Released May, 2022
Retriever Yard Work
with Jim Van Engen
Retriever Yard Work DVD
Now Here
With over 36-years of experience, Jim Van Engen
focuses solely on giving your retriever the “Right
Start Advantage”. With nearly 2-hours of
instruction, this DVD specializes in taking young
dogs and progressing them from seven weeks to
seven months. Whether your goals are to win
field trials, excel in hunt tests or have a polished,
reliable gun dog, your training needs to begin the
day your puppy comes home. Jim takes you
through a step-by-step training process explaining
everything from the type of equipment you will
need, to what happens when your puppy won’t
come back. This DVD shows the mistakes that
most puppies will make and helps you understand
ways to solve and overcome each obstacle.
In his new step-by-step instructional video,
nationally acclaimed young retriever trainer,
Jim Van Engen, shares with you his 45 years of
experience and techniques used to establish the
foundational basis that has produced 174 field
champions, 12 National Champions and the 2021
national Open Champion, "Luke". Using several
dogs of various skill levels, this five hour DVD
provides you with a step-by-step procedure of
fundamental training concepts such as Force to the
Pile, Double-Tee, Swim-By, Pattern Blinds with
diversions and much more. Additionally, land and
water blinds are addressed along with important
yard drills. Regardless of your goal, whether it be
running field trials, hunt tests or having a top-notch,
finished gun dog, having a basic foundation is
critical and this DVD will provide you with the tools
to accomplish just that.