About Bad Habit Gundogs

Spaniel training in St Jo

Bad Habit Gundogs is run by Amelia Baxter at 601 Clear Creek Loop in St Jo. She breeds field-bred English Springer Spaniels and offers field trial training for English Springers and field-bred English Cockers. Her goal is a real trial dog or hunting partner that is also a family pet, powerful and stylish in the field but docile at home. Rather than one program for all, she tailors training to each dog's personality and pace.

Services

Private lessons offer compassion, patience and open communication, and give owners the tools to train their own gundog or succeed in field trials. Group training brings together handlers with similar goals under the professional trainer. Field trial and gundog training is a board and train for a hunting companion or a competitive field trial dog working toward a Field Championship or National Field Championship. Trained dogs are sometimes available.

Record

Amelia won the 2024 Hogan Award for Top Professional Handler, the 2025 Springer National Open Championship and the 2023 National Cocker Championship, and the Dan Langhans Award for Weighted High Point Dog in 2020.

What to ask

Ask about lesson and board-and-train fees and group session dates. Phone (210) 668-0668 or email Amelia@badhabitgundogs.com.