I was married to my beautiful H.S. sweetheart in 1966. We have three girls and four grandchildren. I have over 45 years experience in training retrievers and being involved with the waterfowl hunting industry. My primary education is in engineering and marketing which in many ways has helped me with the business affairs of running my own dog training business and marketing my sponsor’s products. God has Blessed me with the ability to successfully train retrievers using different techniques, with a non-traditional attitude, that has allowed me the reputation of not washing out any retriever. My activities consist of a variety of waterfowl hunting related venues. My focus at this point in my career is education by doing seminars and training clinics. I only take two full time dogs at any one time for training. I also recently developed a new activity for the companion retriever and handler called the Companion Retriever Hunting Challenge or C.R.H.C. I am currently scheduling these contests for indoor and outdoor events. As the dog pro for Team Longneck, I am in the process of putting together two retriever training DVD’s, writing a book explaining my techniques and putting together a fun book and DVD titled “If Your Retriever Could Talk”. My other responsibilities with Team Longneck are the marketing of our DVD series consisting of waterfowl hunting and future turkey hunting projects. My passion for waterfowl hunting has given me an avenue to help the handicapped and today’s youth. I am responsible for guiding the handicapped hunters on the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge and participate in local schools, churches and DU Greenwing events. My sponsors are the best in the waterfowl hunting industry. I am a Dakota Decoy X-Treme Team Staff Member, DTSystem Pro Staffer, Representative for CamoFlex and NutriSource Dog Food. Mossy Oak is my camo sponsor along with Callin The Shots Outdoor TV. I am a volunteer for the Iroquois NWR, sponsor and volunteer for DU, member of Delta Waterfowl, member of The Finger Lakes & WNY Waterfowl Assoc. and Lake Plains Waterfowl Assoc. I make it a priority to use and recommend all my sponsors products when I do any event. I also carry that same attitude into the field or marsh when hunting. My mission in life is to help anyone I can with the talents and opportunities that God has entrusted me with.
I was married to my beautiful H.S. sweetheart in 1966. We have three girls and four grandchildren. I have over 45 years experience in training retrievers and being involved with the waterfowl hunting industry. My primary education is in engineering and marketing which in many ways has helped me with the business affairs of running my own dog training business and marketing my sponsor’s products. God has Blessed me with the ability to successfully train retrievers using different techniques, with a non-traditional attitude, that has allowed me the reputation of not washing out any retriever. My activities consist of a variety of waterfowl hunting related venues. My focus at this point in my career is education by doing seminars and training clinics. I only take two full time dogs at any one time for training. I also recently developed a new activity for the companion retriever and handler called the Companion Retriever Hunting Challenge or C.R.H.C. I am currently scheduling these contests for indoor and outdoor events. As the dog pro for Team Longneck, I am in the process of putting together two retriever training DVD’s, writing a book explaining my techniques and putting together a fun book and DVD titled “If Your Retriever Could Talk”. My other responsibilities with Team Longneck are the marketing of our DVD series consisting of waterfowl hunting and future turkey hunting projects. My passion for waterfowl hunting has given me an avenue to help the handicapped and today’s youth. I am responsible for guiding the handicapped hunters on the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge and participate in local schools, churches and DU Greenwing events. My sponsors are the best in the waterfowl hunting industry. I am a Dakota Decoy X-Treme Team Staff Member, DTSystem Pro Staffer, Representative for CamoFlex and NutriSource Dog Food. Mossy Oak is my camo sponsor along with Callin The Shots Outdoor TV. I am a volunteer for the Iroquois NWR, sponsor and volunteer for DU, member of Delta Waterfowl, member of The Finger Lakes & WNY Waterfowl Assoc. and Lake Plains Waterfowl Assoc. I make it a priority to use and recommend all my sponsors products when I do any event. I also carry that same attitude into the field or marsh when hunting. My mission in life is to help anyone I can with the talents and opportunities that God has entrusted me with.