
Chris Jobman
Western Nebraska
Background
Chris and his missus Eileen run Flatlander Kennels out in Western Nebraska. He's been training dogs for more than 20 years and turned full-time pro in 2000. Flatlander Kennels is all about training retrievers for hunting, HRC and AKC hunt tests, and the odd field trial. Chris has trained over 20 GRHRCHs, more than 100 HRCHs, over 50 MHs and 6 QAA dogs. Chris is mad about waterfowl hunting and you'll often find him chasing ducks and geese along the North Platte river during autumn and winter.
Other Senior Prostaff

Ed Bullard
Ed's got a long history of breeding, training, and competing with his bird dogs. He's been a keen outdoorsman his whole life. His focus is on training bird dogs and breeding Brittanys.

Gary Sheffer
Gary's been hunting upland game for 15 years. Training Labs and German shorthairs for upland hunting is his speciality. Whether it's chasing pheasants or quails in Indiana, it's a top feeling to watch a dog he's trained point out a bird and then fetch it.

Shawn Kinkelaar
Shawn Kinkelaar was born and raised in the town of Effingham in central Illinois. Kinkelaar grew up hunting quail and pheasant over pointing dogs with his grandfather and uncle. He started field trialing in the early 1980s and in the late 1980s he began working for and with several of...
