The Mile High Golden Retriever Club and the Institute of Ecolonomics is hosting a winter retriever training series in Colorado. We will have four Saturday training days (Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Mar. 6 and Mar. 13). These will be for all levels and are on excellent training grounds. See www.mountainskyaplacas.com and click [...]

The Cape Fear Retriever Club is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Bill Hillman retriever training clinic on January 23-24, 2010. The clinic will be held on the beautiful grounds of Mr. John Thomas in Rocky Point, NC.
Bill Hillman’s success in developing a retriever’s potential has been incredible over the years, with [...]

Several years ago there was a group of us training dogs at Rick Bauer’s in Wisconsin. On Friday night we bought six really beautiful rib eye steaks, with a big baked potato and a salad to go along with them. When it came time to do the cooking, Ron Ainley, the well- known trainer and [...]

Dogs often act aggressively towards people that are unfamiliar to them. Many times this behavior is incorrectly attributed to dominance rather than fear because they elicit the same response – barking, growling and biting. It is important for owners to recognize the difference so they are best able to manage aggression within their pet. Dr. [...]

Wichita Retriever Training Examiner Ken McNutt

Imagine that you are building your dream home.  You have the best materials to work with.  You have your ideal design plan, and you can picture, in your mind, what your home will look like, when your dream home is finished.  Now imagine that it’s time to pour the cement [...]