Best Dog Trainer in Washington.

[vandeman17]

You wont be disappointed. They take great care of your dog!

[Happy Gilmore]

me !

I meant Bucco....is that Bucco??

[vandeman17]

Bucko is my cousin. Brooke is my uncle

[NW-GSP]

Does anyone know what conway kennel charges approx, was wondering if they could just force fetch train my dog

[vandeman17]

I am not sure what they charge because I got the family discount.  If you are just looking for a short training session then I can't imagine it would be too much but I can't say for sure

[NW-GSP]

Thanks for the info vanderman, do you know if they do train pointing dogs or just retrievers? I live in marysvillle so its nice that they are so close

[ghosthunter]

I know this has been a topic of the past but I thought I would ask if anyone has experience with the following Dog Trainers:

Rocking M Retrievers in Spanaway

Northwest Performance Dogs in Monroe

Or who else do you recommend?

I have been reading this book..

Thanks

i trained my first ever lab with that book and she out hunted any of my buddies dogs any day. She is 12 now and more content to lay in the blind at my feet. But that is ok because she earned it. if I do again I will do it the same.

[vandeman17]

Thanks for the info vanderman, do you know if they do train pointing dogs or just retrievers? I live in marysvillle so its nice that they are so close

They do it all. check out conwaykennels.com and it gives you a breakdown of what they can do.

[ttown]

I talked to Pat and Conway Kennels.  Its tough to leave her for a month.  They all sound really good..  Still hard to decide. 

[Happy Gilmore]

I talked to Pat and Conway Kennels.  Its tough to leave her for a month.  They all sound really good..  Still hard to decide. 

Leave her for two! One month is barely long enough to get used to the surroundings and start learning. Seriously.

[vandeman17]

I talked to Pat and Conway Kennels.  Its tough to leave her for a month.  They all sound really good..  Still hard to decide. 

Leave her for two! One month is barely long enough to get used to the surroundings and start learning. Seriously.

I agree. Normally it takes a week or two for the dog to relax enough for them to even start working and learning. I left my pup there almost 2 months this summer and will be sending her back up next summer for at least another month.

[ttown]

Well she did well with Pat for an hour  and her month starts Sunday.   I am really sad to see her go     she sits next to me all day at work so now I will work alone....   I hope a month does it with some follow up.. Pat did well with her and he is not to far from Seattle.  I think that she will be in good hands.  I will update everyone after the training on NW Performance Dogs. (Pat)  Now I need a month of hunting training..

[wildweeds]

I'll agree with happy,seen it a ton of times,especially with a dog that is coddled some,they pout for about 2 weeks,then start to slowly snap out of the pouting stage for 1 week,then start to get the routine going and pooof back to daddy,My dogs like me somewhat,but I don't dote over them,I ship em off  for breaking and don't see them for 3 months,I get back what I expect to get back and never go forward and back three times to get the end result.I would strongly suggest a minimum of 2 months and a days worth of learning how to drive the dog at the end of it.REALLY the biggest part of a pro trained dog is knowing what to say and do at the right time otherwise the training is for naught because your speaking Japanese as far as the dog is concerned,pay close attention to the body language and tone of voice when the trainer works the dog and replicate it as best you can.

I talked to Pat and Conway Kennels.  Its tough to leave her for a month.  They all sound really good..  Still hard to decide. 

Leave her for two! One month is barely long enough to get used to the surroundings and start learning. Seriously.

[Happy Gilmore]

training a dog to handle right takes years....not three months, four months or six.....

Dog training isn't a couple month process. It's through the life of the dog. After two years, you'll know where you're at and how far it can go or, how far you want to take the dog by your own commitment.

[jetjockey]

While I won't disagree with you that it may take years to see what you have with a retriever or flushing dog since I don't know much about training them, it shouldn't take that long with a pointing dog.  3-4 months is all it should take to train a finished pointing dog who handles correctly.  Now, it will take longer if you want to compete with the dog, but even after 3-4 months you should be able to compete with most dogs in broke stakes.  It should only take a few training periods to see what you have in a pointing dog, and after 3 or 4 months a trainer should know pretty much exactly what the dog will be capable of.

With that said, in trials, most dogs won't mature and be able to compete regularly for ribbons until they reach 3 years or older typically.  Prime age for a pointing trial dog is probably 6-8 years old, but its not uncommon for dogs to achieve FC status before 3 years old.  The AF AA National Champion a couple years back hadnt even turned 4 yet.