Godfather Gundogs is setting the benchmark for the old traditions of bird dog training, we offer training and development services for all sporting breed and their unique circumstances. It is our honor to provide you with a brief overview of our services. To start, we like to point out that we do not withhold any trade secrets or keep “classified” information from our customers. Our approach in training your hunting dog is the same technique used in developing field competition dogs, the only difference may be the tolerable range from the handler. Because of that, the end result you see in a hunting dog will be as pleasing as you will find in a world class field trial contender. What sets us apart from other operations is our devoted attention, our experience, work ethic and the passion towards our profession. We have a proven track record, Steve having trained and campaigned field trial champions, winning over 450 field trial placement and performance awards in both retrieving and pointing breeds. In addition, we also offers special services not described here. For more information, please give us a call, we would love to help you. You may learn more about our training approach and our history in the biography page. We are conveniently located just 15 minutes east of the Southlands Mall on the border of Elbert and Arapahoe countyline, our address is 42130 County Road 29, Elizabeth, Colorado 80107
Puppy Head-Start
The puppy head-start program emphasizes in building pup's ability to learn and the same time out bring the natural instinct bred within each bird dog, we provide a fun yet high spirited environment to ensure each pup has unrestricted of opportunities to make contact with live birds, through these exposure, pups will develop self-confidence, basic sensory formation and concept to cooperation. Program is designed for pups between 4~7 month of age. Tuition is $500 for the 30 day course
Course Outline
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Socialization & interact with pups of the same age
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Introduction to nature
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Condition to point of contact
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Introduction to live birds
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Pointing instinct development
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Out bring hunting ability & building prey drive
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Introduction to structured lifestyle
The foundation
program is the extension of puppy head- start program, it is intended for dogs between the age
8~14 month
of age but some dogs may start as early as 6-month of age.
We begin the course by forming a trusting relationship with each dog before the introduction
to basic obedience training, from there we help them develop the skill
to hunt for birds, teaching them how to hunt-to-the-front and building the desire to
seek game, it
never take long before making the connection to capacity, learn the skill of crossing a creek,
swimming across the pond or going under the barbwire fence and negotiating
other obstacles we find while out hunting. Live birds are always seeded through
out the training field, through these early exposure to they begin
developing the skill to hunt in to the wind and learn to
seek objectives where game birds are likely to hold. As we progress added gun fire
are properly introduced so pup will be
conditioned to gunshots correctly. Usually, by the end of
their program, we end up with a dog that will hunt in front of the gun, it will come to
you when called,
it should be enthusiastic about finding birds, it will hold the point, gun broke and showing confidence in taking the field.
Our program is dedicated in out bring the natural
ability in each dog to the fullest potential, that same energy is also channeled
in the direction to prepare each dog for the
advanced training, the entire course is carried out with least amount of pressure,
most dogs are trained not knowing they are being taught, yet learning "how-to-learn"
from
start to
finish. Our objective is sending each pup down the correct learning path, building a solid foundation
supporting the more sophisticated training and inspire the desire
to please that will last a lifetime. Tuition
is $600 for the 30-day program plus cost for the birds killed.
Course outline
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Basic obedience
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Bird work
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Respond to point of contact
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Ground pattern
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Gun breaking
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Introduction to retrieve
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Introduction to water
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Correcting bad habits
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Field hazard avoidances
Advanced Training
In the advanced training program, we focus on
the total-birddog development. Great bird work
executed by a highly trained
dog makes every moment in the field a rewarding one. On
those perfect day, your dog zero-in on a bird and remain motionless,
steady on point and you can sense his intensity and confidence. Such a
challenging task call for trusted training by a trusted trainer. If you take
a look in our field trial string
we believe you'll agree these are not your typical birddog. You probably noticed
each dog clear exhibits our unique trademark -- breathtaking style,
that's the direct result of our gentle hands
approach in training.
Course outline Advanced obedience Silent & Whistle
command Advanced bird work Broke to steady to
wing, shot and kill Stop to flush E-collar conditioning Marking, retrieving
land or water Honoring (backing) Snake avoidance
Field Trial Training
The field trial training program is designated for bird dog-athletes
those require
year round training to be further physically and mentally prepared to compete
and excel in
the event of their choice. We are knowledgeable in developing walking shooting dogs
but our expertise extend in to AKC hunt test as well as other walking trial venues. You may
choose from puppy head start, preseason conditioning,
summer or winter training programs or we can customize any course to meet the individual need.
Please contact us for consultation.
Puppy development, getting your canine athletes off
to a perfect start. Total training by trainers
who trains the brightest field trial stars A competitive year
round training schedule Training next to
other field trial contenders in mocked field trial situations Judges and bird
handler
attended workout & training sessions Formulization to ATV
Conditioning
strategy for peak performance Formulated,
individualized diet and nutrition program
Trained Retrieve
Problem
Solving
Many trainers, armature or professional has created problem (s) in
training one time or another.
More often than not in the untrained hands, problems of such seldom get
resolved without developing in to another one. Likely, most people
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Retrieve-to-hand is the finishing touch of
every birddog. The one thing is certain,
nearly every
hunting story implicating a down bird that got away, always
ends with ” I only wish my dog would retrieve”. It may sound humorous, but it
often be the difference between having a tasty supper or sucking cup-o-noodle for the
night. Fortunately, this area of training happen to be one of our specialty, in
facilitating dogs lacking
in instinct in this area , they can be corrected with trained retrieve or commonly known
as the "forced retrieve". In our program, dogs are taught
refusal is not an option, further with positive and
