Class Schedule:
Course orientation held Saturday, May 30 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Subsequent classes held Tuesday evenings from 6:15-7:45 PM, beginning June 3.
Cost to Participate:
$95 per retriever
Class Location:
NDRC Training Grounds
Clubhouse located at
8335 Highway 10
Glyndon MN 56547
This is a “Train-The-Trainer” course designed to help teach you and your retriever to become better upland and waterfowl hunters. During the course, you’ll learn how to teach your retriever single retrieves of game birds, basic obedience and introduction to birds, gunfire and water. You’ll participate in a simulated duck hunt, mentored pheasant hunt, clean game birds and enjoy a “game” dinner with your classmates! By the end of the course, you should have a basic foundation of skills necessary to continue training your retriever to hunt and retrieve upland and waterfowl game birds.
This multi-session course begins Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM then continues on consecutive Tuesday evenings thru July 29th. The final class is a mentored Fall 2026 pheasant hunt on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
You’ll Learn To Teach Your Retriever:
– single retrieves of game birds
– basic obedience
– introduction to birds, gunfire and water
The course will be limited to six participants and dogs must be AKC Registered to be admitted. Priority registration given to North Dakota Retriever Club Members. Non-members encouraged to inquire.
Register to Join Us
For more information and to enroll, contact Doug Martin at 612-991-6230 or dougmartinmn@gmail.com.