Solid Foundation Gundogs

05/24/2025

Man do we love seeing Ivy when she comes back for tune up. 45lbs of pure badass.

05/24/2025

HRCH EveryReadys Turn N Burn “Tugg” getting it done on the water today!

05/24/2025

Gaines, enjoying picture day after training!

03/25/2025

Dudes a beast! I love this

03/22/2025

7 bumper lining drill with Ivy.

02/20/2025

Environmental socialization and a few little retrieves for Chum!

01/07/2025

Don’t be in a hurry to get the dogs out and immediately put them to work. It will condition a response of excitement to get out of the box.

Doing so many guided hunts, we have gotten into a pattern of opening up the kennel door, releasing the dog and basically going straight to work . This led to some whimpering in the kennel and today instead of hunting we did a training session.

All the dogs that we train go through this to some degree, regardless of breed. Standing calmly on the tailgate or on a breaking table is something that the versatile or pointing dogs do more than a retrievers. That being said, I think there’s a lot of value in teaching a dog to stand calling quietly in a relaxed state.

If we condition a response of getting out of the truck standing or sitting calmly then that is what we’re gonna get.

01/03/2025

Little pheasant hunt with all 3 dogs (one puppy). It’s pure chaos, heads on a swivel the whole time!

12/23/2024

Jaxx waiting on some ducks! Tugg and I sure were happy to get out on a hunt with our good buddies and Jaxx!

12/18/2024

12/12/2024

The big 3 retrievers. Labrador, Golden Retriever and Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

11/10/2024

First Chesapeake Bay Retrieve in a long time, since our duck dog when I was a kid. Very exciting to welcome “Gains” to the team!