About Walker’s Farm and Kennel

What they do

Walker's Farm and Kennel is a bird-dog operation in Forsyth: it breeds German Shorthaired Pointers and field-bred English Cocker Spaniels, boards dogs year round, and sells “Professional Gun Dog Training for all Pointing Breeds and most Flushing Breeds”. Its own training page also states that “Obedience training available for all breeds”, so the training side is not restricted to the breeds it raises.

Training programs

The published programs are Gun Dog Training, Gun Shy Dog Training and Force Fetch (trained retrieve), each priced at $300 per week with board, food and birds included. The site gives indicative lengths: puppy development typically three to four weeks, entry-level gun dog work four to six weeks, advanced gun dog work two to four weeks or longer, and force fetch six to ten weeks. The gun-shy program runs up to eight weeks with a re-evaluation after three.

How booking works

Training is by reservation only. The site asks owners to call or email first to agree a program and a start date, then place a deposit of one week's training to hold the slot.