Training Tips
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![Gary has been hunting upland game for 15 years. Training Labs and German shorthairs for upland hunting is his specialty. Whether hunting pheasant or quail in Indiana, it is a great feeling to see a dog that he has trained point a bird and then retrieve it.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/a9279abf53e382d90082699b8a4b364af5f77c52-281x225.jpg?w=281&h=225&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Gary Sheffer
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Gary has been hunting upland game for 15 years. Training Labs and German shorthairs for upland hunting is his specialty. Whether hunting pheasant or quail in Indiana, it is a great feeling to see a dog that he has trained point a bird and then retrieve it.
![Shawn Kinkelaar was born and raised in the town of Effingham in central Illinois. Kinkelaar grew up hunting quail and pheasant over pointing dogs with his grandfather and uncle. He began field trialing in the early 1980s and in the late 1980s he began working for and with several of...](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/93fd55d7b20a2fc31c80b61830c185a5c17c6741-366x366.jpg?w=366&h=366&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Shawn Kinkelaar
3 articles
Shawn Kinkelaar was born and raised in the town of Effingham in central Illinois. Kinkelaar grew up hunting quail and pheasant over pointing dogs with his grandfather and uncle. He began field trialing in the early 1980s and in the late 1980s he began working for and with several of...
![Jed started coon hunting with his brother and his friends when he was 7 years old. When he turned 16, he started competing in United Kennel Club (UKC) hunts. At 18, he started competing in Professional Kennel Club (PKC) hunts. He has numerous accomplishments in winning state championships, final fours,...](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/f2f33952932eea06356525c615d3fe7b429262ec-148x139.jpg?w=148&h=139&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Jed Finley
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Jed started coon hunting with his brother and his friends when he was 7 years old. When he turned 16, he started competing in United Kennel Club (UKC) hunts. At 18, he started competing in Professional Kennel Club (PKC) hunts. He has numerous accomplishments in winning state championships, final fours,...
![Greg McGuffin has been professionally training hunting dogs for 8 years. 3 years ago he and his family sold their house in Tulsa, Oklahoma and decided to dive head first into Retriever Training. They now live on the 2,000 acre family ranch in south central Oklahoma where Greg, his wife,...](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/d075r9p6/production/8974027c7e7a9022395ffd5eab961f00b4ffecd3-1084x1151.jpg?w=1084&h=1151&q=75&fit=max&auto=format)
Greg McGuffin
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Greg McGuffin has been professionally training hunting dogs for 8 years. 3 years ago he and his family sold their house in Tulsa, Oklahoma and decided to dive head first into Retriever Training. They now live on the 2,000 acre family ranch in south central Oklahoma where Greg, his wife,...
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