About Hop River Shepherds

Shepherd breeder and trainer in Andover

Hop River Shepherds in Andover breeds Dutch and German Shepherds and trains dogs of all breeds. It aims to produce versatile, stable dogs that are happy and eager to work, and says its dogs have been successful in protection sports, personal protection, search and rescue, service work, therapy work and active pet homes.

Training and facilities

Training covers pet obedience, sport training, protection training and service training. The property has a regulation Ring field, an agility field, a dock-diving pool and the equipment needed for protection work. Current and past training clients can use a day camp program in a kennel environment with the option to socialize with compatible dogs, and the regulation dock-diving pool is available for rentals, swimming lessons, league nights and competitions.

Hours are Monday to Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 10am-2pm.

What to ask

Ask about obedience program formats, training methods, and pricing.