Contact:
Marion AmidonLRCGB
mamidon2@verizon.net
978-443-3937
Directions:
From Route 495, take Exit 27, Rte 117 East, for about 2 miles. Make a left onto Delaney Road for about ½ mile to the end T. Left onto Harvard Road for ¼ mile to green gate in small field on left. Left through gate, follow access road into area.
2017 LRCGB Beginning Retriever Training -- 3 pm class
Come join the fun! And start your dog off right.
The Beginners Class is a great orientation to hunting retriever work. It is intended to bring out a retriever's innate ability to mark the fall of birds and the desire to retrieve them to its handler. We will build a foundation for the Working Certificate or AKC Junior Hunt tests. Plus, you'll meet encouraging, supportive people and find places to train.
The work focus is on marked retrieves on land and in water. We will also pay attention to basic obedience and line manners. Dogs will get exposure to ducks and pheasants, gun shots, and decoys. Handlers will learn how to operate hunt test equipment and how to be a good "bird boy". You will get plenty of opportunity to discuss training and handling issues.
We will talk about collar conditioning, force fetch, and blind retrieves but these more advanced aspects of retriever training are not part of the training curriculum.
When: Eight weeks, Tuesday evenings
3 pm - 6 pm
April 25 - June 13, 2017
*** RAIN OR SHINE ***
Where: Delaney Wildlife Management Area, Stow, MA
The June 13 "graduation event" will feature live flyers, will be at the Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club in Ashburnham, MA, and will start at 5 pm!
Instructor: Rainer Fuchs, Sudbury, MA
Registration: Class will be limited to 4 working dogs.
- Registration deadline is Saturday, April 15, 2017,
or when class is full. - One dog per student, or as space allows.
Cost: members $130.00 / non-members $150.00