Upland Retriever Training by Hideaway Kennels

Upland Retriever Training

We love training and working with dogs and owners and we believe this is why our training programs are so successful.

Our programs are designed to keep the intensity in your dog and develop them in a way that they want to work FOR YOU. To accomplish this, we follow up training by continuing to work with you and your dog after you bring them home. We teach you how to handle your dog and how to continue the training process. Because of this, our programs have produced many outstanding dogs.

PUPPY TRAINING

(Dogs enrolled in the Puppy Program should be at least 5 months of age.)

TRAINING IS DONE ON LIVE BIRDS. BIRDS ARE BILLED AT THE END OF TRAINING

Our Puppy Program is designed to give your puppy the right start. This program is designed to get dogs and owners used to working with each other in the field. This is a low-stress training program. It’s a fun time for puppies and their owners.

Yard Work – Sit, Come, Heel, Fetch, and Kennel.
Patterning – Your dog will learn basic handling and quartering skills.
Birds – Your dog will have the correct introduction to birds, starting with pigeons, and then moving on to chuckar.
Gunfire – Your dog will be introduced to guns the proper and safe way.
Flushing – Your dog will learn the proper way to quarter and flush birds. Dogs will also learn not to chase missed birds.
Collar Introduction – dogs are introduced to an electronic collar using low stimulation and praise.
Obedience – dogs learn that jumping, barking, chasing, and other bad habits are not acceptable behaviors. For more obedience work dogs can stay for more advanced obedience training.

From Janauray to November we have a set schedule for training dogs that are enrolled for the puppy program. The puppy program is limited to only 12 slots. Due to popularity of this program, please contact us to register your puppy. Below are the available dates for the puppy training program.

2025
FEB 1 TO MARCH 14 (8 Slots Available)
MARCH 29 TO MAY 9
MAY 24 TO JULY 4
NOV 1 TO DEC 12

TUNE UP

The next step for dogs that have been through the puppy program.

Your dog’s skills are tightened up and training is reinforced away from the training field in real hunting scenarios, including hunting alongside other dogs. Contact us to sign up.

TRAINING IS LIMITED TO 18 DOGS PER GROUP.

TUNE UP TRAINING DATES

2025
AUG 2 TO AUG 22
SEPT 6 TO SEPT 26
SEPT 27 TO OCT 17
OCT 18 TO NOV 7

GUN DOG TRAINING

This is the final phase of our program. It is designed to make a dog a gun dog for life. Dogs must have completed at least Derby program before enrolling in the Gun Dog Program.

Yard Work – Completion of Stay, Sit , Come, Heel, Fetch, Kennel, Forward Run, and Whistle Commands. All stay work is done on birds at this stage.
Collar Conditioning – Electronic Collar is used while doing field training.
Hunting – Dogs will hunt in all conditions and locations. Live birds are shot over dog.
Gunfire – Live rounds are used while training dog.
Whistle Work – Dogs will complete whistle and hand signals.
Blind Retrieves – Dogs will learn and finish completing a blind retrieve.
Steady to Wing, Shot, and Fall – Dogs will learn to stand for the flush and shot. A lot of time and special care are given during this phase to ensure the dog will retain all the natural abilities, and to increase the dog’s confidence while hunting and on birds.