About Nate & Gretchen

Nate and Gretchen have over two decades of combined dog training experience. Their passion is developing dogs to reach their full potential and helping clients develop better working relationships with their companions through improved communication and understanding. They began their training journey working primarily with rescued dogs and made their name locally with a track record of successfully resolving all manner of behavioral cases. Their training now focuses on sporting dogs and companion dogs of all breeds, sizes, and temperaments.

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Unlike most training outfits, Nate and Gretchen do all of the training, from start to finish, themselves. This ensures each dog is getting the most out of their time at Iron Oak. More importantly, they spend a significant amount of time helping owners understand how to be solid coaches and leaders for their dogs and maintain their training at home. Iron Oak Dog Co. looks forward to working with you and your dog!

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Gretchen and Nate train and test their personal dogs through the JGV and NAVHDA hunt test organizations. To date, Gretchen and Nate have successfully handled nine dogs through performance tests including one Suchensieger (high in trial), and a Prize 1 Utility test with a max score of 204.

They breed Kleiner Münsterländer through their KlM-GNA approved kennels v.d. Wildblumen and v.d. Eiseneiche, with a heavy focus on maximizing the early phases of puppy development and offering unparalleled support for their puppy buyers. Occasionally they also offer started and finished versatile companion gundogs.

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Nate and Gretchen are avid public land small game hunters. They travel around the country each hunting season to explore the vast public land system while following their dogs in pursuit of furred and feathered quarry. They also organize hunt camps to help ease the learning curve for hunters new to these kinds of experiences.

They are currently accepting new clients both for companion (pet) dog training and companion gundog training. Their training services are open to all breeds, sizes, and temperaments. Gretchen and Nate have experience in obedience training, behavior modification, puppy development and imprinting, and hunting dog training.