Our kennel is located in Wright County, just outside the Twin Cities, in Monticello, Minnesota. Our 40 acre property of rolling hills includes: our kennel, play yard, a 23 acre upland training field and drill field and a new pond to be built fall 2021. Our motto is TRAIN LIKE YOU HUNT. With our years of experience we have developed an exceptional young dog training program and beyond.
We understand every dog is unique and we base our teaching techniques to fit your special pet. We adjust our gun dog training to fit your dogs needs because no two dogs are the same. What may work on one dog may not work on another. Each dog is treated as an individual and is trained as an individual. We specialize in hunting dogs.
We understand that your dog is an extension of your family and it may be difficult to have them away from home during their training program but we believe that will only strengthen the bond for the up coming years.We offer obedience for mid and larger breeds, upland and waterfowl gun dog training.
We understand every dog is unique and we base our teaching techniques to fit your special pet. We adjust our gun dog training to fit your dogs needs because no two dogs are the same. What may work on one dog may not work on another. Each dog is treated as an individual and is trained as an individual. We specialize in hunting dogs.
We understand that your dog is an extension of your family and it may be difficult to have them away from home during their training program but we believe that will only strengthen the bond for the up coming years.We offer obedience for mid and larger breeds, upland and waterfowl gun dog training.
Services
We are proud to offer year around training to our clients.
Our winter training camp is located in East Texas, near Poynor.
The rolling pastures offer both land and water work for the off season to keep your dogs healthy and happy.
This is a great opportunity for a dog 6-7 months old or older to still train over the winter.
We are able to train in open fields to run land and open water to focus on water work.
An ambitious way to get your dog out of the Tundra of the North and be ready to hit the Minnesota training season hard.
Our winter training camp is located in East Texas, near Poynor.
The rolling pastures offer both land and water work for the off season to keep your dogs healthy and happy.
This is a great opportunity for a dog 6-7 months old or older to still train over the winter.
We are able to train in open fields to run land and open water to focus on water work.
An ambitious way to get your dog out of the Tundra of the North and be ready to hit the Minnesota training season hard.
We will need a vaccination certificate from your veterinarian or permission for us to contact them to get this information.
The Dog needs to be on heartworm prevention and flea/tick prevention PRIOR to their arrival, and needs to provided to us for the entire length of the pets stay with us.
If your pet has any health concerns while staying with us we will contact the owner immediately.
In case of an emergency, we will go to the closest care facility.
The owner is responsible for all veterinary care.
The Dog needs to be on heartworm prevention and flea/tick prevention PRIOR to their arrival, and needs to provided to us for the entire length of the pets stay with us.
If your pet has any health concerns while staying with us we will contact the owner immediately.
In case of an emergency, we will go to the closest care facility.
The owner is responsible for all veterinary care.
We take the training that your dog has learned and move forward to working in the field.
We show your retriever how to retrieve on command and be steady until sent, how to hunt, find birds in cover, and how to reliably return your birds to hand.
We apply this to both land and water.
This process takes approximately one month, but can vary from dog to dog.
Once your dog understands the process then we begin to introduce him or her to a variety of hunting upland and waterfowl scenarios.
From layout blinds, out of cornfields in dog blinds, to hunting on a dog stand in cattails, and a boat on the water.
We show your retriever how to retrieve on command and be steady until sent, how to hunt, find birds in cover, and how to reliably return your birds to hand.
We apply this to both land and water.
This process takes approximately one month, but can vary from dog to dog.
Once your dog understands the process then we begin to introduce him or her to a variety of hunting upland and waterfowl scenarios.
From layout blinds, out of cornfields in dog blinds, to hunting on a dog stand in cattails, and a boat on the water.
The Upland Bird training program is designed for retrievers.
This program is a minimum of 4 months.
An introduction to gun fire, we use starting pistols, shotgun poppers (blanks) and live shotgun fire.
We introduce birds (dead & live) pigeons, chukars, and pheasants.
We work on retrieving skills and enhancing a dog's natural ability.
On and off leash obedience, whistle work, force fetch, collar conditioning are the foundation we build from.
We also work on the quartering skills, and steady to shot.
This program is a minimum of 4 months.
An introduction to gun fire, we use starting pistols, shotgun poppers (blanks) and live shotgun fire.
We introduce birds (dead & live) pigeons, chukars, and pheasants.
We work on retrieving skills and enhancing a dog's natural ability.
On and off leash obedience, whistle work, force fetch, collar conditioning are the foundation we build from.
We also work on the quartering skills, and steady to shot.
This course is for dogs previously trained but need a refresher on obedience and hunting skills prior to the next hunting season.
A dog can run 26.2 miles on a 3 day hunt in South Dakota, equivalent to a marathon!
You wouldn't ask your best hunting buddy to run a marathon without some pre-training.
Having a healthy, fit dog reduces injures to your dog and ensures a happy, long hunt.
A dog can run 26.2 miles on a 3 day hunt in South Dakota, equivalent to a marathon!
You wouldn't ask your best hunting buddy to run a marathon without some pre-training.
Having a healthy, fit dog reduces injures to your dog and ensures a happy, long hunt.
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