Huntsmith - Rick Smith Seminars

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If you're looking for a better relationship with your dog, both at home and in the field, you've come to the right place.
From puppyhood through the basics of being a bird dog, all the basic skills you and your dog will need can be found here. You will be trained to train your dog, with Rick and Ronnie's guidance.

October 24-26, 2008

Melbourne, Australia

February 13-15, 2009

February 27 - Mar 1, 2009

March 13-15, 2009

March 20-22, 2009

March 27-29, 2009

April 17-19, 2009

Port Matilda, PA

June 26-28, 2009

July 10-12, 2009

July 17-19, 2009

Greater Bozeman, MT

August 21-23, 2009

Sylvan Lake, Alberta

September 11-13, 2009

October 2-4, 2008

If your dog has the foundation prepared and your're ready for a new challenge, sign up for the Intermediate Seminar! You will work one-on-one with your instructor on live pigeeons in field conditions. This will help you work out any basic problems you've been having, as well as providing your dog with numerous opportunities to hunt.

The Camaraderie, support and fun helps everybody learn, and you'll be amazed at the difference these finishing touches can make. As you watch your fellow participants with their dogs, you'll find yourself learning by leaps and bounds. Don't miss this!

Here's your chance to put the finishing touches on your dog! Work on-on-one with your instructor and your dog on over 400 quail over the corse of the Academy. You will put the final touches on whoa, steady to flush, and honoring/backing. This is the top level class available and will give you all the extra touches that make a good bird dog great.

Plan on long days, hard work, fun and learning. When you're not running your dog, you will watch and learn from seeing your fellow students work with their dogs. It all combines into a learning and training experience that is second to none.

Learn how to work this important step in your dog's training, spending a weekend immersed in the procedure, one-on-one with your dog under professional instruction.

The Trained Retrieve, also referred to as Force Fetch, is the key to a finished retriever. There are numerous books that touch on the subject, but without hands on experience, it is difficult to do on your own.