The Retriever Resource

This is six-and-a-half-month-old Shadow, owned by Hunter Holland and Anna Fugate (soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Holland🥰).

Shadow is from a breeding that Toby Ridings and I put together between my personal dog Squeaky and Toby’s personal guide dog Boogie (the most talented, high-drive female I’ve ever had the pleasure of training).

We knew this cross had the potential to be something special, and we were excited to see what both mom and dad would bring to the table.

Shadow has been the perfect example of everything we hoped for. He’s got the retrieve desire, the controllability, and the team-player mindset that make a dog fun to train and even more fun to hunt with. He’s incredibly biddable, and he shows an enormous amount of control for a 6.5-month-old puppy.

We’re now completely finished with obedience, collar conditioning, and force fetch, so we’re on to all the fun field work from here. I cannot wait to see what this dog becomes…he’s the real deal….expect to see lots of pictures with Shadow and piles of 🦆 in the near future.

If anyone bought a puppy out of this breeding, I’m offering 20% off my monthly rate for training. I’d especially love the opportunity to work with a female from this litter. I’ve already got three of the males in the program (or will be seeing them often), so I can keep close tabs on that side of the genetics. But I’d love to see how the temperament and trainability show up in the females as well.

If things continue the way they’re looking, I’m hoping I can talk Toby into repeating this breeding in a year or two. What we’ve got here with Shadow is something special👊🏼