Chris Jobman
Western Nebraska
Background
Chris and his wife Eileen are the owner operators of Flatlander Kennels in Western Nebraska. He has been training dogs for over 20 years and became a full time professional in 2000. Flatlander Kennels specializes in training retrievers for hunting, HRC and AKC hunt tests and the occasional field trial. Chris has trained 20 plus GRHRCH's, 100 plus HRCH's, over 50 MH's and 6 qualified all age (QAA) dogs. Chris is an avid waterfowl hunter and you can usually find him chasing ducks and geese on the North Platte river in the fall and winter.
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