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TRAINING SERVICES

$600 per month   

I accept a limited number of dogs for bird dog training each year.  Training is offered for both pointing and retriever breeds, with the Trained Retrieve being my specialty.  All training is done using Rick Smith's Silent Command System.  From basic obedience through a finished gun dog, we will help your dog to be the best it can be. Client dogs come here from across the USA, as well and Canada and New Zealand.

I train using pigeons first, then quail and pheasants as the dog gains confidence.

Owners are encouraged to participate in their dog's training, as it will help them have a better relationship with their dog and better understanding of how to best continue when they take their dog home.  

If you're more of a hands-on dog owner and just want some guidance, another option is private training sessions where you bring your dog to our kennel for work sessions on an as-needed basis.  These sessions are $45 per hour (plus birds, if required).  These lesson situations are very popular with our clients, as they are instructed on how to work with their dog on a certain skill during that hour and then take the lesson home to practice.  This gives you the pride of accomplishment, being able to say you trained your own dog.

Another popular option is "Doggie Daycare training", where I pick up your dog in Rhinelander for the day and train, returning to you at the same location that evening.   This allows your dog to return home each night and be part of your family, while attending "school" during the day.  Cost is $45 per day.

TRAINING GROUNDS

In addition to  several thousand acres of local woods, ponds  and fields, I also make use of areas like the Mead Wildlife dog training area near Stevens Point and the Prairie Chicken grounds near Wisconsin Rapids.  

Several times each year we head to central Kansas, where training dogs have a marvelous opportunity to run on wild birds.  We have access to thousands of acres of ground, and lots of pheasants and quail, all wild birds, to train on.  It takes birds to make a bird dog and these trips are highly beneficial.