)

• MASTER LEVEL BLINDS AND MARKS
• TRIPLE MARKS
  
• HONORING AND WORKING WITH OTHER DOGS
  
• COMPLETE PACKAGE COMPANION GUN DOG!

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HUNT TEST TRAINING
WE ALSO TRAIN COMPETITION DOGS TO RUN IN AKC/UKC RETRIEVER HUNT TEST AND APLA HUNT TEST. ​

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Wall of Fame

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Retriever Training