Hendricks Kennels

🐾🎓 Gus Has Graduated! 🎓🐾

After weeks of hard work, muddy paws, and plenty of retrieves, Gus officially graduated from our Retriever Program on May 30th! 🎉

Working alongside his trainer Ronnie, Gus built a strong obedience foundation, mastering commands like heel, sit, no, and place. Once those basics were locked in, he moved on to his retriever training, learning fetch, hold, drop, back, whistle commands, and everyone's favorite—water retrieving! 🌊🦆

Watching Gus grow in confidence, focus, and skill throughout his training has been a pleasure. Whether he's making retrieves in the water or showing off his obedience, this handsome boy is ready to make his family proud.

Congratulations, Gus! We're excited to see all the great things ahead for you. And a big shoutout to Ronnie for helping guide him every step of the way.

Leave Gus a congratulations in the comments! 🎉🐾

🐾 Banks is in the Home Stretch! 🐾

Meet Banks — this handsome guy has been putting in the work with Edgar here at Hendricks Kennels, and he is officially ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM GRADUATION! 🎓

The final two weeks of training are some of the most important. This is where we focus on reinforcing all the commands Banks has learned, building consistency, and fine-tuning his obedience skills to make sure everything becomes second nature. From reliability to confidence, this stage is all about polishing up the hard work he’s already put in!

We’re so proud of Banks and can’t wait to see him finish strong. Keep up the great work, buddy — graduation day is right around the corner! 🧡🐾