Building monsters in the field with manners around the family.
Financing Available
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Results Guaranteed
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Fully Insured
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Certified Trainers
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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.
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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.
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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 reviews speak for themselves.
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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 getting fixed or open ended charges with no accountability.
Our Process
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Our user friendly scheduling system makes it easy for you to schedule a time for us to speak that is convenient for you.
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You’ll tell us about your dog, your training goals, and any problems you’re having. This information helps us plan our training approach and make recommendations.
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We offer a variety of core services. Based on our consultation, we’ll recommend one that is most appropriate and appealing to you. Once we’ve agreed on a general plan, we’ll get started. The details can shift as needed when we work through the curriculum.
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We offer Board + Train and Private Coaching options available depending on your personal needs and commitments.
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We’ll never leave you hanging. Once your program is successfully completed, you still have access to us for questions and troubleshooting related to your training program for the life of your dog.
Results Guarantee
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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.
We keep working with your dog until the stated goals and standards of your program are achieved. And when 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.
Does this mean we are able to solve every single problem that we see, or that your dog will never misbehave again? Of course not, nobody can guarantee that. But it does keep you safe from your money being wasted and ensures.
Training Formats
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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 and field ready hunting partner. 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.
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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 produce calm behavior and good manners while developing breed specific hunting skill sets in the field. 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 10 new clients at a time maintain our quality of service.
The Iron Oak Difference
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Professional Trainers
At Iron Oak, your dog is only ever trained and handled by Nate and Gretchen. This ensures a training process led by experienced professionals, not low skill, high turnover staff.
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Objective Standards
We utilize the objective, independent, third-party standards for obedience and field work. By defining clear training outcomes, you know up front exactly what results to expect.
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Custom Training Plans
Your dog is an individual and deserves a bespoke approach to training. Your dog’s breed, your dog’s temperament, your goals, your plan.
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All Inclusive
Professional grade training equipment, access to the premium level of our Dog Skool online community, and discounts on online courses.
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Guaranteed Results
Your investment in your dog is risk free because we guarantee your dog will meet stated training standards, or we keep working with you until they do.
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Lifetime Support
We provide phone, online, and in-person troubleshooting and support for the life of your dog. We may not be your first trainer, but we will be your last.