OUR STORY

Troy and Niki bring over 25 years of dog training and socialization experience to TNT Labs and Kennel. Their background in gun dog training and competition shows in the quality of a well-trained hunting and house companion.  

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Along with producing a great hunting or competitive dog, Troy has a special skill of working with the animal's owner to pass on the knowledge of handling their dog and getting the most out of them.

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Persistence, patience, understanding and the ability to read a dog are the qualities needed to gain the trust and respect of an animal. Not all dogs are the same and Troy will change the type of program to fit the individual animal, whether that may be a pointer breed or retriever.

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When Troy is not training, you will find him competing at AKC, UKC, SRS or NAHRA Hunt Test events and/or AKC field trials with their own loyal retrievers and client dogs.

 

 They are members of multiple retriever clubs and Troy also guides for multiple outfitters so client dogs along with their own get a huge amount of exposure if needed.  As of July 27, 2016, Troy will no longer be training dogs for others, allowing more family time and time for TNT-owned dogs.  Many thanks to all of those who have been clients in the past years.