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Horizon Retrievers

Horizon Retrievers offers companion gundog training in Winston-Salem, NC. We believe that in-home manners are just as important as field manners.

We were founded on the principle that your best hunting partner is also a part of the family!

02/24/2025

A baby bird dog!

I’ve really enjoyed watching little Nelli grow up these past few months, develop her bird dog skills and working with . Madison has been a huge help with my client dogs, as well! As the end of the season is rapidly approaching, we are savoring these bird dog days while they last 🥲.

02/21/2025

| Lupin |

Field and Family Program Graduate

This sweet boy is such a gem! So enjoyable to have around the house and he’s going to be a heck of a bird dog! I am super, super proud of his progress and can’t wait to see all the cool things he gets to do with his owners!

02/05/2025

4 weeks with sweet baby Rush 🥹 Time sure does fly when you’re having fun and this girl is SO much fun!

In the past 4 weeks she has:

✅ met a variety of people
✅ interacted with over 20 different dogs of all shapes, sizes, ages, etc
✅ visited a ton of different environments/new places
✅ spent time on and off leash
✅ been crated in different crates, multiple houses, multiple cars, multiple rooms
✅ spent time in an Xpen and being back tied
✅ worked regularly for her meals
✅ learned a basic understanding of her name, recall, sir, down, place and flipping into heel position
✅ walked politely on leash around a variety of distractions
✅ been introduced to quail, ducks, and gunfire
✅ had positive experiences with grooming (nail trims and a bath)
✅ worked on developing her natural retrieve with bumpers
✅ had ZERO ACCIDENTS (how is that possible??)

Don’t tell any of my dogs, but Rush is seriously the best puppy. She has been SUCH a joy to have around. It feels like cheating to get to have all of the fun parts of puppies without all of the hard parts (she’s extremely clean and quiet). I am very proud of this girl and am so excited for her owner to have such a solid, awesome pup!!

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01/26/2025

| Scout |

Companion Obedience Program Graduate

Sweet Scout 🥹
Scout is a genuinely good girl and I really, really enjoyed having her here. She’s a great example of a high-energy dog that has always had good intentions, just needed some direction. I am excited for her family to be able to enjoy her as much as I did!

01/19/2025

A baby birddog 🥹

01/12/2025

Welcome to the pack, Rush!

Rush is a field English cocker spaniel who is here for my Early Bird Puppy Program! I said last year that I will no longer be offering this program, but made an exception for a client/friend of Grayson’s. Rush was bred by (same breeder as Althea and many others), so I knew she’d be fun!
I haven’t wanted to post and jinx it, but she’s been the absolute best puppy. She’s been with me for a full week now and hasn’t had a single accident, not in her crate or in the house. She’s quiet, confident, loves to work for food, LOVES birds and obviously couldn’t be cuter. She’s gets 10/10 stars for this past week ⭐️
Baby Rush will be with me for 1-2 months, maybe indefinitely if I accidentally change my phone number and lose her owner’s 😏. I am really looking forward to continuing to work with her and watching her grow up!

01/10/2025

Year 3 is in the books! Looking forward to year 4! Happy birthday, Ember!

12/15/2024

| Elsa |

Field and Family Program Graduate

I’ve had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with Elsa as a puppy and adult and it just doesn’t get any better than this girl. A heck of a natural bird dog and a joy to be around, she is the quintessential companion gundog. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing her grow up and am thrilled for her family to have such a fantastic dog. She even got out on some wild birds shortly after her program and has woodcock and grouse experience under her belt! A super, super nice dog with a very bright future.

12/01/2024

| Goose |

Companion Obedience Program Graduate

Goose is an absolute gem and I really enjoyed spending time with him! He is a super smart cookie with a great attitude which made obedience a breeze! He made great progress with his confidence, too! I can’t wait to see all the fun things he gets to do now!

11/17/2024

| Boone |

Field and Family Program Graduate

This handsome man goes home today! I am thrilled with his progress in the field - he’s a stunning guy on point and fun to watch.

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11/11/2024

| Charlotte |

Field and Family Program Graduate

This sweet girl 🥹. What a pleasure it was to spend the past 4 weeks with her! I really enjoyed seeing her grow into a confident pup and a heck of a little bird dog. She has such a bright future and I look forward to seeing all of her fun adventures!

10/30/2024

| Mia |

Companion Obedience Graduate

Oh Miss Mia! This silly girl made for an entertaining few weeks! It’s been fun to see her enjoy her new off-leash freedom and settle into structured that she craved.

10/29/2024

Drake went home today after spending the last 3 weeks with me for the final touches on his formal retrieve! Melissa did a great job with his foundation and just needed some help with access to live game before hunting season. The last three weeks we worked with everything from pigeons to dead ducks and live quail and he did super! He’s a heck of a little pointing dog and with the final pieces of the retrieve, he’s set to gave a bang up hunting season! I just wish we lived close enough to hunt together regularly 😭.
Thanks, , for making the awful drive down from Pennsylvania and trusting me with Drake! Miss you guys already 😭💔.

10/18/2024

Have you heard?? I started a podcast 🎉

Talk Birdie to Me: Bird Dog Banter with Emily

Now available on Apple and Spotify podcasts! Tune in for discussions on hunting, training, dog health and wellness, some controversial conversations, and of course, bird dogs!

10/16/2024

Just one more sleep!

One of my favorite photos from last season.

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10/04/2024

When Amy first contacted me she told me she was taking her dog, Jett, to Canada at the end of September and wanted her ready for that. We set up a plan that went like:

4 weeks with me in March for basic obedience, bird and gun introduction, and some marks
April through July: Amy started a formal retrieve program following my Patreon
4 weeks with me in August to wrap up formal retrieve and establish steadiness
Using September to put everything together

They just got back from Canada and absolutely killed it! How amazing to see Jett put in such great work! It’s been SUCH a treat to see Jett progress this year and have such an incredible experience in Canada. I have seen few people be as dedicated to their dog as Amy and I love, love, love seeing that pay off for her in Canada.

Not to mention she ran Jett in their first hunt tests last month and went 4/4 in started in earned their SHR title!

So, so proud of these two and so excited to see what comes next! Excellent work, my friend! .dunn106

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Winston-Salem, NC
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