About Northern Air Retrievers

Retriever training in Warsaw

Northern Air Retrievers, trading as Red Tide Retrievers, is based at 212 Totuskey School Ln in Warsaw on Virginia's Northern Neck. Alongside its retriever breeding, it offers training services aimed at companion dogs, gundogs and hunt test retrievers.

Puppy Head Start

The Puppy Head Start program takes puppies from 8 weeks old. Puppies live in the trainers' home and learn name recognition, crate training, potty training, basic obedience commands such as here, sit and heel, and loose-leash work, while being socialized to children, other dogs, new environments, water, birds, gunfire and travel. The program is priced at $1,500 per month, with puppy food and birds included, and places are limited.

Basic Obedience

A basic obedience program is offered for keeping dogs under control, with an emphasis on high-energy breeds that need mental as well as physical exercise.

What to ask

Ask whether a Head Start place is open and how the obedience program leads into gundog training.