A three week program to introduce a puppy to birds / guns / decoys / boats /
and to get pup retrieving shot birds as a model for more serious hunting to come later on.
Started Program 2010
**Field Level "off-lead" obedience
**Collar conditioning
**True Gun Conditioning
**Force-Fetch (trained retrieve) program
**Whoa training
**Single marks to 60 yards.
**Steady to Shot and Fall in Waterfowl Drills
**Marking off the gun
**Live Upland hunts.
**Quartering to a whistle
**Waterfowl scenarios, with decoys, calls etc...
A dog who has completed our started program is a dog that you could hunt the next day and be proud of.
A 2-month minimum enrollment. Training fee is $550 / month. We plan to have your dog ready in 2 months.
Food is included. Bird costs are not included.
A $200 deposit is required at the start of training for bird purchases. This is credited towards your training bill.
Advanced Program 2010
The overall goals of the advanced program are to get your dog running blind retrieves / multiple marks / and to have complete control around birds whether flushed or pointed.
a dog completing the advanced program will have skills to run advanced and most Master APLA tests.
**Casting (hand signals)
**Lining and pattern blinds
**3 leg and 5 leg patterns
**begin transition to cold blinds
**Swim-By training (water)
**Introduce and practice multiple marks.
**Marking concepts (check-down / punch through / down the shore / hip pocket) etc...
**Steady to wing and shot in the upland for pointing dogs ...or sit to flush for flushing dogs.
**Advanced trailing drills
Training fee for advanced dogs is $600 / month. The amount of time required will vary and partial completion / custom designing a program is certainly an option
Food is included. Bird costs are not included.
A $200 deposit is required at the start of training for bird purchases. This is credited towards your training bill.
Master Program 2010
The Master program is for Master level test dogs and truly finished gundogs.
Angle Entries
Channel blinds
Casting through cover
Honoring (marks)
Master marking concepts and distances
Technical blind concepts Training fee for Master dogs is $600 / month. The amount of time required will vary, and partial completion / custom designing a program is certainly an option
Food is included. Bird costs are not included.
A $200 deposit is required at the start of training for bird purchases. This is credited towards your training bill.
2008 Training Year.
As fall rapidly approaches, We thank all of our clients for trusting us with their companions this past year. 2008 has been an enjoyable year. Again We have seen some exceptional dogs here, several from our own breeding program.
We find that experience with our own pups to be
most helpful in truly knowing what we are producing. We have met and enjoyed the company of
many good people. Thanks for sharing your time with us. We hope that the payoff
is evident in the field. We continue to look forward to hearing your hunting / training stories.
We invite inquiries into our training service. Your visit to our facility is welcomed!
Our philosophy
1. Make every effort to give more than people expect.
2. One program does not fit all. Training will be tailored to the dog's
abilities and the owners needs
3. We will do formal training only with well socialized dogs at least 6 months of age. Ideally, Socializing should be
done by the owner with a strong bond formed between owner and pup and the pup introduced to many new situations before coming to us.
If your schedule does not allow...We can do informal training, Introduce birds, and work with your puppy to respond positively to other dogs, people, and a variety of new situations.
4. Obedience is emphasized here.
5. Taking time to teach and advise the owner is part of the package that you get here.
Training is as much about working with people as it is working with dogs.
6. Pressure is used, but not as a shortcut and not in place of teaching. Hunting retrievers often need to respond positively to moderate pressure.
I choose to first use "pull"
rather than "push" to get results. Where Pull refers to using the dog's own drive to please, to retrieve, food-drive, or prey drive.
Dogs are taught to respond to pressure as needed but never at the cost of a dog's spirit.
7. In the end...Bird-work makes a bird-dog. Bird Work is difficult for most folks to do on their own.
Here at Sauk River your dog will become a complete gundog through consistent, planned bird-work.
Pointers, Flushers, Strict waterfowl dogs, makes no difference. We will teach your dog what the game is about.
Sauk River Retrievers (Gundog Training)
14062 170th street
Osakis, MN 56360
320 - 859-5463 djjmkmork@midwestinfo.net
Our facilities are excellent.
We have good training land on-site. We have outstanding water resources and bird-fields, to assure
that your dog is exposed to the same concepts in a variety of settings.
I will work hard to provide you with a dog that you will be proud to hunt over.
David Mork. Owner; Sauk River Retrievers
Call, or e-mail to talk with me about your training needs for 2007.
Let's develop a plan for your retriever. I look forward confidently to helping you meet or exceed your goals.
Before your dog joins-us at Sauk River...
**Full vaccination information required. (Bordatella vacinations required)
**Flea check required prior to joining us. Never had them. Never want to!
**Dogs staying at Sauk River must be on a monthly flea / tick med. Frontline is our choice
**Dogs staying at Sauk River will receive regular de-worming and heartworm meds as agreed upon.
**Emergency vet care (24 hours) is available.
