JUST DUCKY KENNEL
and Spaniel Training Academy

Whistle, voice and hand signals are utilized on all commands

January, 2011 - A few openings available to outside (not Just Ducky pups or established clients) dogs. Make your reservations now for Fall!

Reservations required (usually 3 months in advance)

Limited enrollment for a maximum of 10 cadets.

Course Catalog:
Obedience - Heel, Here, Sit, Down, and Place commands taught. This is a stand-alone course for dog owners who don't wish to hunt their dog. If incorporated with Gun Dog training the pup is also introduced to water, bumpers and birds to evaluate hunting drive. Four-five week course. $600.00

Basic Gun Dog -  - Pre-requisite - All dogs coming in for Gun Dog training must have had a minimum of one month of PuppyK or it's equivalent (owner has introduced pup to birds, guns, basic puppy commands)
(Each student is recommended to have a three-month minimum semester) Obedience work, introduction to shotguns, birds, boats and decoys implemented in training. Concentrated work on single retrieves and basic obedience. Conditioned retrieve training implemented as needed to channel energies to the work at hand. By the end of the 3-months most pups will be steady to shot and deliver to hand. $600.00 per month.

Advanced Gun Dog - - Continuation of Basic Gun Dog. 3-month minimum semester recommended. Training consists of moving into doubles, beginning blind retrieve drills, introducing 'walk-ups', diversions, and honoring. Time frame varies with each individual dog.
Training log kept on each individual dog, upon request, for those owners who wish to continue training -$700.00 per month.

Hunt Test/Gun Dog -  (For those who want to trial their spaniel as well as hunt) Student is expected to have a three-month minimum semester of basic gun dog training. Steadiness, shotguns, birds, boats and decoys implemented in training as well as honoring, line manners, bank running adamantly discouraged.
Training log kept on each individual dog, upon request, for those owners who wish to continue training - $700.00 per month plus trial expenses.

Puppy Kindergarten (4 - 6 months of age)Clicker training utilized for a positive initiation to learning. Beginning obedience, stress on retrieving/swimming, introduction to gunfire, boats, and decoys. $500.00 per month. 


Upland Gun DogTraining -  Student is required to have a three-month minimum semester of basic gun dog training or it's equivalent (owner has worked dog on sitting to the whistle, gunfire, birds and basic obedience). Pup is taught to quarter, flush game and be steady to flush and shot as well as deliver birds to hand. Quail/pigeons used (not available during the summer months). $700.00 per month plus birds