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According to my wife, my hobby, disease or "affliction" as she calls it. Training bird dogs. I do not sell puppies. I train them. Yet, I cant keep all that I train. Thus, I occasionally offer a finished dog or two for sale. Helps pay for dog and horse feed expenses. They will be advertised as they come available.

After buying puppies from others and training them to sell I have come to the conclusion that I am better off raising my own litters.

I define a finished dog as. Steady to Wing, Shot and Fall and retrieve to hand and dog must honor another dogs point.


I prefer to encourage a natural retrieve, but will force break when needed. I wont breed a bird dog that does not show a natural inclination to fetch.


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. Please contact them. 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. And I never ever say the word whoa to a dog.


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 do have a Facebook page that I post training progress, updates, and my thoughts on dog training 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

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