Professional Gun Dog Training

Obedience, Steadiness, Handling & Field Skills

Train the Dog. Teach the Handler. Build the Partnership.

Our gun dog training program is dedicated to nurturing your dog's hunting potential with expert guidance and care. By focusing on essential skills like obedience, bird exposure, and retrieving, we ensure your dog becomes a reliable hunting partner. With over a decade of experience, our training is tailored to meet the unique needs of each dog. Trust us to help you and your dog achieve excellence together in the field. Contact us today to start your dog's training journey.

WHAT SETS OUR TRAINING APART

At Spaniel Training by Todd Agnew, we develop gun dogs through a proven process built on relationship, trust, and skill. We do not chase trends or shortcuts — we build clarity through purposeful repetition, thoughtful exposure, and professional handling.

Our goal is simple:
A spaniel that hunts with you, not ahead of you.
A dog that remains steady, confident, and composed — whether under pressure in the field or resting quietly at home. We provide specialized gun dog training at our Georgia headquarters and during our northern Michigan training season.

WHAT YOUR DOG LEARNS

A Gun Dog Needs More Than Drive — They Need Structure

Our training focuses on the skills that create a reliable partner:

✔ Foundational Obedience

Sit, recall, heel, place, and calm behavior — the core of a well-rounded gun dog.

✔ Steadiness & Control

Your dog will learn to remain composed during flushes, shots, and distractions.

✔ Handling & Responsiveness

Quiet, efficient handling built on clarity — not chaos.

✔ Confidence Under Pressure

We expose dogs to real-world environments so they can make good decisions in the field.

✔ Field Skills & Hunting Instinct

Quartering, retrieving, delivery, and work that aligns with your goals as a hunter or handler.

Every dog learns differently — our process adapts to the dog in front of us.

Pheasant Shoots

"It amazes me what Todd & Christina can do with dogs and people. If you need or are interested in having your gundog trained, they are the best"

Elaine Dowdy

No gimmicks. No trends. Just proven training that produces real bird dogs.
Relationship. Trust. Skill. This is the Spaniel Training by Todd Agnew way.
Where purpose-bred spaniels become reliable gun dogs.

Basic Gun Dog Training

Our Basic Gun Dog Training program is designed to establish a solid foundation for your young dog. We focus on proper exposure to birds, introduction to gunfire, basic obedience, controlled hunting, and foundational retrieving skills. This program is ideal for puppies or young dogs to ensure they develop the right habits before unwanted behaviors take hold.

Training is offered year-round and requires a 4-month commitment and the cost is $1500 a month including birds. By the end of the program, your dog will reliably come when called or whistled, sit (hup) on command via voice or whistle, be conditioned to the e-collar, hunt within appropriate range, and generally retrieve game.

Developing Gundog Puppies

Your Puppy Will Love This!

Great gun dogs start here.
Build confidence now. Avoid problems later.
A better beginning leads to a better future.
Strong foundations create strong field dogs.
Early structure. Early exposure. Lifelong benefits.

Forced-Fetch Gun Dog Training

The objective for our Forced-Fetch Gun Dog Training is to develop a reliable retrieve and a professional delivery for dogs with retrieving problems. This is very intense and structured “forced retrieve” training for your dog. We will cure your dog’s retrieving problems and create a reliable retriever that brings the bird back to you without fumbling, dilly-dallying or avoiding bringing the bird back to you. This camp is generally available any time during the year, and is for 6 to 8 weeks. The cost is a flat $4,500 plus all vet expenses.

Advanced Gun Dog Training

The objective of our Advanced Gun Dog Training is to build on the foundation previously established by our basic gun dog training, or the foundation put in place by the owner. Dogs learn formal obedience, proper hunting pattern, staying in control and simple blind retrieves. This training is what you need prior to opening day! The training is generally available any time during the year, and is a 4 month minimum at $1500 a month. When your dog is in to be steadied the cost of training birds are extra. At the end of advanced gun dog training, your dog will run a hunting pattern within range, be steady-to-wing and shot and complete simple blind retrieves.

Let's Talk About Your Dog

Gun Dog Training On Wild Birds

The objective of our Wild Bird Gun Dog Training is to build a positive hunting foundation in your dog. The benefits to your dog are significant regarding exposure to cover, travel and of course birds. Our training varies by year and location but is generally in September, October and November. Your dog will travel with us and we will hunt it each day to gain experience that will last for its life.

The Grouse Woods