Professional retriever training pricing:
Field Trial or Hunt Test Program – $1,200 per month. Well bred retrievers are born for a purpose!! Let them reach their full potential. Seeing dogs fulfill the purpose for which they were created is a fun and rewarding experience. Have high goals for your dog and let them compete with our AKC Hunt Test or Field Trial team!
Hunting Programs – $1,500 per month (4 weeks). Family companion hunting dog program. Training fees are paid at the beginning of each month. **Labs over 1 year old are charged $100 more per month. You supply whatever food you want your dog to eat. We do not require your dog to switch to our food. We can provide our food for $50 a month.
Obedience Only Program – Our 6 week Obedience Only program costs $3,600. Clients can pay two payments of $1800. More info on our Obedience Training page. Click here.
TIME FRAME:
Obedience Only Program – 6 Weeks
**All hunting programs already include the obedience program. If you are doing a hunting program, it has the Obedience Program built into it.**
Entry Level Program: Basic Hunter is 5 to 6 months.
Advanced Program: 6 months beyond the Basic Hunter program.
Mast Hunter Program – 12 months beyond the advanced program.
Field Trial Program: The length is determined by the talent level of the dog. The first level of competition is called the Derby. It’s for dogs under 2 years of age. After the Derby is the Qualifying. This is where you earn your QA2 Title. From there dogs move on to the All Age stakes, specifically the Open. This division is where you earn your Field Champion title and get to compete for the National Retriever Championship. 1 dog each year is crowed the National Field Champion (NFC). This title is the pinnacle of retriever competitions.
**More info about the National Retriever Championship can be found here:
https://www.theretrievernews.com/nationals.html
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