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Dog Training and Boarding Facility
About Our Kennel:
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Family Owned and Operated * Kennel at our Residence * *Friendly and Knowledgeable Staff *
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Open 7 Days a Week/ Times by appointment around family schedule
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Individual, Spacious Runs: Climate-controlled, Secure, Sanitary & Comfortable
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Individual & Group Exercise (Group exercise with owner permission only)
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Cots, Food Bowls, Toys & Treats are Provided at no Extra Charge
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Personalized Training Sessions for Field Training, Collar Conditioning, Trained Retrieve and Basic Obedience
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Free bath with 4 or more days of consecutive boarding
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Special Diets are Catered to * Medications can be Administered
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Every dog that stays with us will be worked with twice every day as a part of our standard procedure within our kennel. We are a training facility and work to ensure that the dogs are provided with fitness training and manners to allow for a relaxed and quiet environment. A dog that is exercised is happier during their time away from home.
Rates:
Field Training: Monthly rate is $600/ month plus birds. A 3 month program is recommended for steady to wing and shot. To add this training to the daily Fitness Training is $25/ hour or $12.50/ half hour, plus birds if needed for training.
Fitness Training: Provided with daily board rate of $25 per day per dog. 2 or more dogs from same family can stay for $25 for the first dog and $20 each additional dog.
Collar Conditioning or Obedience Training: To add this training to the daily Fitness Training is $25/ hour or $12.50/ half hour.
*** ½ hour initial assessment training free of charge. Hands on personal training offered at normal hourly rate beyond the free ½ hour assessment.
Dogs deemed too dangerous to handle will be maintained in a closed environment or not accepted.
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Our Requirements:
For the safety of your pets, other boarding animals, customers, and staff, please secure your pets on a leash or in a carrier when bringing them into our facility and upon departure. We only accept healthy pets current on vaccinations.
Any pets arriving with fleas or ticks must be bathed and have Frontline Plus administered at the owner's expense.
Vaccinations: Please be prepared to furnish us with verification of vaccinations. We cannot stress enough how important it is to make
sure these vaccinations are done well in advance. Pets are required to be current on the following inoculations in order to board with us:
DHLPP, Rabies & Bordatella. We suggest that The bordatella vaccinations be administered annually and no later than 2 weeks prior to arrival.
It is the owner's responsibility to ensure that Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters is supplied with updated vaccination records for each pet.
Please be aware that there is a $5.00 surcharge if we must call your veterinarian for verification of vaccinations. Bring your records upon
arrival or expedite your check-in time by faxing them to us at (410)836-1800 or mailing them in advance.
If your pet needs medication: Please package each type of medication in its own baggie & label each with 1) your pet's name,
2) the name of the medication, 3) the dosage, & 4) administration instructions.
Please, never pre-mix medications with food.
We have come to the end of our 14th hunting season and the summer dog training sessions will be on a roll soon here at Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters. We had Ronnie Smith Seminars at the end of March(http://www.huntsmith.com/ ) and we have the dates listed below for the summer training sessions.
The Dog Training Membership runs from August to August. If you are interested in this membership simply e-mail, call or stop by and we will take care of you. If you are looking to get started over the summer months, we can pro-rate your fee and let the fun begin sooner.
Dog Training Memberships
(410)452-8472 or (410)836-1800
*ALL PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AT ALL TIMES.
We must have a signed hunting lease on file for each member each year.
In order to use the dog training fields, you must have your own Retriever Training Permit. This permit comes from the Dept. of Natural Resources for $5.00/each.
Address:
MD Dept. of Natural Resources
Permits Coordinator Wildlife Division
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis , MD 21401
Or any DNR License Merchant -OR- THe Md DNR website
The dog-training fields are set up separate from the regulated hunting preserve to allow for more flexible usage. The fields will be rotated to accommodate agricultural needs. There will be a mix of tall grasses, crop stubble, hedgerows, and hayfields.
- $120 annually (August Renewal)
- Additional walk-alongs - $15/person
- LIMIT OF ONE GUNNER WHILE AFIELD
- Pheasant, Chukar and Quail will be available on site from Oct. 1 st through March 31 st .
- Birds are mostly available beyond these dates and are welcome to be purchased, but possibly at an adjusted price
- The cost of the birds will be the same as the hunting preserve prices unless otherwise mentioned.
- Dog training assistance is available if requested in advance at $25/hour.
- Please call in advance to reserve the field.
- The home farm property is the dog training fields that are available. The hunting preserve property is not included in this membership.
***Dog Training Members receive a discount of $5 off the daily fitness board per dog per day when you leave your dog(s) with us while you travel.
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Rick Smith/ Ronnie Smith Foundation Seminar
available here at Mason Dixon Game Outfitters each year.
Intermediate Seminar or Advanced Academy hosted annually with an alternating schedule as well.
*Special Treat for the seminars (2009-2010) - Susanna Love joined us and assisted Ronnie at our seminars. Always a pleasure!
2011 Schedule: http://www.huntsmith.com/ for details.
Foundation Seminar: March 25-27, 2011
Intermediate Seminar: March 28-30, 2011
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Summer 2010 Sessions for Dog Training - See dates and times below: CHECK HERE APRIL 2011 FOR NEW SCHEDULE
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Times that will accommodate the class best to be e-mailed or discussed on the first Sunday session. We will do our best to coordinate a schedule that will work for everyone. We must also consider cooler parts of the day as the weather warms up.
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All classes will be 2 hours long or will maintain until we can end each student on a successful note.
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Each lesson will have at least 2 trainers working together to keep everyone engaged.
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We will run each class in small group sessions with some yard work training and then some bird fun.
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We introduce the pups to the chain gang, command lead, the long line and birds, birds, birds.
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The one big bonus for the pups on this group session is that they are building prey drive by watching the other pups work through the field and seeing the birds fly in front of them from each pup that is working.
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Cost: $40 per session plus birds @ $7 each (pigeons, quail and chukar used) *We will typically use 2-4 birds each session.
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Please contact us if you have any questions or to let us know if you are attending.
What if someone wants to join and doesn't hear about us or can't make it until June? We will offer private lessons during the week to catch them up with the class and then pro- rate them into the summer sessions?
Remainder of Summer 2010 Schedule:
Saturday, September 4th
Sunday, September 12th (Group picnic between classes.)
Times- (May change during warm weather)
Intermediate/Advanced group: (9am-11am)
The INTERMEDIATE LEVEL transitions a dog from mechanical cues to remote cues in the field and
ultimately verbal commands are overlaid to the conditioned response. At this level dogs are
becoming steady on game, learning to honor another dogs point, and quartering on cue.
At the ADVANCED LEVEL, dogs are reaching the point of learned behavior. They learn to work scent
in adverse conditions, how to look for and recognize backing situations, mark and hunt dead,
retrieve, and take direction and go with you in the field.
Puppy/Foundation group: (1pm-3pm)
Young dogs need the opportunity of exposure to birds in the field to develop their inherent prey drive.
At the beginning of training the dog may require a month of PUPPY DEVELOPMENT. This ensures a
young dog is excited about birds and has learned the basics of how to utilize his instincts. This level
elevates the dog's intensity of prey drive and readies them for the formal stages of training.
The FOUNDATION LEVEL begins formal training by establishing Points of Contact on the neck and
flank. Through the use of the points of contacts conditioned responses are taught, thus shaping
behavior or in some cases re-shaping undesired behavior. This is also when work is begun on the
dog's natural retrieve.
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