Barking habit 21 registered to the roofies career happen leashed and believe me-she is! She is ahead of the learning curve and we'll be sharing some great adventures the years to come. is the complete dog for me and a great return on investment. Not only that, I've made friends with and and I know that I can always bank on their advise should I have the need. A little about myself, I've hunted birds most of life, had several hunting dogs, mostly labs and saw thousands of dogs hunting while I was working for close to 30 years as a Conservation Warden. I'm not kidding when I say your odds of having a good hunting dog greatly improve if you try Bird Crazy Gun Dogs training program. opinion Bird Crazy Gun Dogs hunting dog program deserves 5 stars out of a possible 5 stars. one word unbelievable. year old yellow lab puppy flushed and retrieved over 100 birds her first year. Thanks to Bird Crazy's training methods. just 4 weeks she was taught obedience, gun conditioning, E collar training and was exposed to lots of birds at a cost probably less than what a single hunting trip would run. Pappas has a way with dogs. The dogs and respect him. I have never observed him being mean to a dog. He gains their respect through his ability to be firm, consistent and enthusiastic with praise when the dog shows improvement. The kennels are spotless, the dog food is top of the line and the atmosphere is geared toward success. Very few of us have access to what is necessary to successfully train a dog. Simply put various types of cover, access to birds, time, experience and knowledge. The biggest mistake I have ever made reference to dog training is not taking dogs to a place like Bird Crazy Gun Dogs for training. If you continue to spend time with your dog and use the methods your dog has learned you have excellent hunting dog at a very age. I know I am prejudiced but I believe you would have a very difficult time finding older dog that hunts any better than puppy. We train 5 2 days per week, late May to mid October. Accepting only 10 dogs per month. Our focus is on training upland gun dogs. All of our training is done on site with no traveling involved, you can rest assured that every day your dog is here, are we. Our training program is tailored to the family companion, gun dog. We strive to produce dogs that are happy and perform with confidence and enthusiasm. Our dogs learn through association, repetition, success, and a clear understanding of what is expected of them. We have created a positive environment for your dog to learn We show them what we want, then get out of their way, and reward them with flight ready game birds, and lots of them. I have been a Pheasant all life and have had mainly Shorthairs. I never had to train them except for the bringing the bird back to me as they just took to the pointing on their own. I decided since Shorthair was 9 years old I would get another dog it could hunt with her and learn. I decide to get a Labrador and at the time did not even know about Bird Crazy Gun Dogs. This year September Shorthair developed cancer and had to be put down. The Lab I got had only hunted with her three times. I knew that if I wanted to hunt Pheasants I would need help getting her trained. That is when I started looking very serious at a trainer and did homework and phone calls to several people that had used Bird Crazy Gun Dogs. I had met and a few months before as I started getting dog food from them. I talked to and about their training and if they had room to get dog already had a pretty full plate with the dogs he had, but did agree to take pup and train her. After the first week I went out and was able to watch her work and she did a great job on the birds. The second week I was amazed at the change dog and how she had drive to hunt. The third week I could not believe how well she worked the field to put up birds and bring them back. I went out the last week before picking her up and was totally blown away as to the skills she had acquired just 4 weeks. She was like a seasoned veteran. dog learned obedience, E-collar training along with whistle training just those four weeks. I could not be happier the choice I made to have her trained by and They have the passion and take the time to work with each dog to