![]() ![]() The overall goal being the same…creating a happy gun dog and companion! We certainly love and care for our retrievers…they are simply family to us! Maverick hunting white geese in Saskatchewan. With the guidance of books by the late Richard Wolters, I trained my first Black Lab back in the late 1990s (some 18+ years ago) and have learned over and over that no two dogs are alike! We take a patient training approach…adjusting our training according to the individual. The best part about this is that your dogs are treated as part of our family…enjoy “home-like” living conditions and get our full undivided attention during training. We will accept puppies and older dogs for training under some circumstances. We currently accept up to 5-7 student retrievers that are at least 6-7 months old. Our training facilities here in the PPR encompass nearly 2000+ acres of fields and scattered ponds. Much of this land is bordered by a large and very important body of water for both breeding and migrating waterfowl and other birds. Now you know what AWA stands for…and when you get to know me…your trainer…you will understand why it is all so fitting! Jet back with a Sandhill Crane. Our Gun Dog Training program takes place right here in the heart of Duck Country – the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North Dakota! Our gun dogs are living the ultimate dream! They hunt just about everyday of the regular waterfowl season, early Canada Goose season, Spring Snow Goose season and even trips across the border to Saskatchewan, Canada and remote Alaska! If we are not hunting…you can bet we are training! We have no off season…we live the lifestyle 365 days a year…it is what we do…it is our passion! You can follow our waterfowl hunting adventures at Anatidae Wingshooting Adventures AWA Waterfowling. We here at AWA Gun Dogs are proud to say that we live to chase absolutely nothing but feathers! 55 Jet after a good Saskatchewan crane hunt. ![]() We train retrievers for field and marsh with one goal in mind…that they become excellent working gun dogs and great companions! Our gun dog training camps are tailored specifically for the duck and goose hunter! In addition, we offer a 2 month ALL BREED OBEDIENCE Program. If your looking for a trainer that is purely focused on hunting retrievers….you have come to the right place! We are a small fulltime training facility. Congress listened and decided it was time to protect certain animals, specifically as it related to the transportation, sale, and handling of dogs and cats.WELCOME TO AWA GUN DOGS – PROFESSIONAL RETRIEVER TRAINING FOR THE WATERFOWLER AND ALL BREED OBEDIENCE Ace watching for divers. The public was outraged, and called their legislators demanding action. But, around this time, Life Magazine, with photos from photographer Stan Wayman, ran a story entitled Concentration Camps for Lost and Stolen Pets exposing animal dealers and the horrendous conditions. Resnick was met with considerable opposition. Department of Agriculture and required to meet certain humane standards of care." The family, Resnick, and the nation were devasted." (See link below.)Īngered by this injustice, Congressman Resnick introduced H.R.9743, "calling for pet dealers and laboratories to be licensed and inspected by the U.S. Unfortunately, even Resnick's personal attempts to intercede failed, and it finally took police pressure to discover that Pepper had been sold to a New York hospital where she was used in an experiment and died on the operating table. Shaken, but not deterred, the family contacted the Animal Welfare Institute, an advocacy group in Washington D.C., who used its powers to contact Representative Joseph Renick, the Congressman in the dealer's district. The family "drove from Pennsylvania to New York to confront the dealer, but was denied access to the property. They soon learned Pepper had been stolen by a Pennsylvania dog dealer who was supplying animals for research. This family identified their lost dog in a newsphoto, showing Pepper and other dogs being loaded into a truck. In July 1965, Pepper, a Dalmatian, was stolen from a family’s backyard in Pennsylvania. Legislation > Animal Welfare Act (AWA) > history Animal Protection Minnesota | Animal Folks
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