Kevin, owned by Bob Dalager. Some dogs that come into training in their older years of life can show resentment in being made to do things they do want to do. Such as Kevin here who hates the water but loves to retrieve. Older pups need to just have time and things...
Gunner, owned by Chad Jeane. Meat or Gun dogs are our primary goal in The Retriever Trainer but by following the Training Schematic to the letter we can build our pups into truly amazing animals worthy of running all the hunt test and event games. All it takes is...
Thor, owned by Derek Hakman. Some dogs are just real skittish around the gun. Slowing down the gunwork and more association with positive, simple and easy time afield can help with this issue. Yet, carefulness to not make the problem worse must be taken. It’s...
Teet, owned by Randy Hawkins. Building a strong pup. First 6 to 8 months are the most important of their lives. Here we learn the proper way to socialize and acclimate our pups to all kinds of environments. This video shows Teet’s first encounters with being...
Teet’s Life – Quick Video of Teet’s First Time Swimming at 8 weeks of age. We had Peanut on the far side of a channel calling to all the pups. Letting them make up their own minds about swimming. Didn’t take Teet long to hit the water and start...
Teet, owned by Randy Hawkins. This short video shows Teet’s first time to ever be staked out. It’s while we are training with several other dogs so tons of acclimation and socialization are taking place. Other times we may stake our pups out are during...
