At SportDOG, our goal is to offer the best products possible based on our
experience in the field. But we can't be everywhere, so we rely on our pro
staff and field staff members to help us. Our pros are some of the best
at what they do, and our field staffers are as dedicated to building great
dogs as anyone. These team members are not employees of SportDOG Brand® or
our parent company, Radio Systems Corp., but they are critical to our success.
As our team grows, you're likely to run into some of them while you're training,
hunting or competing. They use SportDOG exclusively. Ask them why. Their
answers are the best endorsement we can offer our customers.
Andy Fontenot
Winlock, WA
Occupation: Professional Retriever Trainer
Background: Water Dog Kennels is located in Winlock, Washington, which is approximately 40 minutes south of Olympia. The majority of our training is done in Lewis County on several different farms and offers some of the best training grounds in the state. We also train in Fall City, WA one day a week to offer our clients from the north easy access.
Andy is from Southeast Louisiana and has been training retrievers since he was a young boy of 12. During this time Andy worked under and learned from nationally recognized field trial trainer Mark Smith. Andy later apprenticed under Smith as an adult for two years.
Andy has since then earned national recognition himself and has trained over fifty UKC Championship Retrievers and AKC Master Hunters. He has had the pleasure of training the highest point Chesapeake Bay Retriever in HRC history, GRHRCH Sportsman’s Paradise Daisy Mae, as well as the first HRCH Irish Water Spaniel, HRCH Whistlestop’s Be All You Can Be. Andy has also trained and handled six different breeds to HRCH level. Additionally, through Water Dog University, a training program for owners/handlers, Andy has personally coached and trained handlers that have owner handled over 100 titled retrievers.
Why I use SportDOG Brand®: I use SportDOG Brand products because I find them innovative, durable and SportDOG is willing to stand behind its products with the best warranty in the business.
Favorite Products: I particularly like the SportDog 1825-- dynamite collar!
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