About Big Spring Retrievers

What it is

A gun-dog operation. Big Spring Retrievers publishes through a Facebook page, whose description lists the work plainly: "Retriever Training / AKC/ UKC Hunt Tests / Gun Dog Programs / Basic Obedience."

Who runs it and where

The same description names both: "Located in Big Spring, Ky. Owner Hunter Jones." The Facebook page title gives the town as Vine Grove, which is the nearer post town; both are the business's own published locations.

What that tells a dog owner

Four service lines, in the owner's own order: retriever training, preparation for AKC and UKC hunt tests, gun dog programs, and basic obedience. The hunt-test line is the one that matters for anyone choosing between a gun-dog trainer and a pet trainer — this is a trainer who works toward titles under the two registry test systems.

Before you book

Ask about program length, price, where training takes place and the trainer's credentials.