John Luttrell, Owner & Trainer

Training Programs

Our training programs are designed to get the most out of your dog.  The Introduction Program insures your dog has the right start for its hunting career.  The Gun Dog program gives the dog the technical foundation and experiences to be a polished gun dog.  Advanced training for handling blind retrieves is also available.  All programs include birds; we use pigeons, chukars, pheasants, and ducks.


INTRO TO HUNTING  4 week program
(dogs as young as 5 months)

This program covers an introduction to birds, guns, retrieving, pointing (pointing breeds), upland hunting, and water retrieving (when weather permits.)  Leash and check cord obedience is also started.  A demonstration and honest evaluation of the dog’s strengths and weaknesses will be given when you pick up the dog.  You will also be shown drills so you can continue to work with the dog at home.

 Price: $680 + tax/month includes birds

Ranger

GUN DOG  12 week program
(dogs as young as 9 months)

This program builds and polishes all the skills that make your hunt enjoyable and more productive.  It starts with the basics of obedience, manners, collar conditioning, and force fetching.  The basics allow us to move onto a finished delivery of birds at heel, control in the field, and steadiness in the duck blind.  Handler training is the final stage of this program.  Teaching you the proper commands, body language, discipline, and praise will allow you to get the most out of the dog and make the two of you a better team.

Pointers - Covers obedience, retrieve to hand, control in the field, steady point to flush, and upland hunting.

Price: $680 + tax/month includes birds

ADVANCED  12 week program

Training for handling to run blind retrieves is a must for the hardcore waterfowler.  This training takes the skills from the Gun Dog program to the next level.  Most dogs finish in twelve weeks.  Handler training is really important to develop the teamwork needed to run blinds cleanly.


Steadiness to wing, shot, and fall for flusher and pointers. Click here to see a video that we put together of a finished dog that we trained to handle.

Price: $680 + tax/month includes birds

 PRIVATE LESSONS

Private lessons are available for any level of training. Please contact us to make an appointment.


Price $70/hr plus the cost of live birds.

For billing purposes, one month of training equals 4 weeks.

Current Vaccination Certificate is required at time of check-in. DHLP-P with Corona, Intra-TracII (Bordetella) must be current within 1 year. Rabies must be current within 2 years.