Robert Milner Seminar

 A classroom setting seminar in Powerpooint. The perfect way to spend a steamy August weekend for the retriever enthusiast. Mr. Milner's training focus's on positive enforcement and he does not utilize an ecollar. 

• About Robert Milner founder of Wildrose Kennels and founder of Duckhill Kennels
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• 1972 - I established Wildrose Kennels in Grand Junction TN. I Began training gundogs and field trial dogs. I trained 2 dogs which became Field Champions and attained qualified all age status with a number of dogs. I Began teaching dog obedience at Memphis State University
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• 1982 - I ceased training field trial dogs and concentrated on gundogs. I travelled to England in search of examples of original Labradors imported from England. I imported the first British Labradors to Wildrose Kennels in 1983.
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• 1983-84 - I Established relationship with Maj. Morty Turner-Cooke, a well recognized British Field trailer and gundog trainer and breeder. Morty was my principle source for British Labradors at Wildrose Kennels. Maj. Turner-Cooke remains my principle advisor on all things concerning British Field Trial Dogs and British Gundogs. He is aided today Robin Watson (Tibea Gundogs), a noted British Labrador trainer and an A Panel judge for British Retriever Field Trials.
• 1995 sold Wildrose Kennels. 
• Designer and Implementer of Disaster Search dog program for FEMA's Tennessee Task Force One, former Program Manager, Canine Manager and Task Force Leader for Tennessee Task Force One (FEMA US&R)
• 2007 - I established Duckhill Kennels to breed better dogs for gundog work, scent detection work, and disaster search work. I am using almost exclusively British Labradors for these functions because of the great hunting initiative and trainability of British Labradors. I also established and designed DuckHill to serve as a laboratory in which to develop and improve the training processes for the above three functions . A primary goal of this training exploration is to remove as much force as possible from the training process and replace it with operant conditioning/positive reinforcement training techniques.
• As I develop these gentle training techniques and protocols, I will post them on the Duckhill website in written and video formats. My goal is to develop a simplified, gentle training process which will be easy for the typical hunter to apply to his dog and produce a well trained, effective gundog.