New Puppy

[TRice]

We just got our first puppy 2 weeks ago. I have started researching trainers for her. I am just looking for hunting training, I have no desire to run field trials. I just wanted to see who everyone would recomend for lab training no more than about 2-2 1/2 hrs of the cities. Thanks in advance.

[duckbuster]

Well for starters I'm sorry to say that you are off to a bad start with the color!! Just kidding, just kidding. The brown dogs are fine, hahaha

I have heard good things about Wings & Whistles out of Watertown just west of the metro. That's about all I can tell you though from a strictly Gun Dog point of view. GOOD LUCK and enjoy the little guy, they grow up real fast!!

[reinhard1]

there is a place that just opened up on the corner of County rd 20 and Round Lake blvd here in Andover. i see you live in Blaine. sorry i cant remember the name of the place but's it's right next to the liquor store there. it say's that they have proffesional Dog training. dont know anything about them. cute lookin pup. i have a chocolate lab also 9 months. good luck.

[herm]

Highly recommend Chad and Willow Creek Kennels near Little Falls. I went to him on a per-hour rate. He also has multiweek packages. He is all about positive reinforcement and he handles all breeds. Check his HSOforum.

[Bryce]

Dynamic Retrievers is based at Kelly Farms. Tim and Lauren have a good reputation with young dogs. Don't let their concentratation on tests and trials scare you away. The training program is pretty much the same for young dogs.

[Todd Caswell]

Cute puppy, but who talked you into a brown one?? J/K like the rest. I'll give my plug to Fineline retrievers in Milaca MN. Stawski specialises in young field trial dogs but does his fare share of gun dogs each summer and winter as well, bottom line basics are basics doesn't matter if it's a trial dog or a gun dog, they all start the same.. Stay away from the 6 week gun dog courses, most times it takes them a couple weeks to figure out where there feed bowl is and not much really gets done untill there familare with the program. Anyone blowing smoke with a 4 or 6 week gun dog program is doing only that blowing smoke, plan on a 3 or 4 monthe stay to produce a solid finished gun dog....

[Bryce]

BTW. I suppose raising and breeding the best looking color gives me rights to offer congrats on a wise decision Brown Sugar. Only sure way to become a member of the brown dog mafia

[Todd Caswell]

My Heart dog ( can we all have one of these)?? is to this day a 13 year old brown dog. Totally worthless as a trial/HT dog but # 1 in the gun dog forumn. Retrieved 500+ birds in her time, She and I both enjoy the time we have as competitive, dogs and there handlers........

See you later

Todd

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Libby