I wish they could see him now. Teddy was a pup we got from

North Dakota. I was kind of new in the hunting dog area when

we bought him. I made the mistake of taking him to a large

trainer that brags about how many championship dogs they

have trained. It was one of those quick training to save you

money places. Teddy spent the required time at the ranch and

was told that dog has no drive and is not birdie enough to

make a hunting dog. I admit that Teddy is a lot different than

the High energy full throttle black labs that most of these

trainers are training but I was not ready to give up. I had a

phone conversation with about 10 different trainers all across

four states and visited many of the facilities myself. When I

visited Richard I knew that my first impression was not far off

on him. His facility looked like my house. His training places

resembled places I hunt. My dog sleeps in his home and

plays with other dogs just like home. There is not 20-30 dogs

on the place. Richard told me right away that Teddy had

potential and he wasn’t wrong. Teddy is the most laid back

calm house lab you will ever meet but when the camo comes

out he is a machine. Not every dog is the same. I recently just

picked up my second dog that Richard has trained. Duke or

“The Devil Dog” as my wife says is the opposite of Teddy and

Richard did a fine job with him as well (wife is happy). Richard

will get to know your dog personally. He will figure out what

makes him tick and motivates him. He understands the

differences in how much pressure to apply to the many

different personalities of dogs. He will train your dog and

teach you how to use your dog. You will understand why your

dog tries to do certain things. The best training is useless

unless the owner is taught how to use it in the process. Teddy

spent Saturday fetching 4 limits of ducks. He spent over ten

minutes swimming after a wounded diver and picked up a

couple of doubles. Pretty good for a dog with no drive. Now if

we can just slow that tail down when the ducks are locked up.



Brett Hodge

General Manager

XCHEM Services

Cap String Division

Cell 940-210-9833

Brett.hodge@nch.com

