Skye Creek’s Gun Dog training utilizes proven methods that incoroporates a deep understanding of dog behavior, a pack leadership mentality that highlights desirable dog behaviors through positive reinforcement and consistency. Our programs are broken down into different categories to cater to your dogs abilities and desires. Throughout the Gun Dog training process, your dog will be trained and exposed to a variety of properties and environments ensuring that your dog is prepared for any scenario that they encounter, whether in the field or at home.

GUN DOG TRAINING

Backgrounding

Backgrounding often starts after 8 weeks of age and upon completion of this level, you can expect your pup will be ready to advance to our Basic Gun Dog level with the below skills.

  • Name Recognition

  • Crate Trained - House Broken

  • Obedience Skills - Foundations

  • Simple Retrieves

  • Introduction of ‘Place’

  • General Socialization Training

Basic Gun Dog

Basic Gun Dog Training is an extension of our Backgrounding program, where we link our the foundational skills learned in puppy backgrounding and increase the skills and training to progress your Gun Dog forward.

  • Heavy focus on Obedience

    • Heeling - Recall - Steadiness

  • Increased Retrieving

    • Singles, Doubles, Diversions

  • Basic Introductions

    • Intro to water

    • Intro to Birds & Gun Fire

  • Hold Conditioning

Intermediate/Advanced Gun Dog

Intermediate Gun Dog Training continues to build on all the foundations and core skills taught throughout our previous levels with the intent to move your dog forward to more advanced work.

  • Advanced Obedience

  • Retrieving Memories

  • Blind Retrieves & Marking

  • Group Work - Honoring

  • Hunting Cover - Land & Water

  • Three Handed Casting