Gamekeepers Retrievers, Ltd.

01/22/2025

01/18/2025

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Abby's Farm - Ohio

“Blinds, Blinds, and more blinds!

This will be a “hands-on” workshop limited to 12 working teams. You and your dog will receive instructional guidance directly from Mitch White of Gamekeepers Retrievers.

Many dogs fail tests and trials as the result of poor blind work. This seminar is designed to enhance your dog’s blind running skills. We will include dogs in early Transition that are just beginning to handle and running sight (target) blinds to Advanced dogs running upper-level Field trial blinds. Mitch uses specialized drills, targets and strategy to run all blinds. He will focus on your individual dogs needs and give you a path to better blinds. Not only will Mitch discuss the mechanics of blinds, he will also teach you how to develop a strategy in running blinds. If you want to improve your dog’s abilities to run blinds and your ability to handle and train on blinds then this is a seminar for you!

Instruction on:

Line management

Developing the four critical casts

Building better initial lines

Good whistle sit responses

Carrying a cast and concept recognition

Running the dog, not the blind

End of Blinds-Complacency

Do you have a young dog or a new puppy you want to start in the field? Are you currently working a dog through the basics? Have you been at it for while, but need help diagnosing possible holes in your foundation? Would you like help improving your basic training skills? Have you passed a few Junior tests and want to make the jump to Senior? Are you looking for drills for your Senior dog to insure success and set you up to move on to Master? Or are you running Master and want to challenge yourself and learn new skills? If any of these apply to you, then this workshop is a must attend for you and your dog.

A solid foundation of basic retrieving skills is essential for the future success of you and your dog. Mitch will help you to develop a program for you and your dog to build a strong foundation for your dog. Then he will show you how to build on that foundation with the drills and skills needed to take you through Senior and Master.

There will be 12 working spots offered for a handler and his/her dog. Each working dog will get to run through the training drills and set- ups to the limit of the ability of the dog and its handler. Mitch will provide a seminar manual for reference. Auditors are encouraged and will also receive the manual.

Lunch provided each day for all attendees.

NO VIDEO CAMERAS, PLEASE. Still pictures are allowed.

Location
Abby’s Farm 1278 SR 222 Bethel Ohio 45106

Dates
Apr 05, 2025 - Apr 06, 2025


Entries will close at 11:59 PM Central Time on 03/31/2025

Event Secretary Event Chairman
Joby Houck

01/18/2025

Basic/Transition and Advanced Seminars.

California in March 12-14 and 15,16,18 contact Robert Burns if you are seriously interested.

01/17/2025

STRATEGY at Hunt tests.

Mitch White of Gamekeepers Retrievers, Ltd.
2-day Strategy Workshop
on June 14-15, 2025
Hosted by River Poodles Training, LLC & Bryan West
Held on: Private Property 10541 CO Rd 184, Williamsburg, MO

This strategy camp will focus on helping Seasoned/Senior and Finished/Master handlers understand how to analyze and run the dog in various test situations. This camp is designed to teach the handler how to deconstruct a test and the best way for their dog to run a multiple set-up on marks. The camp will focus on how to increase challenges in your training through more choices on set-ups and designing better training sessions by running them different ways. The use of Selection will be incorporated into the workshop.

Dogs need to be working at Seasoned/Senior or Finished/Master levels to participate in the workshop.

Auditors will benefit greatly from this workshop due to the varied issues that will be discussed, and the insight Mitch will provide. Auditors and handlers alike will observe and be involved in discussions.

Working spots are limited to 12. Auditors are welcome and unlimited. Working teams will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Entries will close on May 15, 2025, or when entries are full.

Dogs should be at a Transition level of training running cold blinds and complex double marking set-ups at. minimum.

NO VIDEO CAMERAS ALLOWED – STILL PHOTOS ARE ACCEPTABLE.

Bring a chair, insect spray, sunscreen, plenty of dog water, snacks/food for you and your dog as needed.

Costs
Working Teams - $300, total of 12 dog/handler teams. Multiple dogs allowed for each handler.
If a handler chooses to run a different dog, the handler must choose which dog to run for each setup. First come, first serve, based on entry postmark date. We will maintain a waiting list once working spots are filled.
Auditors - $150 for both days, $75 per day

Payment Due in full to reserve your spot: $300 for working, $150 for Auditing or $75/day if not participating in both days. All seminar fees must be submitted with the application and waiver.

Mail payments payable to River Poodles Training, LLC, 411 Walnut Street #19175, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. Working spots will be filled based on entry postmark date.

NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS UNLESS YOUR SPOT CAN BE FILLED.
Working spots are for 2 days with no discount given for one day’s attendance.

