August Gundog Retriever Workshop

Soggy Acres Retrievers is hosting our last summer gundog workshop on August 6 thru 8.  This will be a great class focusing on getting your retriever ready for hunting season.
The class will focus on everything from obedience to handling drills for your retriever.  Both upland and waterfowl hunting training tactics will be covered.  Handlers will [...]

Basic Gundog Retriever Training Classes

Here is the availability for our upcoming Basic Gundog Retriever Classes.
Thursday Class starting on June 24th is full.
Wednesday Class starting on June 23rd has one opening.
Three day workshop from July 16th thru 18th there are four openings.
We just opened up the six week class on wednesday and only have one spot left. We also [...]

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Labrador Retriever Training Seminar

I am doing two labrador retriever training seminars for the City of Wauwatosa, WI on April 22nd. The classes will be done for the adult learning night being hosted by the park and rec department. During the seminar I will detail how to find a good breeder, picking out a puppy from a [...]

Labrador retriever puppies and their first pheasant

Here are a couple of pics of our latest labrador retriever litters with their first pheasant. The picture has chocolate and black lab pups playing and later sleeping on their prize.
This is one of the most important things we do with our future little gundogs. Getting them used to the scent [...]

Retriever Training Classes

We are proud to announce the start of retriever training classes held by Soggy Acres Retrievers on our properties starting this Spring 2010.
We have long been asked to help in the training of the Labrador Retrievers we sell. Due to our kennel size we are unable to take dogs in for full service training. [...]

2010 National Pheasants Forever Convention

Pheasants Forever has always billed its largest event, National Pheasant Fest, as more than an outdoor tradeshow. The show is really about your favorite hunting field or a nearby wildlife area. It’s about Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s mission. It’s about wildlife habitat.
National Pheasant Fest is returning to the Iowa Events Center to rejuvenate [...]

Training Tips for Floppy Ears

In the evolution of Floppy Ears training, the question of what methods would be best for Floppy come into play. Lets face it, most people know little about training a dog and need to develop some type of program.
The first step is to chose a method of training to be applied. There are numerous books, [...]

Yard Boundaries

Hey we got a great topic in…… How to train boundaries in your yard to Floppy Ears.
There are a lot of products and methods for this. You can invest a large amount of money into an electric fence or other related products.
I like to use a basic Ecollar and some stern verbal reinforcement. [...]