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Basic Gundog Training

This is where the real fun begins for your retriever!  Basic Gundog training includes basic obedience, followed by field work with dummies and fresh birds.  This level of training is for the outdoorsman who wants a capable and reliable hunting partner for the duck blind and for the upland field, but who doesn't require a dog with advanced training for complex multiple marks or blind retrieves.

Our basic gundog program requires three to four months, depending upon your dog's natural abilities, temperament, and previous training.  Dogs are taught to reliably retrieve a bird that they have seen fall, at distances in excess of 100 yards in water or on land.  They will deliver birds to hand, including proper delivery from water (deliver before shaking off).  Dogs will be reasonably steady to shot, and will be taught to sit in a blind and wait to be sent to retrieve.  They are introduced to double marks and quartering within shotgun range.  This program includes collar conditioning, a complete force-fetch detail, and whistle training to stop/sit and recall.  

Basic gundog training does not include training for blind retrieves, multiple marked falls, diversions, or honoring another working dog.  

Upon completion of this level of training, your dog will competently handle all basic hunting situations, and will be a fine companion and family member.

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