Hotels
15 minutes from workshop site to the West:
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Co. Road 211, Kingdom City, MO 65262 Phone: 573-310-6020 (pet fees)
• Motel 6, 5750 Jade Road, Kingdom City, MO. 65262 Phone: 573-642-5500 (no pet fees)
• Quality Inn, 3207 Co. Road 211, Kingdom City, MO 65262 Phone: 573-642-7745 (pet fees)
• Days Inn, Co Road 211, Kingdom City, MO. 65262 Phone: 573-746-2290 (pet fees)
30 minutes from workshop site to the East:
• Holiday Inn Express, 1008 N Highway 47, Warrenton, Mo. 63383 Phone: 636-456-2220 (pet fees)
• Super 8, 1429 Service Road East, Warrenton, MO 63383 Phone: 636-456-5157 (pet fees)

Workshop Schedule
Saturday, June 14, 2025 - workshop begins 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 15, 2025 - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Local Veterinary Services
University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center
900 E. Campus Drive
Columbia MO 65201
573-882-7821

Medical Care
Callaway Community Hospital
10 S Hospital Dr
Fulton, MO 65251
573-642-3376

Directions
from Kingdom City - https://goo.gl/maps/yFq1bTFBqgrrYxbt5
from Warrenton - https://goo.gl/maps/uNbV3ssfPrbAR8v77

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01/15/2025

Happy Birthday Bliss!! 14 years old and the foundation bitch of Gamekeepers Retrievers!

01/12/2025

DO NOT come to this seminar!!!
If your dog has NO issues, stay home, read a book, watch tv, relax.

But, if your dog has an issue re-occurring in training then attend and Mitch will help you with a valuable and fair solution.

Problem Solving
February 11,12,13 in Deland, FL
Contact Charlotte Mitchell @ [email protected]

Only one working spot remains!

01/12/2025

Art of Pressure

This seminar dissects pressure and helps trainers understand it’s not a single response to an action but multiple options and solutions. Come out of the darkness and into a better understanding of training your dog!

Two working spots remain.

DeLand, Florida
February 1-2,2025
Contact Charlotte Mitchell at [email protected]

01/11/2025

Tower shoot today. Bourbon and Tupelo worked nicely as a brace. Pickers up group of dogs recovered all wounded pheasants and shot birds. I didn’t get total but it was a good shoot.

01/09/2025

Snoop Dogg Chillin!

12/24/2024

Thank you to Rob and Linda O’Leary for a great hunt at Elk Ridge Game Farm. Bunny and Pearl Mae spaniels and Tycho and Uncle Leo all worked well together in nice weather.

12/21/2024

Did a tower shoot at Aspen Ridge Outfitters today. I worked Bourbon and Tupelo side by side because they are very competitive with each other. Overall, happy but early both were pushing the line so we had a lesson and I had another nearby dog handler retrieve a couple birds in our quadrant. Sometimes the “pressure” of another “coming into your home and eating your favorite snack out of your fridge” is better than any other pressure. They got the memo and were good after that little lesson. We are always teaching.

12/18/2024

Today was a wonderful day with the sun shining and warmer temperatures, but best of all it was Bunny’s annual pheasant hunt at Elk Grove farm in Ohio. She put up four and I shot three, sorry Bunny. She is a machine!! Zen had his first real flush as well.

12/09/2024

Thank you you Ray & Eloise Girt for hosting the Art of Pressure seminar this past weekend! This was the second offering of this and it was well received. The Florida seminars are filled so the next offering of this specific workshop willl be next spring.

12/03/2024

Only a few working spots remain!!!
6 Summer sessions In Little Falls, NY
June 21-22 (1&2)
July 12-13 (3&4)
August 23-24 (5&6)

Contact Lisa Kane or myself.

Great response from this last summer and progress was amazing!

11/30/2024

2025 Schedule (Note: this is tentative check with clubs for more info)Check Gamekeepers FB page for more info.

FULL…February 1-2 -Florida-Art of Pressure
contact Charlotte Mitchell [email protected]

FULL…February 11,12,13-Florida- Problem Solving
contact Charlotte Mitchell [email protected]

March 13-17 -California- -2 days Basic/Transition, 3 days Advanced
Contact Bob Burns

April 5-6-Ohio- Blinds beginning to Advanced
contact Joby Houck

April 8-tbd Virginia- Advanced Camp With Carol Cassity-tbd watch for new update!!!!!!

April 19-20-Vevay, IN-Pressure and Line Management
Contact Kathy Poole-Price

May- BC Canada TBD

June 21-22,July 12-13,August 23-24
6(six) sessions at Glory Lane in Little Falls NY individual guidance, homework and progression. Only a few working spots remain!!!!

11/28/2024

One of early prototypes of Tim Grounds “The Honker” flute style goose calls he gave to me as gift years ago. He won many Goose calling championships and his son, Hunter, has as well. He was the most passionate goose hunter I’ve ever been in a pit with and it was infectious. Especially because he could call individual geese out of a migratory flock. He was one of the “good ones