What is the FETCH Member Event?

An EXCLUSIVE, in-person experience designed to take your trainer & handler education to the next level! This 3-day event is designed to enhance your understanding and proficiency in training competitive retrievers. Through a dynamic blend of expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, and interactive social activities, you will develop valuable skills and deepen your knowledge in this field.

What to Expect

This exclusive in-person FETCH member event will be a retriever training experience that no one has ever created or experienced before. It is an expert-led exercise where ticket holders will actively participate in sessions that will give them practical experience setting up training tests with specific purposes. Through them, you will gain the power to set up effective training tests yourself, have opportunities to evaluate the efficacy of these tests, learn how to modify the tests for each individual retriever, learn what to expect from your dogs when they run these tests, and how to handle the situations that arise.

This is a "Train-the-Trainer" Event!

You will break out into smaller work groups to practice effective training and handling strategies. It will also include classroom learning, planning exercises, demos from expert presenters, and field events where we’ll put what we’ve learned into practice.

As this is a train-the-trainer learning experience, it is unlikely that most ticket holders will have the opportunity to run their dogs at the event. However, every ticket holder can anticipate actively engaging as a trainer in other capacities. These involvement opportunities will contribute to their growth as well informed, highly skilled trainers, and ultimately lead to their success as competitors.

Pat Nolan

Pat has a diverse background in training dogs for a variety of purposes, including retriever sports, hunting, television and film commercials, as well as for military and police work.

Through his online and in person courses such as From The Pup Up, Pat teaches us how to maximize our pup’s early learning experiences. He focuses on memory development, self control, skill development, and mental flexibility for the demands of advanced competition.

We are thrilled to offer you the exclusive opportunity to work directly with Pat. Rest assured, Pat will equip you with methods and drills to help you accelerate your young retriever's learning and skill development.

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