Free Spirit Gun Dogs offers a variety of services from training your dog to retrieve birds to selling puppies from our distinguished litters
Services We Provide:
Monthly Training
Basic Gun dog training includes collar-conditioning, force-fetch, basic hand signals, ability to achieve CGC (canine good citizen) and goes home with or ready to run for his/her JH or SHR title. This is the most critical phase of our gun dog program and usually takes 3-5 months. We do have a 3 month minimum requirement at this level. Cost: $1,500.00/month
Upper level work to achieve Senior/Seasoned passable work. Here we teach your dog to run land blinds as well as water handling basics and the ability to run multiple marks. We also teach marking concepts; re-entries, cover changes, down the shore, etc. Each dog learns at his/her own pace at this level but an additional 2-4 months seems to be the average.
Master/finished stage. Here we put the “finesse” on your dog. We begin to distinguish “angle-backs from our 90 degree turns.” Stretching your dog out to distances of 250-300 yards for marking and blind running abilities. Master and finished level work challenges even the most talented animals to the max but the result is an animal that “awes.” Monthly rates applicable.
Inquire about our discounts for bringing our puppies back for training.
Boarding
Once you’ve been through our training program, you are considered family. We offer boarding to all of our previous training clients at a rate of $40.00/a night
1 ON 1 INDIVIDUALIZED TRAININg
1 on 1 offers you the dog owner to layout what you want your dog to learn. The set of criteria that you envision for your dog to learn in a given timespan can be discussed with Molly in a friendly meeting. We truly believe there is no limit for your dogs potential as long as all three parties; owner, dog, and us as a company, are all on the same page and committed to the end goal. Price: $165.00/Per session (Session will not exceed 2 hours)
Obedience Program
This is an intensive 8 week course in which both dog and handler are trained together. The first 4 weeks focuses solely on your canine companion and the final 4 weeks we work as a team. This program focuses on creating a companion on which you can depend upon and complete an AKC “Canine Good Citizen” course. Price: $2,800.00 includes training collar
Puppies
Puppies are everyone’s favorite, including ours! We focus mostly on Labrador and Chesapeake Bay Retriever litters but we sometimes whelp litters that we believe in for our clients/Family/friends who own German Wirehair Pointers, Golden Retrievers, English Setters and various others. All of our puppies go home microchipped, having gotten to know a wide range of surfaces, noises, “strangers,” have been introduced to live birds and crate training. We try to have 3 litters/year but puppies are a lot of work and sometimes unexpected hurdles arise because of these wide range of factors our puppies usually go home at a cost of $1,500-2,000.00
Inquire about our discounts for bringing our puppies back for training.
akc/UKC hunt Tests Seminars
The American Kennel Club honors retrievers and other breeds to run tests that validate the work done with your dog. You don’t compete against other dogs or handlers, rather, each dog is assessed based on their own merit (as opposed to competing in a Field Trial where a winner is chosen). We realize this is uncharted territory for most dogs and their handlers. If you would like to learn more about the rules, rigors, HT vernacular, gain confidence in test situations, and what it takes to have a test ready dog, inquire about one of our hunt-test seminars.
Started dogs
Our started dogs are generally 1-2 years of age and have or are ready to obtain their JH or SHR title. They have some upland experience as well as have a vast social background. We want to send you home with a dog you can depend on in almost any situation and above all else, we want to make sure that you are confident with your new family member. Every started dog is dependable off-lead, crate trained, travels well and is a good citizen. Price: $5,500.00 Includes training for new owner and training collar
Finished Dogs
These dogs will offer everything our started dogs have to offer but they usually range in ages 3-4 years. They come “hunt-ready” and have usually had 1-2 complete hunting seasons under their belts. They will be able to run water and land blinds in addition to being able to run higher level concept marked retrieves (land and water). Prices on these exceptional companions vary as we sometimes offer the option of entering into our breeding program.
Narcotic Dogs
We do not sell finished narcotics units but we do occasionally offer dogs that are obedient, confident, and offer plenty of drive while maintaining excellent dispositions who are looking for a higher purpose. We are happy to work with local departments if you are in search of your next K9 unit. Prices vary.
Service dogs
We have had the privilege of breeding and training emotional support dogs as well as task-specific service animals. The animals that go on to succeed in this department are incredibly special and do require lots of one-on-one attention with future handler and dog alike. These dogs are on an “as-needed” basis—we would be happy to work with your organization if this is an endeavor you would like to pursue.