Dog Training

FIELD TRIAL TRAINING
Field trial work is difficult and challenging, requiring rigorous and exact standards of precision, yet demanding in that additional skills of individual marking ability and retrieving talents must shine through in successful and competitive dogs. This means that far more than robot-like work is critical to today's successful field trial dog. Confidence is vital to the picture, and is developed with all necessary skills dogs must have to compete on today's circuit. Birds are used extensively and concept training is emphasized.

PUPPY SOCIALIZATION & TRAINING
Puppy raising and training is offered with limited availability and includes the entire package for the well-developed young field trail prospect, including socialization, crate training, go to "place" and obedience commands, puppy marks and marking concepts with plenty of birds and exposure to all types of terrain.

FIELD TRIAL BASICS
This excellent program is presented with emphasis on the big picture of field trials. No shortcuts are ever taken in building the quintessential solid foundation upon which all advanced training follows. This superb young dog program is built upon enhanced marking emphasis. Solid marks and concepts are a part of this program, and marking fundamentals are taught. This basics program is built upon the program founded by innovative trainer Rex Carr. Optimally, the best time to begin this program is usually right after introductory puppy socialization and once adult teeth are in, or at about six months of age.

FIELD TRIAL TRAINING BLOCK
Developed for the owner that does his/her own training but needs special work on certain drills or aspects of any certain level of training, or has run into a problem along the way, or has a temporary time conflict with training. These blocks can be customized to fit any individual, dog situation.

FIELD TRIAL ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION
This is being offered on demand to provide those that train their own dogs with help on teaching and maintaining various aspects of training and various drills in training. Provided per session or in packages of three sessions, six sessions or twelve sessions.

FIELD TRIAL INTERMEDIATE TRAINING
Making the transitional steps from basics work to advanced work can be a delicate process. Style is emphasized and no stone is left unturned. Plenty of bird work accentuates marking concepts and handling drills and setups. There is no substitute for marks and more marks and exposure to various terrain.

FIELD TRIAL ADVANCED WORK
Skills for all-age competition are carefully balanced and honed for the ultimate opportunity at competitive work. Balance in training is key to the consisted dog at all-age level, even more so than at any other time although proper balance is essential for all training endeavors...and it is continually emphasized in training. Arguably, advanced training is a continual progression of skill and ability.