Gun Dog

Training

Missouri Valley Gun Dogs

Gun Dog Training

Whether you’re looking for a high performance retriever that can meet the demands of guiding every day of the season – or you’re a diehard duck hunter that wants to take his gun dog to the next level, we have a training program that is right for you.

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Great Start Puppy

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Started Gun Dog

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Advanced Gun Dog

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Great Start Puppy

The Great Start Puppy Program will provide your pup with a smooth introduction to the daily life of gun dog training.

A Great Start Will Include:

Proper socialization
Environmental exposure
Intro to puppy marks
Intro to Basic Obedience: Heel, Sit & Here (verbal & whistle) Down, Kennel

Great Start Puppy: $20/Day

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Started Gun Dog

The Started Gun Dog is a good companion & a good hunter. A Started Gun Dog is obedient to commands, steady to wing & shot, marks fallen birds, retrieves promptly & delivers to hand.

Started Gun Dog Training Itinerary:

Intro to Retrieving: Land & Water Marks
Obedience: Heel, Sit & Here (verbal & whistle), Down, Kennel, Honor
Intro to Live Birds & Gunfire
Force Fetch & Collar Conditioning
Hunt Scenario Based Training (field blind, boat blind, pit blind, A-frame, upland)
Junior/Started Level Hunt Test Concepts

Started Gun Dog Training: $25/Day

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Advanced Gun Dog

If you’re a professional guide, or a diehard waterfowl hunter - this is the training program for you.

The skill level & work load will increase as the Advanced Gun Dog will learn to mark & retrieve multiple birds as well as complete blind retrieves on land & water.

Advanced Gun Dog Training Itinerary:

Pile Work, Lining, Casting, Single T, Water T, Swimby, Decheating
Multiple Marks
Blind Retrieves
Hunt Scenario Based Training (field blind, boat blind, pit blind, A-frame, upland)
Master / Finished Level Hunt Test Concepts

Advanced Gun Dog Training: $30/Day