Do you like to hunt ducks or doves with your dog? There is nothing more satisfying than doing that with a well trained retriever. At Dog Years, we are here to develop your retriever into a steady and dependable hunting dog, one that will sit quietly until released to retrieve, and retrieve your game properly and enthusiastically once released.

As with any dog, the proper foundation for this work is obedience. Your dog will first be trained to be rock solid on Heel, Sit, and Come. After that we will thoroughly instill a trained retrieve through a gentle and consistent method of force fetching. Your dog will be trained on basic marks on land and water, and will be steadied to shot.

Depending on your dog’s level of experience and your specific goals, this training can be expected to take between two and three months. If you desire more advanced work, such as blind retrieves from the water, it may take longer.

Also, this type of retrieving training is applicable to Versatile dogs, Advanced Obedience competitors, and Schutzhund trials.

We actually had a few dogs from quite a distance this summer from all over the US and even Canada