Welcome

My hobby or affliction is training bird dogs. I do not sell puppies. Occasionally, I offer a finished dog for sale. They will be advertised as they come available.
In mid 2026 I retire from my "real" job. A move to somewhere in Eastern Oklahoma, build dog pens, start raising my own litters, run in a few field trials, walking and horseback each year.
I have no intention of training for the public. I guard my amateur status for field trials and make no apologies for it.
I define a finished dog as.
Steady to Wing, Shot and Fall.
Retrieve to hand.
I prefer to encourage a natural retrieve, but will force break when needed.
Honor another dogs point.
A dog not trained to this level is not finished.
Quite often dogs lacking this level of training for whatever reason are referred to as "started".
If you are looking for a "started" dog. I cant help you. I sell finished dogs.
LOTS of folks exist that will eagerly fall all over themselves to sell you a "started" dog.
Nothing wrong with that, as long as its understood that the bird dog market bears a remarkable resemblance to the used car market. If a "started" dog is what you seek, good luck.
The tools I use are simple for my training. Carded feral pigeons that I trap, and sweat equity working dogs on a check cord. No barrels, boards or fishing poles.
I am not a salesman. So I take videos and post them in public on You Tube, Facebook and here. I have nothing to hide. I call it the no bull method of sales.
I do have a Facebook page that I post training progress and updates on occasionally.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560822600806
I will always be grateful to Bill Gibbons, Bill West, Maurice Lindley and Mike Jones.
An old, but good video of Bill West explains the training concept I use.
Bill West
Thank you for looking.
Idylwyld Bird Dogs
D. Chilson




