At Oak Creek, we offer a wide variety of services including gun dog, obedience, and field trial training. Whether your dog is just getting started, or primed for field trial training, your needs can be accommodated here. Many hunters like to bring their dogs in for a post-season and pre-season tune-up. At Oak Creek we feel it is important to train the dog and the owner at the same time. We believe that you and your dog are forming a life-long relationship. When you and your dog train together, you are developing a bond and partnership that will grow. We train dogs to be the perfect hunting companion and to become a member of the family. For most owners, a gun dog is not a “tool” just to be brought out during the hunting season. A gun dog should be a companion for both the hunter and his home.

We also have 1-1 sessions where we work with the dog and the owner at the same time. This is a one on one program by appointment only. We make 2 bird contacts per training session. With pointing dogs, we work on the point, styling the point, holding the point and steady to the bird flushing. We use remote bird launchers so we get a quality flush at just the right time. This also works for flushing dogs. After all, dog training is all about timing. We also introduce the gun if that has not already been accomplished. The gun is introduced while the bird is flushing. With this method the dog makes the connection with the bird and gun as a positive. Please do not take your young dog to the gun range for gun introduction. This is a good way to get a “gun shy” dog. We train the dog for covering ground or quartering, heel and to come when called, and of course to retrieve. We will e-collar train if necessary. Our training method is owner involved, we are training both the dog and owner to be a hunting team.

Oak Creek has a 14-dog indoor / outdoor, temperature-controlled kennels.  Let us take care of your best friend while you go on a family vacation, or just a day trip.  Your Dog will be taken care of just like it was our dog!!  We will offer daily walks, and even bird work while you are gone, to keep them ready for the upcoming bird season.  Give us a call today to reserve your spot while you are gone. 

PRICING:
1 Dog Kennel - $25 / night  
2 Dogs same Kennel - $35 / night
1-1 Session $125  (1-1/2 hour and includes 2 training birds)