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Training Your Springer Spaniel:

Correct introduction to live birds, shotgun noise, retrieving game and obedience is a must if you want your dog to fulfill  its promise.   The ideal time to start this program is 6 to 9 months of age.

Over the past thirty-seven years, we have trained hundreds of spaniels and retrievers for clients (upland and waterwork), however, due to travel, waterfowl and big game hunting throughout North America, we are no longer training client dogs, as we choose to concentrate on our own competitive spaniels.   

Since early 2005 we have sent our competitive spaniels to Gary and Cindy Wilson at Sunrise Kennels in New York State.  We have known Gary Wilson for more than 25 years.  He is among the handful of top professional trainers in North America.  His record of training top quality field trial and hunting dogs is second to none.   

We highly recommend Gary and Cindy for their ability to get the most out of your spaniel.   Whether you are interested in having the best hunting companion of your life, or a field trial competitor -- nobody does it better!!!

 

Sunrise Kennels

 

Gary and Cindy Wilson

6600 Cty Rte 369

Canisteo, New York, 14823

Telephone: (607) 776 7349

email: dencolowm@infoblvd.net

Sunrise Kennels sits on 200 acres set in the rolling hills of the Finger Lake District (located 1 hour south of Rochester, New York).   Gary and Cindy's land is cultivated specifically to train springer spaniels year round with plenty of light cover for the warm summer months and numerous ponds sprinkled throughout the area to cool down the dogs and to do water work.

Monthly training fee: $600 + birds

 

 

     Our springers trained by the Wilsons

  "KD Lang" with Frank (5 wins and 14 other placements)

"Ben" owned by Dr. Morgan Campbell, British Columbia

 "Chance" owned by Dr. Fred Bennett, Ontario 

"Slicker" owned by Jordan McCann, New York, NY  

Photo taken at Ottawa Valley Trial - June 1, 2008, with their ribbons.

 

K.D. Lang

(KD)

American Hero (Chaps)

Imperial Flush (Keno)

Frankly Scarlet (Letty)

 

Gary and Cindy have done an excellent job with our young springers (see Record page).  We could not be more pleased with the care and attention they give our dogs.   Presently they are training and handling K.D.Lang.   K.D. now has 5 wins and 14 other placements (49 points in USA and Canadian field trials).   Updated June 10, 2008

   

               Waterwork at Sunrise

 

 

 

Travel plans? Extended trip? 

We offer your "Springville springer spaniel" camp activities with an active lifestyle while you are away.  

  • Twice daily walks with all spaniels in kennel, the opportunity of playing and running with new-found buddies and cousins, minimum one-mile each run through the fields and woods to the pond and back.  They love it!!!   There are about 12 of our spaniels on each romp.
  • A chance for us to answer questions and clean-up obedience issues your spaniel may have.
  • Heated sleeping quarters
  • Bath prior to pickup
  • Reservation required as we take maximum of 3 Springville guest spaniels at any one time
  •  $400 per month (minimum one month stay)

 

 

 

Obedience Training for your new Springville Pup

  • For general obedience and training tips and ideas, we strongly recommend you watch the television series "The Dog Whisperer" on the National Geographic Channel.   
  • Cesar Millan has excellent common-sense ideas that will help you make your Springville springer the best.   
  • For more information, check out the following site: http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/

 

 

Frank & Bonnie O'Grady

e-mail: spaniels@springvillespringers.com

495 County Road 21, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada L0A 1G0 Phone: (705) 932-5577