Trainer Friends

For my friends in the mid-west, I wanted to share a great dog training opportunity.  This session will be taught by an amazing dog trainer, and my former mentor, Inga From.  Inga is one of only a handful of people in the United States that teaches positive gun-dog training.  If you are looking to do some hunting with your dog, or have a dog that loves to fetch, I highly recommend you consider taking this seminar with Inga.  I was privileged to have attended former Gun-Dog Training weekends with Inga, and they are quite informative and fun.

Details and registration available at www.PositiveGunDogsMN.com

Field Sport for the Family Dog

Intro weekend

Positive Gun Dogs of Minnesota welcome

Inga From, CDBC, CPDT-KSA

As She Presents Her Two-day Beginner Positive Field Dog Seminar

May 3rd^th & 4th, 2014

Stone Mountain Pet Lodge–Blaine, MN

About this seminar:

An urban field sport for the family dog is an opportunity to see what your sporting breed dog was bred to do or for any dog that loves to fetch!

Effective and efficient dog-friendly training methods for field dogs without the use of force fetch training or e-collars.

Seminar Overview:

Day One: • Overview of positive field sport’s • Positive training basics • Assessment of foundation skills • Introduction to scent work • How to teach a retrieve with positive training		Day Two: (outdoors) • Into the field • Introduction to field training • Individual time with instructor • Level 1: K9 Field Sport Testing

Cost: Two-day working spot for one handler & one dog $235

Team Discount: Two-day working for two handlers & one dog $270

Two-day auditor/observer spot-no dog $180

Inga From, CDBC, CPDT-KSA  My Bio
Certified Dog Behavior Consultant
 (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants)
Certified Professional Dog Trainer 
(Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers)

Offers Positive Training for dog owners and their dogs.

Association of Pet Dog Trainer’s national award winner

Positive Training based on the LIMA (Least Invasive Minimally Aversive) principle.

Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

Inga specializes in shelter/rescue dogs. She has worked in shelter settings for over 10 years. Five of those years were spent at a local humane society where she served as the expert for the shelter in behavior and training. 

Inga Offers:

Animal Shelter/Rescue Consultant for Behavior and Training, Implementing New Programs and Staff Training.

 Private In-Home Training & Board & Train

 Positive Dog Training Group Classes and Seminars

Field Sports for the Family Dog - Host your own event

 Corporate and Non-Profit Team Building with Dogs

Consultant for finding your next Canine  

Dog Trainer Mentorship Program

Positive Gun-Dog Training Weekend

I was delighted to be able to work with my mentor once again, Inga From (head trainer at Midwest Animal Rescue Services), helping her with a weekend seminar.  Furthermore, I was very excited to be able to meet an amazing dog training from England, Helen Phillips.

Inga is one of only a handful of trainers in the United States that teaches positive reinforcement training for hunting dogs.  Helen has been using positive training for hunting dogs in the UK for 25 years and gave an amazing seminar over the weekend.  Many people attended from all over the United States and Canada.  Although I am not a hunter and will never do this sort of training myself, I believe it is very important to learn as much as I can about all types of dog training.  I also had a wonderful time helping out people as I learned alongside them, and got to meet a lot of other trainers as well.

If you are interested in learning a really great non-traditional way to train your dog for hunting, please consider Positive Gun Dogs of Minnesota, with local trainer Inga From.

Helen Phillips in the classroom.

Helen demonstrating in the field.

Helen Phillips & Athena

Athena & Inga From

Some of the weekends participants.

Positive Gun-Dog Training Weekend

Coming Up....April 27th, 28th, and 29th 2012.
Positive Gun-Dog Training



Professional Gun Dog Trainer: Helen Phillips - Her first appearance in the United States.
Workshop 1: April 27th 
Workshop 2: April 28th & 29th 
Marine on St. Croix & Blaine, MinnesotaRegistration open.  Visit the positive gun dogs MN website to sign up.
Dinner Meet & Greet with Helen Phillips

Friday, April 27th 5:30pm 

Marine on St.Croix/Stillwater, MN

Come meet other clicker gun dog lovers, workshop participants & Helen Phillips for dinner.

Cost: $25 (includes: dinner & social hour with Helen) 

Must preregister by e-mailing: PositiveGunDogsMN@ymail.com to sign up!  

I will be helping out MARS trainer Inga From with this very exciting event.  If you are looking to train a hunting dog in a positive way, please visit the above website.  Hope to see you all there.