Andy Fontenot

Winlock, WA

Background

Water Dog Kennels is located in Winlock, Washington, which is about 40 minutes south of Olympia. Most of their training happens in Lewis County on a bunch of different farms and offers some of the top training grounds in the state. They also train in Fall City, Washington one day a week so clients from up north can get there easily.

Andy's from Southeast Louisiana and has been training retrievers since he was a young bloke of 12. During that time, Andy worked with and learnt from the nationally recognised field trial trainer Mark Smith during two separate apprenticeships.

Andy's gained national recognition and trained over fifty UKC Championship Retrievers and AKC Master Hunters. He's had the honour 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 6 different breeds to HRCH level. Plus, through Water Dog University, a training program for owners/handlers, Andy has personally coached and trained handlers with experience handling over 100 titled retrievers.

Why I Use SportDOG Brand

I use SportDOG Brand products 'cause I reckon they're innovative, durable and SportDOG's keen to back their gear with the top warranty in the business.

Favourite Products

I particularly like the SportDog 1825-- dynamite collar!