Backwoods Retriever Training

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Backwoods Retriever Training

We also offer obedience training for any breed dog over 20 pounds. Hello, my name is Garrett Meier, and I’m the head trainer at Backwoods Retrievers.
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Specialize in duck dog training, whether you’re look for a gun dog or an advanced hunting retriever champion, we have a program to fit for you and your pup’s needs. I’m located in Paragould Arkansas right in the middle of great duck hunting country. I’ve been training for 24 years and trained countless numbers of dogs. I’m as diehard duck hunter as they come, I hunt at least 45 days out of the 60 day duck season we have here in Arkansas, mostly in the timber. As you know if you’ve ever been hunting in the timber you need a good duck dog to get the job done right and fast every time. If that’s what you looking for in a waterdog then you come to the right place.

10/30/2026

SHRLady’s last day of Duck Dog and Advanced Duck Dog training!

Lady was a great gal to train and handle from the start. She had a great start in prep training and made it a breeze to get her where we wanted her!
She also picked up her Started Hunting Retriever title while she was here as well! Going 4 for 4!

We can’t wait to see what she can do and hopefully get her back next spring to keep campaigning her in the hunt test game!

Lady will be making big piles of birds!!

10/28/2026

Birken the Boykin last day of Duck dog training!

This High Octane LBD was one heck of a dude to get under control! But once I got him understand what I wanted, he was putty in my hands! Birk is an absolute killer duck dog now and ready to rock and roll! We can’t wait to see what he will do this season! This LBD will be stacking birds up like cord wood! Can’t wait to get him back next spring!!

10/13/2026

Check out the great article about us in the Premier Magazine!! Really appreciate all of our past, present, and future clients for making my dream come to life! Very grateful for all the support and trusting me with your pups! Here’s to main more year to come of great dog training!!

Usually, when someone says their work has gone to the dogs it's a bad thing. For Garrett Meier, owner of Backwoods Retriever Training, it's a dream come true.

Read his story and more in this month's edition of NEA's Premiere Magazine.

📎 neapremiere.com/archives/2026-october-issue

09/23/2026

Mallie’s last day of Duck Dog Training!! Mallie came here with some great preparation training and had a semi level head but need the rough edges knocked off. After I got her rolling in her training, I knew she was going to be a force in the field! Now Mallie is ready to make some big stacks and pile up the birds! Mallie has become one heck of a Duck Dog! We can’t wait to see what she can do!!

09/22/2026

Nova’s last day of Duck Dog Training!! What a puzzle this soft gal was when we first got her into training. It took a bit to get her figured out and really tested me to the max! But we kept getting 1% better everyday and Nova had a full turn around with her training. Nova is now a great duck dog that’s ready to get after some birds! We are extremely proud of where Nova is in her training and can’t wait to see her stack up piles of birds!

09/21/2026

Bentley all tunes up and back in shape for season! She’s ready to rock and roll and stack up some birds!!
Bentley on the board already day after she went home!

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09/20/2026

SHR Willie’s last day of Advanced Duck Dog Training! Willie completed our Duck dog program last year and got him in this fall to complete his Advanced training. While he was here we ran him in some UKC hunt test and he got his Started Hunting Retriever title! Willie was one incredible Duck dog but now you can put him right where he needs to be to get his bird! We are excited to see what he can do! Look forward to hopefully getting him back next spring to campaign more advanced titles!

09/19/2026

Walker’s last day of Duck Dog Training!

Walker came to me very raw and absolutely no control but man did he have some great drive to want to retrieve. It took a bit to get all the pieces of the puzzle put in the right spot, but once I did Walker came alive in his training! Now Walker is ready to get after some birds! I’m pumped to see what he will do this season and seasons to come! Go get em Walker!!

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09/18/2026

HR Deuce and HR Ryder’s last day of Advanced Duck Dog Training!!
These two brothers are a chip off the old block of HRCH Trigger and HRCH Nelli! They both are some great duck dogs but now you can put them right where they need to be! They also killed it running HRC seasoned hunt test! They are also already in the board for this season back home in Georgia and South Carolina! We can’t wait to see the birds they will be stacking up!

09/15/2026

Lucy’s last day of duck dog training! This sweet gal came to me with some great prep training. Lucy’s owner were very proactive with me on preparing Lucy for formal training!
Making her training very smooth with me! Lucy has become a great duck dog and I can wait to see what she can do in the field! I see her piling up many stack of birds in her future!

Address

2817 Greene 628 Road
Paragould, AR
72450

Website

http://Backwoodsretrievertraining.com/

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