The RMC board is excited to announce two summer training clinics for you and your dog.
Forced retrieve clinic – June 10
Tom Swezey, one of Colorado’s most respected trainers and owner of Indian Brook Kennels in Wellington, will host a hands-on training clinic to help up to 10 handlers understand the theory and practice of force-fetch training. Participation is limited to give Tom time to work with you and your dog.
The cost for the clinic is $75 and includes lunch and snacks. The clinic will be held at Tom’s property.
Training Skills Clinic – July 8 and 9
Blaine Carter, whose family owns Merrymeeting Kennels and runs NAVHDA’s Yankee Chapter, has agreed to help us host a two-day training skills clinic at Cobb Lake SWA on July 8 and 9. This is a hands-on training skills clinic for up to 20 handlers and their dogs.
This seminar will include foundational obedience up and through finishing your gun dog. For the more advanced dogs, we will tackle steadiness, search for the duck, force fetch, drags and tracks. For the younger dogs we will cover topics such as building confidence and control in the field and how to start your dog’s fetching habits more effectively. The seminar will also provide an opportunity to have professional help in assessing you and your dog’s training weaknesses to get you where you want to be. This will be a hands-on seminar so you are encouraged to bring your dog as we will have one-on-one time with Blaine and Jason to tackle any specific issues you might be having.
Blaine has been a NAVHDA judge since early 1980’s and has trained and tested dogs at various levels successfully in the NAVHDA and German systems. He and his family have bred and trained some of the top German Shorthairs in the country and for the past 25 years, he has hosted training clinics to pass on his knowledge and experience to other versatile hunting dog owners.
The cost for the clinic is $150 and includes lunch and snacks both days. The clinic will be held at Cobb Lake SWA.
Because there are only 30 total slots available, we are asking that you register for either Tom’s force-fetch clinic or Blaine’s training skills clinic. Email [email protected] if you’d like to register. Slots will be assigned in the order that clinic fees are received.
Thanks!
Theo Stein
President, RMC NAVHDA