4 weeks – $1,000

Designed for dogs 3 – 6 months of age, this introductory class teaches basic obedience commands of sit, stand, down, come and walk on a loose lead while introducing the dog to the bird and gun.

Includes: 5 birds
Client to provide food.
Meemos Farm providing food: Cost is $3 per day.

Upland Gun Dog Foundation Program

Suitable for: All breeds of Pointers, Flushing & Retrieving dogs
6 weeks – $1500
Recommended age: 6 months and older

Training includes: 10 birds
Additional birds are sold in batches of 10 – Cost $120 per 10 birds
Meemo’s Farm recommends a minimum of 30 birds per dog over the 6 weeks
Client to provide food.
Meemo’s Farm providing food: Cost is $3 per day.

The goal of this program is to insure your dog sets off on the right path for its hunting career. The foundation program provides the dog with the correct technical foundation and experiences to be a polished gun dog. Here we teach and reinforce advanced obedience in actual hunting situations to develop control under high distractions.

The course covers the following areas:

• General obedience, developing whoa, here, heel and kennel with positive reinforcement
• Collar conditioning
• Bird and gun introduction
• Develop Steady to wing (point and hold until you flush the bird)
• Develop and improve natural retrieve
• Develop search pattern and range and various hunting scenarios
• Exposure to birds and gun
• Introduction to hunting with other dogs
• Honoring and backing

Birds
Exposure to birds is essential for any gun dog’s training; it goes without saying that a successful bird dog is passionate about hunting birds. The desire that fuels their passion is known as prey drive. The development of prey drive requires that a dog be introduced to live birds in a positive way.

Developing and nurturing each dog’s prey drive through the exposure to live birds is critical in a bird dog’s success.

How many birds is enough?
There is no single figure or magic equation in answering how many birds are enough to develop and hone an individual’s prey drive, each dog is an individual and some respond quicker than others . During the foundation training, the rate includes 10 birds , however we do recommend the dog having exposure to at least 30 birds or more. One thing you can do to help yourself and the dog is obedience at home , the more obedient the dog is prior to its training the quicker and more time we can spend on developing that prey drive and other essentials such as staying steady to flush and retrieving live birds to hand.

What to expect
For the gun dog of average ability and temperament you can expect a quiet, responsive, obedient, reliable dog that is steady to flush, proficient in retrieves as well as handling and hunting in varied environments. A gun dog ready for your first hunts.

Advanced – Finished Upland Gun Dog Program
Suitable for: All breeds of Pointers, Flushing & Retrieving dogs

$1,500 per month

Training includes: 50 birds
Additional birds are sold in batches of 10 – Cost $120 per 10 birds
Meemos Farm recommends exposure to a minimum of 50 birds per dog over the month
Client to provide food.
Meemo’s Farm providing food: Cost is $3 per day.

Course Duration
The course duration will vary between dogs. There are many variables that will influence the length of your dog’s training. These range from your own personal requirements, and expectations to the age of your dog as well as the breed and prior training. We will customize our program to suit your goals

Open to all breeds, this course builds upon the principles presented in our foundation training course, training developed specifically for the needs of the upland wing-shooter. The training emphasizes all essential gun dog skills including obedience, steady/honor, delivery,. Dogs are exposed to various hunting terrain and environments (both land and water) and a variety of birds.

The course covers the following areas:

• Builds off the foundation program
• Continued bird exposure to wild and liberated birds
• Further develop honoring
• Develop Steady to release
• Steady to wing and shot
• Conditioned retrieve if necessary

Birds
Exposure to birds is essential for any gun dog’s training; it goes without saying that a successful bird dog is passionate about hunting birds. The desire that fuels their passion is known as prey drive. The development of prey drive requires that a dog be introduced to live birds in a positive way.

Developing and nurturing each dog’s prey drive through the exposure to live birds is critical in a bird dog’s success.