Thank you for visiting our website! I am the owner and primary trainer for all of the dogs that come to our facility. I grew up in the area or Brooksville, AL now known as Somerville. In my late 20's I began deer hunting, bass fishing and finally duck hunting which naturally got me interested in waterfowl dogs. My father loved terriers so naturally I grew up with a love for dogs. My wife convinced me to purchase our first Golden for the family back in 2001 which is how I ended up loving Golden Retrievers so much. Our first one was named Carlee. I eventually found myself interested in the world of Hunt Tests after numerous years of background doing obedience work for therapy dogs. I began traveling to hunt tests and comparing my dogs to other dogs and learning everything I could from books and videos. I quickly found you could train a good duck hunting meat dog this way but a well trained competitive dog needed much more detail, and it was very clear that I did not have the knowledge or tools necessary to teach those skills. I began shadowing a retired pro but quickly found that there was a huge divide between the old schools methods and the newer methods I was studying. This kept me digging and trying new things all while trying to train our family pets. When our oldest Golden Carlee passed from cancer I found myself at a crossroad and began studying pedigrees and kennel club standards for the retriever breeds. This showed me that not only did I lack the tools to train effectively but so did my dogs. I began searching for a Golden Retriever from a proven field pedigree to start fresh with which led me to my mentor in the dog training world which is Tim Kingsfield. I met Tim and his wife Diane along with their family and army of dogs and quickly saw they knew so much of what I was missing and first and foremost had a Golden like I wanted. This is how I ended up with my Zeus "Z dawg". Z changed everything for me. I was quickly being drug around by a Ferrari of puppy learning how to train and handle well bread dogs. We have numerous breeds that come through the kennel and I develop life long relationships with many of them. Every dog that comes through the kennel gets treated with the same care and detail that our personal dogs get. Although its true that no one will care for your dog quite as good as you do we strive to give them the best care from their kennel time to their training time. I have trained a wide range of obedience all the way to Champion Level Dogs and although I have a proven program for success I also believe in adapting to the dog as needed to maintain required momentum and progress. You can only teach what you know and no one knows everything. I believe its important to always continue learning and growing as a professional trainer. I operate the kennel with my daughter and wife. Our primary technique is considered Sequential training. Give me a call and let me help you plan your next adventure!​