Building monsters in the field with manners around the family.

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Financing Available | Results Guaranteed | Fully Insured | Certified Trainers |

Companion Gun Dog Training

At Iron Oak Dog Company, our companion gun dog training program is a comprehensive program built for hunters who want a driven, reliable field partner that’s also calm, obedient, and polite in town. You only get so many days in the field, and on the water. You've got to make the most of them. The rest of the year your dog needs to fit seamlessly into everyday life. This isn’t just traditional obedience, retrieving, or upland field work. It’s a complete lifestyle program for gun dogs designed to build harmony between your hunting life and your home life. This isn’t just field work. It’s a complete sporting lifestyle training program.

Our training programs for hunting companions in York and Adams County, PA utilize a flexible framework, expertly curated to the specific needs of you and your dog. We guide you every step of the way no matter what your goals are. Our Companion Gun Dog Training Programs are appropriate for all sporting breeds including retrievers, flushers, pointers, and versatile hunting dogs. We work with you directly to determine appropriate outcomes for your dog based on their genetics and your hunting, testing, and trialing goals. You can have it all, in balance, and on demand.

Our Companion Gun Dog Training Program builds a calm companion around town:

  • Stop undesirable behaviors in public and at home

  • Build handler focus and neutrality toward distractions

  • Enjoy restaurants, parks, and travel with your dog

  • Responsive and responsible behavior in all environments

Our Companion Gun Dog Training Program builds a polished predator on the hunt:

  • Disciplined tracking for big game recovery

  • Non-slip retrieve for upland and waterfowl

  • Bold searching to produce more game for the gun

  • Cooperation and control to hunt with and for you

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  • Understanding

    We’ve been there, struggling to make sense of all the conflicting information out there while trying to help our dog. We’ve learned from the best in the business and distill what works down into an easy to follow training program.

  • Real Results

    We use science-backed, results-driven methods tailored to each dog. No cookie-cutter approach and no guesswork. You get a personalized roadmap that creates real results and no fallout. We get it right the first time.

  • Trusted Nationwide

    Dog owners and professional trainers from all over the county attend our seminars, seek our advice on difficult cases, and participate in our online community. Our client reviews speak for themselves.

  • Our Promise

    We guarantee our training works. We work with our clients until we achieve the standards for their training program. You pay for results instead of unfulfilled promises and no accountability.

The Iron Oak Training Journey

  • Foundation

    Everything else is built off of a foundation of motivation, communication, structure, and support. With the right system in place many problems fade away or are prevented in the first place. Game and gunfire introductions, development of pointing/flushing instincts, and nurturing the natural retrieve round out field work.

  • Fundamentals

    Fundamentals build a language with the leash and remote collar, and develop responsiveness and responsibility in common situations. We build skills like field handling, stop to flush, and the formal retrieve while we train obedience and manners to the AKC Canine Good Citizen or UKC Socialized Pet Obedience Test standard.

  • Finishing

    The polished hunting companion is developed to your desired field standards. They are prepared for the environments you hunt including field, forest, and water. Dogs are optionally trained to meet public access standards such as the AKC Community Canine and Urban Canine tests.

  • Sport + Social

    Drop in sessions provide opportunities for casual exploration or deep dives into Sport + Social activities. On and off leash socialization, adventure dog skills, urban escapades, and working dog tasks like retrieving and scent work. Harness your dog’s unique powers for good, while building a cooperative partnership and a sense of community.

  • Experiences

    Clients get first dibs on special events like clinics, camps, and gatherings. Celebrate your successes, build community, make new memories, and honor your companion.

Training Guarantee

  • We know many clients have already invested hundreds or thousands of dollars in training programs with little to nothing to show for it. We back everything we do with a guarantee because we’re confident in the results our services deliver.
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    We keep working with you until you and your dog are able to meet the objective standards for your training program.

    After you successfully complete your program, we’re here for the long haul to answer questions and help you troubleshoot for the life of your dog.

    This protects your investment and recognizes that developing your dog and your relationship with them is an ongoing process.

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Training Formats + Pricing

  • We do the hard work to develop your dog’s skills while you focus on your daily life. You’ll bring home a well-mannered companion who is more adaptable to new situations and integrates more easily into your everyday life. We also make sure you’re empowered with the tools and knowledge you need to maintain the results. Our program offers a time-efficient, expert-led solution that creates lasting results. And our low volume means your dog gets more time and attention each day so we can get more done, in less time, with better results.

    ​Your dog spends time in our home, as well as on 300 acres of training grounds where your they can decompress, explore, and learn. They live alongside, and are treated just like, one of our personal dogs. They complete a holistic program including obedience, lifestyle training, behavior modification, socialization, and enrichment.

    ​During their stay, your dog receives personalized exercise, enrichment, and education tailored to their needs and your training goals. Throughout the program, you'll receive video updates, written progress reports, and access to resources that support your training journey.

    We only take on 4 new clients at a time maintain our quality of service.

    $3000 30 Days
    $5000 60 Days
    $6000 90+ Days

  • One-on-one coaching provides fully bespoke training programs and maximum scheduling flexibility. Our programs are unique because we meet you where you’re at, both in terms of your current level of training, and also the environments where you need that training to work the most. We can also help clients through online lessons.

    We consult with you to develop a training road map that maximizes results in the shortest amount of time possible, whether you need to develop your puppy, put some handles on your young dog, or add some polish to your seasoned vet. Then we guide you hands on through the training process every step of the way.

    You have unlimited access to your trainer between sessions for questions and feedback. This ensures steady progress, no setbacks, and an efficient path toward achieving your goals. Core lessons are available to you in a step by step online format so you never have to take notes or remember what we covered during a session.

    We only take on 6 new clients at a time maintain our quality of service.

    $450 - 3 Sessions
    $750 - 6 Sessions
    $1015 - 9 Sessions
    $1200 - 12 Sessions

    On site sessions (we come to you) incur a travel fee of $50 plus $0.65/mile.

  • A cost effective option with socialization and distractions built right in. Group class is a great starting point for dogs with selective hearing but no significant behavioral concerns. This is the same training with the same guarantees and support. Just bring your commitment and critical thinking, and we’ll guide every step of the way.

    $50/session