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Training

Obedience 

Obedience is the foundation of having a great dog.  When you send your dog to us for obedience training he will be trained on leash and off leash walking at heal next to you. Your dog will be trained to come to you when you call him. Your dog will be taught the sit command.  You will also come out and train the dog with me so you are comfortable with all the commands 

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Gun Dog Training 101
Gun Dog Training

Gun dog training is a minimum of 4 months of training it includes Obedience, force fetch, fieldwork, retrieving to about 100 yards on land and water, exposure to gunfire, and decoy setups. Once your dog is out in the field doing work we will be using dead ducks on a daily basis so when you are hunting your dog has no problem retrieving. He be working off a dog stand and out of a dog hide. He will be introduced to working out of a boat. You are encouraged to come out and train your dog with me during this time. This will make you and your dog a better team when you hit the field together .

Intermediate Gun Dog
Intermediate Gun Dog training we start to teach the dogs the foundation of casting and more complex retrieves.  This dog will do blind retrieves and will be able to compete at the Seasoned/Senior hunt test level.  
These are some of the drills done to teach your dog
  • 3 handed casting teaches the dog to turn the direction of which you pointed
  • T-work teaches the dog to take the cast at a distance 
  • Wagon Wheel is used to teach the dog to move with you at your side using the command here and heal to move the dog toward you and away from you.
  • Swim By is used to teach the dog to cast in the water and helps the dog be comfortable casting around and treading water.
Advanced Gun Dog Train
Advanced Gun Dog training is for the person that wants the best hunting dogs in his group. This dog will be ready to retrieve a bird that he never saw go down. This will be done by giving the the dog whistle and hand signals and this dog will change directions which ever way the owner points his hand. He will be able to retrieve birds over 200 yard if your buddies can't shoot that well.  This dog will be comfortable hunting the Mississippi River to the pot holes of North Dakota.  He will be a retrieving machine and be able to compete At the Hunting Retriever Champion and Master Hunter level.  His abilities will refined and finely tuned.  

 
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