Andy Fontenot
Winlock, WA
Background
Water Dog Kennels is situated in Winlock, Washington, roughly 40 minutes south of Olympia. The bulk of their training occurs in Lewis County across various farms, providing some of the finest training grounds in the state. They also conduct training in Fall City, Washington one day a week to give clients from the north convenient access.
Andy hails from Southeast Louisiana and has been training retrievers since he was a lad of 12. In that time, Andy was mentored by and gleaned knowledge from the nationally acclaimed field trial trainer Mark Smith during two separate apprenticeships.
Andy has gained national acclaim and trained over fifty UKC Championship Retrievers and AKC Master Hunters. He has 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 six different breeds to HRCH level. Moreover, through Water Dog University, a training programme 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 because I find them innovative, durable and SportDOG is willing to stand behind its products with the best guarantee in the business.
Favourite Products
I particularly like the SportDog 1825-- dynamite collar!
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