Dog Training in St Louis

​The  dog must be mature enough to do Started level work.  The dog will learn  basic obedience, such as: sit, heel and here, force fetch and collar  conditioning.  The dog will learn to retrieve marks on land and water,  up to 50-75 yards away.  The dog will be trained for gunfire  and decoys.  The dog will be ready to run UKC Started/AKC Junior Hunt  Tests after learning this level. 

The  dog must have completed Started level to begin this level of training.   At this level, the dog will be able to perform double marks, simple  blinds and will learn hand signals on land and water.  Steadiness on the  line, steady to wing and shot and diversions will be taught at this  level also.  The dogs will be ready for UKC Seasoned/AKC Senior Hunt  Tests after learning this level.  This will give you a great hunting  dog.

The  dog must have completed Seasoned level to begin this level of  training.  This level is for the experienced hunting dog.  They will  learn to do multiple marks (3-4), complicated blinds over all sorts of  terrain and honor another working dog.  This dog will be competent to  enter UKC Finished/AKC Master Hunt Tests after learning these tasks.  

The  dog must be mature enough to do the work.  The dog will be trained to  sit, heel and here.  The dog will be collar conditioned and socialized  with other dogs and humans during this time.

The  dog must be obedience trained and collar conditioned before going  through force fetch.  This will teach the dog to hold without dropping,  chewing, or mouthing the bird or bumper, deliver to hand at heel  position and fetch from the ground upon command.  The dog must be mature  enough to go through force fetch.  Force fetch takes a minimum of one  month. 

This  is for dogs that have already achieved the seasoned or finished level,  but needs some tune-up work before the hunting season begins.

We  will take your puppy at a young age and introduce him/her to puppy  obedience, other dogs, humans, bumpers, pigeons, ducks and small land  and water retrieves.
Before the dog completes his/her training, we  will train the owner of the dog to handle the dog.  We encourage our  clients to come out and participate in the training of the dog as often  as possible.

If  you are interested in bringing your dog to Sandy Creek Farm Retrievers  dog training, please contact us by email or phone.  We would like to set  up a time to meet with you and your puppy/dog.

If  you have a puppy, our dog trainers will evaluate your puppy to see if  he/she is mature enough to start obedience training.  If you have a dog,  we look to see what your dog already knows and decide from there what  training he/she will need.  Once this determination is complete we can  set up a day and time for you to drop your puppy/dog off to start  training.

When you bring your dog for training, we will ask you to bring with you the following copies from your veterinarian:

• Record of current vaccinations, this includes Rabies, Distemper, Parvo & Bordatella
• Record indicating that your dog is negative for heartworms
• Three months supply of heartworm/flea and tick prevention
• A health certificate from your veterinarian dated within seven days of drop off