About Timber Creek Retrievers

Timber Creek Retrievers is a gundog operation rather than a pet-manners trainer, and its own site is clear about the range: "We offer everything from obedience courses for the non-hunters through field-trial level training for advanced retrievers."

What they publish working on

Retriever training is the core. The site describes a progression from obedience, force-fetch, pile work and T-drills through to marking and blind work, and offers hunt test handling so owners can "earn bragging rights and increase the value" of their dogs. Alongside that it publishes an obedience training program for non-hunting owners, a Puppy School, tune-up refreshers "based exclusively on what you need", and one-to-one instruction aimed at owners solving problems themselves. Boarding is offered, and AKC/UKC Labrador Retriever puppies are sold from the same operation.

How the work is structured

The site is explicit that intake is deliberately limited: "We don't keep large volumes of dogs in training. This allows us to spend more time with each one and know their individual traits better. As a result, they get home faster and save you money." Each dog's program is described as tailored to its abilities and the owner's requests, using "modern training methods" with "very little stress on them".

Who runs it and where

The site names George and Kristian Henry as owners and operators. It publishes two locations – the primary one outside Chattanooga, near Cleveland, described as a secluded site with challenging terrain and water, and kennels on eight acres west of Tupelo, Mississippi, with field work moving to a 300-acre working cattle farm.