Get the Hunting Buddy You Deserve with
Retriever Training at our Missouri City Lodge!!!

IN-LODGE RETRIEVER TRAINING ($575.00/Month)

One of the most popular choices of services that we offer is our IN-LODGE RETRIEVER TRAINING. In today's busy world, most owners do not have the time that is required to properly train their retriever. How many times have we
all been on a hunting trip with our buddies only to have a beautiful
morning disrupted by an unruly retriever that does not have good
duck blind or duck boat manners?

If you don't want to be "that guy" with "that dog" you can let the
training professionals at Lone Star Pet Lodges work with your retriever
to produce a hunting companion that will be welcomed by all your
hunting buddies!

Lone Star Pet Lodges offers a variety of In-Lodge training programs
including boarding, feeding and training your dog to the desired
level of performance you seek for your hunting companion.

Something that sets us apart from most retriever training facilities is
that instead of being boarded in an open-air kennel during his or her
training stay, your retriever will enjoy the climate controlled comfort
of our 14,000+ square foot state-of-the-art boarding facility. Our
retrievers are extended members of our families and live in our
houses alongside us and our children when they are not accompanying
us on trips to the field. Let your retriever enjoy that same level of
comfort while in training that he or she would enjoy at home while
you enjoy the peace of mind knowing your extended family member is
staying with us!

Below are a list of the types of IN-LODGE RETRIEVER TRAINING,
and a breakdown of what is involved:

BASIC RETRIEVER TRAINING PROGRAM

The beginning program is designed to provide the owner with a retriever that is obedient, steady to shot, and reliably retrieves and delivers the birds to hand under a variety of hunting or hunt test scenarios. The Basic Program is also designed so that your dog is prepared to run the basic level hunt test program for both AKC and HRC.

Below is a breakdown of what is involved in our BASIC RETRIEVER TRAINING PROGRAM:

We begin during the first month with a thorough obedience program that
teaches your dog five commands: Sit, Down, Heel, Here, and Place. We
train your retriever on a leash and then transition to off-leash obedience
on an electronic collar.

Basic Obedience is the foundation of a good retriever and a high
priority is placed on this stage of training. We also introduce and
expose your dog to birds (ducks and pigeons), gunfire, and swimming;
and encourage the desire to retrieve with lots of fun bumpers.
This process takes approximately one month,but can vary from dog to dog.

Next,we teach your retriever the trained retrieve, or how to properly hold, drop, and fetch bumpers and birds on command. This process is important because it teaches the dog how to heel and deliver the birds to hand,
and avoid problems such as playing with, eating or mouthing the birds.
This process takes approximately one month, but can vary from dog to dog.

Once your dog has learned the trained retrieve, we take the training that
he or she has learned in the first two months and apply it to a basic retrieve
in the field. We show your retriever how to retrieve on command and be
steady until sent, how to hunt and find birds in cover,and how to reliably
return your birds to hand. We apply this to both land and water. This process takes approximately one month, but can vary from dog to dog.

Once your dog understands the process of a basic retrieve, then we begin
to introduce him or her to a variety of hunting scenarios. From dove hunting from a bucket over a stock pond, to duck hunting in a blind over a big spread
of decoys, to goose hunting a field of Texas rags in lay-down blinds,
we expose your retriever to many hunting scenarios. Our goal in this stage is
to try and familiarize your retriever with as many different setups as possible so that he or she can be comfortable in any setting in which you might
choose to hunt. This process takes approximately one month, but can vary from dog to dog.

ADVANCED RETRIEVER TRAINING

Many times, we need a retriever that can mark and retrieve multiple birds in
the field, and be able to take hand and whistle signals. The advanced stage
of training takes approximately four to six months (in addition to the basic program) and prepares your retriever to perform at a level which will make you the envy of all your hunting buddies. The Advanced Program is also designed to prepare your retriever for the advanced levels of hunt test programs, both
AKC and HRC.

Below is a breakdown of what is involved in the ADVANCED RETRIEVER TRAINING PROGRAM:

MULTIPLE RETRIEVES:
Your retriever is taught how to watch and memorize the fall of multiple birds in the field, and retrieve them efficiently.

BLIND RETRIEVES:
This is the core of the advanced training program. Your retriever is taught how to take hand and whistle signals so that you can direct him or her to the fall of a bird that he or she didn't see fall.

DIVERSIONS:
When your retriever is coming back from a retrieve during a hunt, sometimes
you may manage to shoot another bird down and you don't want them to
switch birds. Your retriever is trained to finish the retrieve before going out
for the diversion bird.

WALK-UPS:
When jump-shooting a duck pond or walking a fence line for doves, we train
your retriever to be steady to shot so that he or she doesn't scare the birds
or break before being sent to retrieve.

HONORING:
Many of our hunting buddies have retrievers that they take with them to the field and it is important to teach our retriever that every bird that falls is
not necessarily theirs to retrieve! Hence, we teach your retriever to 'honor' another dog's retrieve.

UPLAND TRAINING (additional month of training required):
Retrievers are versatile and many owners enjoy hunting upland game such as
quail and pheasant. We train your retriever to quarter and hunt for birds in cover, sit (on whistle) to flush and shot, and then retrieve the birds on
command and deliver them to hand.

If you are interested in enrolling your dog in our RETRIEVER TRAINING PROGRAM, would like to receive a FREE EVALUATION of your dog
or if you just want more information, you can contact the Training
Department at our Missouri City Lodge (281) 403-7700 or send an
e-mail with your questions and/or your pet information to lsplmocity@lonestarpetlodges.com and someone will respond to you
during our normal business hours.

For your convenience, our Missouri City Lodge is open from 7:00AM to 7:00PM seven days-a-week (except New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day,
July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day) when we are
busy caring for our overnight boarding and training guests but not open
to the public.

Thank You,

The Lodge Team
Lone Star Pet Lodges of Missouri City