Iron Oak Dog Company

22/04/2025

A dog's uterus is split into two horns. Each pup has their own placenta (except in the rare case of identical twins!) The pups way at the end have a good bit of distance to travel before making their grand entrance in the world. This is why labor can take many hours.

22/04/2025

Our Companion Gundog Foundations virtual group class starts NEXT MONDAY! Registration link is in our Instagram bio and in the comments for this post on Facebook.

It’s important to think about your dog in terms of number of experiences they’ve had instead of number of years they’ve lived. Whether you have a puppy or adult dog the fundamentals are same and are absolutely necessary for clear communication.

This class covers:

Effective use of markers, rewards, and pressure
Basic obedience for gundogs
E collar conditioning
How to use pressure without killing your dogs attitude
Developing searching and tracking behaviors
Shaping retrieve in preparation for force fetch
Balancing drive and obedience

We’ll also be opening another online force fetch class soon! This class is great preparation for that one, and you’ll get a 30% discount on our force fetch class if you register for this class.

📸: Aly LaBonne

19/04/2025

Rainer's back!
Toad's littermate is back for some training after a wonderful performance at VJP.

16/04/2025

Toad 🐸 and Weller 🥃
(Alric and Ansel vd Eiseneiche)
VJP 2025
10 months old

Kleine Münsterländer -Group North America

16/04/2025

13/04/2025

Toad 🐸 put up an impressive 74, and was marked sight loud in his VJP test today at just 10 months old! He was poised and handled very nicely throughout the whole day.

Very proud of his work and of who did all of his foundation training. He’s such a fun dog to hunt over, the best snuggler in the house, and loves everyone.

Toad will be available to a hunting home after his HZP test in the fall. He will not be breedable.

08/04/2025

Weller (Ansel v.d. Eiseneiche) received a max score of 112 in his recent NAVHDA Natural Ability test!

Congrats to him and .n.bourbon !

07/04/2025

We are currently booking...

Board + Train for June 2025

Private Lessons for May 2025

Schedule a phone consultation through our website to have your questions answered and see if we're a good fit to help you meet your training goals!

*Reviews may be edited/paraphrased for clarity and brevity. Full reviews available on Facebook and Google.

04/04/2025

Don't forget to register for Sunday's FREE webinar!
Apr 6th at 8pm EST

Topic: EQUIPMENT, SIGNALS & BEHAVIOR

Register before Sunday here: https://www.ironoakdogs.com/events/versatile-gundog-webinar-series-training-flow-chart-h2yej

The recording will be uploaded to a playlist, often by Wednesday, that will be shared with all registrants. Access to prior 2025 webinar recordings will also be available in that playlist.

If you register and you don't see an email with log in details from us on Sunday, CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER!

01/04/2025

Our Midwest Grouse and Southwest Quail camps are now open to all training clients as well as our puppy owners.

If you've completed a board + train or private session program with us, or attended one of our Modern Gundog Training seminars, you are welcome to join us!

Register here: https://www.ironoakdogs.com/shop/hunt-camps

If you have questions, please reach out to us at [email protected].

25/03/2025

Lucy is pleased with herself after chasing Toad around the yard. Toad is not. LOL
Just kidding...he enjoyed every minute! 🏃

13/03/2025

I’M SO EXCITED!

After the success of our pilot hunt camp last season, we knew we had to do it even bigger and better next season!

We’ve finalized plans for our two hunt camps for the 25/26 hunting season. If I had to sum them up in just a few words…

LUXURIOUS. PEACEFUL. WILD.

Both of these trips are versatile gundog paradise! Hunt vast swaths of public land in areas away from the crowds. Then head back to top tier resort style lodging to relax in the evenings.

We’re headed to the Midwest at the end of October for ruffed grouse, woodcock, and rabbits. At the end of the day head back to our log cabin lodge on 60 private acres and relax on the deck or in the hot tub while overlooking scenic forest views. Or challenge your buddies to a game of pool or poker in the game room.

Then we’re going back to the Southwest in mid January for quail and rabbits. When your vest or legs get heavy, head back to the three building adobe style resort on 700+ private acres to kick your feet up by the fire or enjoy the sunset and views from the heated pool or hot tub. Or challenge your friend to a game of pool or fooseball in the game room.

Prior to each trip we’ll conduct a webinar to offer guidance on e-scouting, safety and first aid, dog care, and what to pack.

These trips are open to our puppy owners and training clients. Registration is currently open to Iron Oak Kennels puppy owners. We’ll open up remaining spots to training clients in a couple weeks.

If you have questions, reach out to us on here or at [email protected].

11/03/2025

Toadie working on his vertical while humoring me with more stupid retrieve games 🐸
A couple Cato boards for some help, and a squishy bed for a soft landing ☁️

06/03/2025

Nate’s seminar in upstate NY is now open to the public. There are two working spots open and unlimited spectator spots.

Registration includes access to our online theory course, breakfast, lunch, and dinner for two days, and birds for working spots.

Registration is available on our website on the seminars page (link also in bio).

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04/03/2025

March drop in group classes! March brings longer days which means we can start holding sessions on weeknights.

Training atrophies. Make sure you use it, so you don’t lose it!

All sessions other than Public Access take place in Patterson Park.

This month’s Public Access session will be at Old Line Spirits.

Please not the prerequisites in the class description when signing up!

Register @ ironoakdogs.as.me/drop-in-sessions

Reminder that clients can enroll in sessions individually or sign up for Training Club and attend unlimited sessions each month!

03/03/2025

Jupiter and Eddy are here learning to be civilized doods (ha! You see what I did there?!)
You may remember Steady Eddy from a year ago when he was just a wee pup, learning to simmer down while in the crate, among other important things. Well, he's a bit of a turd with his more refined older 'brother', so we are going to spend time helping them behave more respectfully around each other.

We're already off to a great start!

02/03/2025

The first installment in our 2025 Versatile Gundog Webinar Series is TONIGHT! If you registered online to attend and didn’t get an email from us, please check your spam folder!

See you tonight!

28/02/2025

Toad 🔥