Southern Oak Kennels - Great Lakes

10/04/2024

Koa, owned and trained by

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09/26/2024

09/19/2024

09/17/2024

Retriever training is our primary focus, if you’d like to explore our training program, message for details.

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09/11/2024

Train-Rinse-Repeat



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09/10/2024

*Sold*

Teddy, 1 1/2 year old HR titled male who is ready to hunt. He is weighing in at 58 pounds and is up for discussion. I have posted a couple videos in the comments.

09/08/2024

Sunday is for the dogs, or any other day…



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09/06/2024

Plan your work and work your plan.
 
Our property started with a vision of having our own place to develop retrievers that we would be proud to hunt over. Much like the training process, we have worked on this plan in the development of our property. It definitely didn’t come over night, and we probably will never be completely satisfied with it, but man, we sure are proud of it. While you’re on the grind, driving towards that goal, make sure you take the time to reflect on where you started and the process that has gotten you to where you are now. Trust the process!

09/04/2024

SKIN IN THE GAME

As both breeders and trainers, we are fully invested. Every trainer wants all of their client dogs to succeed… but it’s different when you’re the one who bred the dog.

Since we started, SOK has focused primarily on training retrievers from our own breedings. We never have the luxury of washing dogs out because we don’t like something about them. They’re all a direct result of our decision making process.

To say we’ve learned a lot about the way SOK labs tick would be a massive understatement. We’ve had to learn how they like to learn. We’ve had to adjust and re-adjust to find a pathway toward success for the ones who aren’t as easy as all the others. We don’t give up on them… we use our collective decades of experience to get the absolute most out of their genetic potential.

Why?

Because we’ve got skin in the game.

08/31/2024

High five to kicking off the weekend! Hopefully goose birds and cooler days are in the near future.

08/22/2024

Come hang out for the last training night of the year! Thing will get rolling at 4:00 tonight!

08/15/2024

With the chance of rain this afternoon we have decided to cancel training night. Hopefully we can resume next Thursday!!

08/01/2024

Due to the heat and humidity we are canceling group training this evening.

07/13/2024

Day two of the Super Retriever Series event and we are getting closer to handing out these gems. Cedar Run Decoy Company has produce some fine placement decoys for the final series tomorrow.

07/11/2024

Sorry for the late notice but there is no training night today. The upcoming SRS event has us really busy right now.

05/29/2024

The best!

Just like the day-in and day-out commitment that shines through our most favorite retrievers. Boss is committed to revitalizing American manufacturing, one shot at a time. Through innovation and relentless dedication, we’re not just redefining the standard; we’re setting it.

05/29/2024

Reminder for our open training nights on Thursdays from 4-8ish. The weather looks great so come on out to the kennel and hang out and run some dogs.