Webfoot Retrievers retriever training kennel

I have a yellow lab named Cutter who I brought to Webfoot Retrievers for duck dog training when he was 4 months old or so. Before deciding on Webfoot I visited a larger kennel in the up-state that I did not like quite as much. I chose Webfoot over this kennel for a few reasons. One main reason being Ray, the owner, had more time to work with my dog, Ray took the time to not only work Cutter but to work with me as well, and Ray was dedicated to each dog in his kennel. Ray makes sure he has an appropriate amount of dogs so that he is able to train and keep every individual dog happy. Ray has a very close relationship with each dog in his kennel and is committed to making them the best they can be. After leaving Cutter there for a month I realized Ray genuinely cared that Cutter desired to retrieve as well as excel in his training. Ray also makes sure that the owner is able to handle the dog. He offers handling sessions along with the monthly training which allows you, the dog owner, to come and learn how to handle your dog correctly. I learned quite a lot from these sessions including how to discipline correctly and effectively, as well as ways to get the dog to listen better, but as I was told by the Ray the best way to have your dog listen is to spend time with it. Ray is a very dedicated dog trainer. He not only cared for Cutter during training he also cared about Cutters well being and happiness level. I am very impressed with Cutters performance after being with Ray for the full retriever training program he offers. Cutter knows basic obedience which includes your basic commands, here, sit, stay, heel, and mark. He is able to heel at walk and at stop. He has been introduced to gun shots and real hunting situations, and is able to mark long single, and short double retrieves. I would happily take another dog here again for training. I know they are safe, well taken care of, and I know the end result of a dogs time spent with Ray is worthwhile. I will say Ray spent an incredible amount of time with Cutter and told me on multiple occasions that he wanted Cutter to be the best dog he could be. If you are looking for a dog trainer that will spend the most amount of time to train your dog as well as make sure that it enjoys hunting as much as you do I highly suggest dropping your dog off at Webfoot Retrievers.

Throughout the years I have owned 3 golden retrievers,1 yellow lab, and trained 2 of those dogs myself using the book Water Dog. Those dogs were great family dogs, and always welcome wherever we went. Our family has grown over the years, and I did not have the time to dedicate to training our current golden retriever. I decided to have this dog get sent to a professional for obedience training. We took our male puppy at 4 months old to Ray Godwin based on reviews I read about him on google. I spoke with Ray and asked for obedience training, which was a 3 week commitment. During our conversation he convinced me to have him go through retriever training as well as said he would incorporate both the obedience and retriever training with a commitment of 3 - 4 months. After one month I made my first visit to see him, and was blown away that he had not received any obedience training. Not heal, stay, nothing which are all basics. After talking with Ray, he convinced me that he worked in the obedience training while working on the retriever training. We decided to have our dog stay another month. This second month we were allowed to bring him home on the weekends, but that turned into only bringing him home every other weekend so twice that month. The family made it out to see him work after being there for 2 months. He looked pretty good retrieving birds, but the only obedience training he was working on was not jumping and heel, and those weren’t great. We were getting aggravated at this point, and said we need to see our dog learn obedience commands, or we are pulling him out. Our dog went for a third month and this ended up being the final straw. He endured two injuries while there, one abscess that had to be drained by our vet. This cost of several hundred dollars, and had our down for a week recovering. The other a week or two later was a bacterial infection on his head that Ray brushed off as a hot spot. Again several hundred dollars and many weeks of treatment to get our dog back to health. After three months of “training” by Ray and over $2,000 spent with Ray our dog only learned the “heal” command and to not jump, neither of which he was proficient at. We never sent out dog back, and I regret every putting him through this. Since he has been back he’s been very aggressive towards our kids, and even bite my wife and daughter. None of this behavior existed when we was with us, and only came out once he was back from “training” with Ray. I’m now convinced he took us as an ATM, and all he did was feed him the food I brought, and charge me $675/month. I would strongly recommend you look elsewhere for training.

Our 4 Month old GoldenDoodle stayed with Ray for obedience training and it was a great experience. For those who know dogs that have poodle in their blood, they have the tendency to be smart but very stubborn and Ray knows how these dogs operate and is able to not only help the dogs learn but also help the owners learn. We know our pup was taken care of and had plenty of fun as well with the other dogs Ray takes care of. While our pup stayed with Ray for obedience training, there were some fine bird dogs in training who are very impressive and will become experts in their craft. In addition, Ray has his own dogs there and treats clients dogs like they are his own. Dog training is hard work and takes practice and consistency which is why we recommend Webfoot retrievers for your dog and for you as an owner. This training is worth the time and we are glad to have met Ray.

After having Labs for the last 20 years I decided to change it up and get a GSP. With little knowledge on Bird Dog training I decided I needed the help of a professional. I went and visited Mr. Godwin at his kennel when my pup was about 16 weeks. I was able to arrange a couple of private sessions with Mr. Godwin and learned an astonishing amount of information in the short time spent with him. I then decided to leave my pup with him full time so she could get the training she deserved. Echo is now 9 months old and just finished her first 2 passes at her Junior Hunter Competition. Mr. Godwin is passionate about his profession and enjoys seeing his clients learn as much as he does the dogs. I would recommend Webfoot Retrievers for your training needs.

I have a 1 1/2 yr old springer spaniel that is a handful to say the least. I was given Rays name and was told he could help me. It has been a few months now that my dog has stayed at the boarding facility. Ray has worked with my dog on obedience training and I can happily say my dog now listening and is doing well. So far I had him home for one weekend trial period and he did great. I know as I continue to work with Ray I will be able to handle my dog in any situation. Ray is a very experienced professional trainer that is great to work with.