Cooper Willmarth
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Serving the Columbia, Orangeburg, Cameron, St. Matthews, Bamberg,
Blackville, North, Branchville, Bowman, Elloree, Santee, Charleston,
Lexington, Gilbert, Batesburg-Leesville, Swansea, Neeses, St. George
areas and more!!
Located in
St. Matthews, SC
Family Owned
& Operated
Personalized
Experience
Our Affiliates
We specialize in kennel-based gun dog training for retrieving and pointing breeds. Every pro-
gram begins with a preliminary obedience, settling-in, and evaluation period and is customized
to the individual dog’s ability and future hunting goals.
Gun Dog Training -
Core Programs & Key Details
Started Gun Dog Program
A foundational training program designed to introduce your dog to retrieving and gun dog fundamentals - including obedience, mark work, and steadying to shot.
Gun dog training is a long-term investment — not a quick fix.
We integrate obedience foundations with functional field work so hunting skills are reliable
under pressure.
Our training program emphasizes:
Progressive Skill Development
Consistency & Repetition (Practical Application In Land & Water)
Educating Owners On Each Dog’s Direction & Expectations
This approach transforms your hunting experience by creating dogs that
are not only trained — but confident, and predictable in real world conditions.
Core Philosophy
Owner Expecations & Progression Structure
Every dog begins with a 4-week obedience evaluation period to assess temperament, obedience baseline, and direction for training. Programs build on one another — advancement requires successful completion of earlier levels. Pricing is weekly, paid every 4 weeks, consistent across training levels, reflecting the hands-on immersive nature of training. We train in a 24/7 kennel environment. Dogs experience repetition in multiple contexts — a key factor in reliable field performance.Pricing:
$225 Per Week Paid Every 4 Consecutive Weeks (Flat Rate For All Programs)Requirements:
Minimum of 5 Months Old Completed Vaccinations (Shots)Typical Duration:
Approximately 16-20 Weeks, Including The Initial 4-Week Evalution PeriodSkills & Work Covered:
Obedience Foundations Land Work Water Work With Decoys Boat & Platform Introductions Steady to Shot Marking Skills Force Fetch In A Case By Case Basis
Finished Gun Dog Program
Advanced training to refine steadiness, precision, complex hand signals, honor marking,
and long blinds — preparing dogs for serious field performance.
Typical Duration:
Additional 12–16+ Weeks, Based On Individual Goals & NeedsPricing:
$225 Per Week Paid Every 4 Consecutive Weeks (Flat Rate For All ProgramsRequirements:
Completed Started & Intermediate Level Up-To-Date Shots & WormingSkills & Work Covered:
Force Fetch Multiple Marks & Combinations Blind Retrieves & Advanced Field Skills Honor Marking Complete Hand Signals
Located in
St. Matthews, SC
Family Owned
& Operated
Personalized
Experience
Serving the Columbia, Orangeburg, Cameron, St. Matthews, Bamberg,
Blackville, North, Branchville, Bowman, Elloree, Santee, Charleston,
Lexington, Gilbert, Batesburg-Leesville, Swansea, Neeses, St. George
areas and more!!
We specialize in immersive, kennel-based gun dog
training for retrieving and pointing breeds. Every
program begins with a preliminary obedience, set-
tling-in, and evaluation period, and is customized
to the individual dog’s ability and future hunting
goals.
Our Affiliates
Gun Dog Training -
Core Programs & Key Details
Core Philosophy
Gun dog training is a long-term investment — not a
quick fix.
We integrate obedience foundations with functional
field work so hunting skills are reliable under
pressure.
Our training program emphasizes:
Progressive Skill Development
Consistency & Repetition (Practical Application
In Land & Water)
Educating Wwners On Each Dog’s Direction &
Expectations
This approach transforms your hunting experience by
creating dogs that are not only trained — but trainable,
confident, and predictable in real world conditions.
Owner Expecations & Progression
Structure
Every dog begins with a 4-week evaluation period
to assess temperament, obedience baseline, and
direction for training.
Programs build on one another — advancement
requires successful completion of earlier levels.
Pricing is weekly, paid every 4 weeks, and
consistent across levels, reflecting the hands-on,
immersive nature of training.
Because we train in a 24/7 kennel environment.
Dogs experience repetition in multiple contexts
— a key factor in reliable field performance.
Cooper Willmarth
Started Gun Dog Program
A foundational training program designed to in-
troduce your dog to retrieving and gun dog
fundamentals - including obedience, mark work,
and steadying to shot.
Requirements:
Minimum of 5 Months Old
Completed Vaccinations (shots)
Typical Duration:
Approximately 16-20 Weeks,
Including The Initial 4-Week Evalution Period
Skills & Work Covered:
Obedience Foundations
Land Work
Water Work With Decoys
Boat & Platform Introductions
Steady to Shot
Marking Skills
Force Fetch In A Case By Case Basis
Pricing:
$225 Per Week Paid Every 4 Consecutive Weeks
(Flat Rate For All Programs)
Finished Gun Dog Program
Advanced training to refine steadiness, precision,
complex hand signals, honor marking, and long
blinds — preparing dogs for serious field
performance.
Requirements:
Completed Started &
Intermediate Level
Up-To-Date Shots &
Worming
Typical Duration:
Additional 12–16+ Weeks,
Based On Individual Goals & Needs
Skills & Work Covered:
Force Fetch
Multiple Marks &
Combinations
Blind Retrieves &
Advanced Field Skills
Honor Marking
Complete Hand Signals
Pricing:
$225 Per Week Paid Every 4 Consecutive Weeks
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