About Morning Sun Retrievers LLC
Our Mission
Morning Sun Retrievers, LLC is here to develop your dog to his or her full potential. Whether it be a family companion, hunting dog, or field competitor, we work individually with owners to ensure the dogs will continue to progress once they leave our facility. We structure each training program to meet the goals and aspirations of the owner.
Obedience Training
Basic obedience is the foundation of everything you hope to accomplish with your dog. All advanced work begins with obedience fundamentals. We teach commands such as sit, heel, and stay. We also teach good manners such as not jumping. We reinforce these commands with an electronic collar conditioning program. Graduates from our obedience course are well on their way to becoming model citizens. We also spend time with owners teaching how to reinforce these commands at home. Our advanced obedience program is one month, cost is $1500 for a 30 day period. Fee is prorated at $50 per day after one month. This includes boarding and food.
Gun Dog Training
This part of our training focuses on the foundations necessary to develop into a gun dog, hunt test, or field trial competitor. Skills developed at this level are delivery to hand, running blinds, handling, marking, and continued obedience. Dogs are exposed to all types of hunting situations and gear. Decoys, boats, blinds, and plenty of birds are used at this level. After completing this program, individuals will reliably deliver to hand, have proper mouth habits, run simple blinds on land and water, be accustomed to flyers, and advance toward being steady. If desired, dogs are also introduced to upland hunting situations, taught to work cover in search of game, and to be steady to wing and shot.
Advanced Gun Dog Training or Hunt Test/Field Trial Training
Because of the amount of time spent on each dog, we limit the number of client dogs at this level. Individuals at this level will be exposed to complex multiple marks, diversions, difficult land and water blinds, honoring, and upland hunting situations. Complete steadiness is demanded at this level. This level of training is geared to the most demanding hunting situations or competing in the highest level of hunt tests or field trials. The monthly fee for Gun Dog Training and Advanced Gun Dog Training is $1200 per month. After 30 days, prorated fee is $40 per day. This includes board and food.
These fees do not cover routine or emergency veterinary care.
Morning Sun Retrievers is also available to handle client's dogs at a full schedule of Hunt Tests or Field Trials. If you would like us to handle your dog at hunt test or field trial events, a handler's fee of $75 per day per event is required for handling at junior events. For senior events the fee is $100 per day per event and for master/field trial events the fee is $150 per day per event. All entry fees are the responsibility of the owner.