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Gone Bird Doggin'

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Training & Boarding

Wolf Creek Bird Dogs · Traer, Iowa

We don't make bird dogs. We bring out the one that's already in there.

The Services

Pick Your Program

Every dog that comes through Wolf Creek gets the same deal: honest work, real birds, patient hands, and a program built around the dog in front of us — not a cookie-cutter schedule. Boarding dogs live like our dogs live, because while they're here, they are.

Let the dog be the dog. Build the hunter first. The rest follows.

Straight off LeRoy's phone — Lady, Moose, Duke, and Kota working with LeRoy. This is what the program looks like.

The Flagship
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The Sportsman's Package

Board & Train · Month to Month · Fully Trained Upland Dog

The full Wolf Creek program. Your dog lives here and works like ours do — real birds, real cover, real progress you can see on the tailgate. The goal isn't "better." The goal is a fully trained upland dog.

  • Complete upland gun dog training — start to finished dog
  • Bird work
  • Water socialization and retrieving development
  • Obedience woven in — here, heel, whoa, recall
  • Month-to-month — one month or as long as your dog needs
  • Photo & video updates straight off LeRoy's phone
$1,500per month · month to monthAsk About It
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Puppy Head Start & Socialization

Puppies · Foundations Before Formal Training

Year one is for watching — and for building a confident, people-loving, bird-crazy pup the right way. No pressure, no shortcuts, no ruined prospects.

  • Socialization — people, dogs, noises, truck rides, new ground
  • Crate & place manners, name recognition, recall foundations
  • Bird introduction — desire first, always
  • Gunfire introduction done gradually and correctly
  • Confidence building in real cover, at the pup's pace
$1,200per monthAsk About It
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The Refresh Package

Finished Dogs · Pre-Season Tune-Up

Your dog knows the job — he's just been on the couch since January. A focused tune-up that knocks the rust off before opening day so the first hunt isn't the practice hunt.

  • Obedience sharpening — steady, whoa, recall back to crisp
  • Live-bird refreshers to relight the fire
  • Conditioning work — field legs before field season
  • Honest report card: what's solid, what needs a winter project
$1,200starting atAsk About It
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Obedience & Finishing School

Any Dog · Overnight Stay · Manners That Stick

Not every dog here is a bird dog — but every dog can be a good one. Overnight training for the dog that needs structure, from a family that lives with a whole pack of them.

  • Overnight stay with daily structured sessions
  • Core obedience — sit, stay, heel, place, recall
  • Leash manners and real-world distractions
  • House manners — because the couch is a privilege
  • Go-home session so the training survives the reunion
$1,000starting atAsk About It

Add-Ons & Extras

Live Bird Sessions$— Gunfire Introduction$— Private Handler Lessons$— Extended Boarding$—/night Trial & Hunt Test Prep$—

Every program starts with a conversation about your dog. Prices are per dog — bring two, we'll talk.

The Wolf Creek Way

"A huntin' dog that can run a trial — not a trial dog that can't hunt. That's what leaves this kennel."

Build the hunter first · Obedience second · Trust the nose always

Not sure which program fits? Neither is anybody until we've talked about your dog. That's why LeRoy answers his phone.

Gone Bird Doggin'

For Dan. The one who started it all.

Born in Iowa · Driven by Instinct · Backed by Loyalty