Diane Zablit & Solo (Western High Point Pup)

Water dog!?!

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Cedaredge, Colorado

Florida

Maggie Lindsey Anchorage, Alaska

I can’t say enough great things about Kurt and Hup Now Gundogs.  First I am not a person who sends dogs out to be trained; I have always trained my own dogs.  I am an AKC hunt test judge, have taken dogs to the senior level, and my Springer Scout made it to the nationals twice with the National Bird Dog Challenge.  Plus I am an avid hunter spending all my vacation time hunting birds with my dogs.  Last year we had our first litter of field bred Springers and we kept a puppy.  Buddy turned out to be everything we dreamed of and more – he is like a sponge and learned everything quickly both good and bad.  He is also a handful, a monster of a dog like Kurt likes to say and a challenge like most smart dogs.  Buddy enjoys testing me.  Buddy will also be our first field trial dog and I intend to get his master title on him so when our winter hit sooner than expected our training program ground to a halt.  To make matters worse it was right during that critical learning time in his first year.  Buddy also started a bad habit that had to be curtailed - with five feet of snow on the ground he quickly abandoned his pattern and started running snowmobile trails at full throttle clear out of sight!  Before settling on a trainer I did lots of research, and talked to all my lower 48 Springer connections and Kurt’s name kept coming to the top of the list.  After some long emails and more long phone conversations I decided to send my boy away to school.  It was a tough decision, but now that he is back after four months I can’t praise Kurt enough for what he has accomplished with this dog in such a short period of time (Kurt wanted to keep him longer but I wanted to train up here during our brief summer).  Kurt was able to undo the mistakes I had made with him, and with some work finally broke him of racing down any trail he ran across in the field.  Want I loved too was how honest and accessible and easy Kurt is to talk to, I could call anytime (except too late – I had to remember the time difference!)  and he would let me know how things were going.  I was also amazed at his ability to read a dog and his extensive knowledge of training.  The icing on the cake was when I went down and spent over a week with Kurt and went out training each day.   I learned so much and was in heaven working all those wonderful dogs!  Kurt was great with me too – he had to be very patient with me as I am much tougher to train then Buddy.  I was amazed at his training techniques and how he keys on what the dog is giving at that time and working with that can get the best out of each dog.  It was a very positive experience for both me and the dogs and I would highly recommend Kurt as a trainer.  I plan to keep working with Kurt and may be sending Buddy back to field trial or for tune-ups.  Thanks Kurt, you have added a whole new positive aspect to our lives – and I can’t be prouder of Buddy especially after I worked him this weekend – what a dog! 

Since the year 2000 I have been a very satisfied customer of Hupnow Gundogs. My latest project a Yellow lab started

with Kurt when he was 6 months old and is now 2 years old (to the day as we write). He has shown himself to be a

spectacular water dog with a fantastic entry, soft mouth and impeccable manners in the blind. He is also fully in

control and taking blind retrieves to at least 100 yards. All this I attribute to the dedication, knowledge, perseverance

and forward thinking training at Hupnow.  Kurt has consistently proved his ability to get into the thoughts and mind

of the dogs he works with and build a training regimen that is specific to the dog’s strengths and weaknesses to

provide an all around regiment that both Trainer and pupil enjoy and learn from.   I have had all my dogs train with

Kurt and will continue to do so as long as I continue to acquire them.
Thanks Kurt

Well, don't know if I could really express how much I appreciate your skill as a true "Dog Man" but I will give it a try:

I can't recommend Kurt Caldwell and HupNow Gundog Camp enough. Kurt's expert skill with dogs is a joy to watch.

 From young puppies to older seasoned dogs, I watched some amazing transformations in just a few days and I

appreciated the patience and kindness he showed in his method of training, not trying to rush the process.  Kurt is

also willing to share his methods and to allow handlers to accompany their dogs to camp, teaching you how to train

your own dog. I enjoyed HupNow Gundog Camp so much that it will become a yearly trip for me and my dogs.

My name is Larry Buggeln, and I train springer spaniel field trial dogs as a hobby. I've have known Kurt for quite some

time now. We have trained together a bunch of times. Kurt is a thinking dog trainer. He is very positive and has been

very good at helping others train. The dogs come first with Kurt.He has lots of ideas and helps with problem solving.

I had a great time at summer dog camp, and recommend it to all very highly. I'll see you at camp again this summer.

 

I(After 3rd Summer Camp Experience:)  I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how great summer camp was. All the training tips plus the hands on handling tips were great. It's much easier to learn when you see your self make the mistakes. The video was great it does not lie, yes I did that dumb stuff. The help with my pup was great, he does like the water. Many lessons learned. Count on me again next year.

Hey there Kurt Brian Merriman here, I just got back from a duck hunt in Nebraska and I just had to write you and

tell you that my dog Maddie did a fabulous job in the water and in the field. You can tell that she has well trained.

For a dog that is only a year and a half old she looked like a veteran out there and I had the guides asked me

where she was trained at, because she did that well. So I thought I would just write you an e-mail and tell you

about my experience with my dog and how good she performed
Thank You
 

Diane Zablit
Oceanside, California

"Kurt accomplished much in an amazingly short period of time with my pup.  I think the key was the great rapport he

built with him and the way he adapted his training methods to fit the pup's temperament.  The training with Kurt was 

the best money I ever spent on a dog, definitely worth the investment, as I had a pup ready to hunt and run puppy 

stakes when I got him back, with a solid foundation for all-age competition.  Equally important to me, my pup had the

same happy-go-lucky attitude when I got him back as when I sent him, ---obviously he had a great time at 'summer camp'!"