Gundog Training can start as early as 6-8 month and will take approximately 4 months. During this phase commands are taught, reinforced and then put together to make an obedient family companion and gun dog, both for duck and upland hunting.  Every dog trains differently and at Dustin Retrievers we will be very sensitive to your dog’s personality and needs.  Some dogs are “soft” and some are “tough”, some are easy going dogs and others are 220 volt maniacs, some think retrieving is just alright, while others are obsessed with it.  In gun dog training we seldom use the electronic collar, unless the owner already has one.  We want to thoroughly teach the commands before enforcing them with the electronic collar.

    In Gundog Training your dog will learn obedience; both in the field and at home, develop confidence and “field savvy” through walks and recesses.  Go through Force Breaking, (heel, sit and deliver to hand every time), put his obedience and force in the field with birds, (pigeons, ducks and pheasants) over decoys, both land and water.  For those that love to hunt pheasants, their dogs will be taught to quarter and find and retrieve and deliver to hand. 

    Owners are encouraged to participate during the gun dog training process.  After your dog goes home from Gun Dog Training there is never a charge for one on one visits or follow up questions.  We will do everything we can to help you feel confident about the knowledge you need to work with your dog in the field.  It is truly a beautiful sight to see a retriever that has been properly trained to do what he loves in the field.  Questions, give us a call.  Training dogs can be shipped into Sacramento International Airport.

 

If you need hand signals and whistle response taught, either for hunting or for Hunt Test competitions Dustin Retrievers will tailor a program for you and your dog.  The Advanced Training course can start a few months after the Gun Dog Training course or after the Gun Dog course and a Hunting Season.  Foundation hand signal and whistle response is taught in about 3 months.  This course will enable you to guide your dog to a bird you saw fall but your dog did not using whistles and hand signals.  This course is a must for the serious duck hunter or Hunt Test competitor.

 

For those that want to run Hunt Tests, Dustin Retrievers has the experience to take you and your dog step by step through a Junior, Senior and Master Level Hunt Test.  There is nothing that will match the feeling when you see your four legged partner succeed and win ribbons and Titles at the Hunt Test competitions. 

 

Dustin Retrievers also offers Brush Up Training.  Hunting Tune Ups take 2-4 weeks.  Guns, birds, fields and water (kind of like Retriever Heaven), your dog will act on opening day like he would in the middle of the season.

 

 

 

 

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