Pro Staff

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Brandon White – Johnson Creek Kennels – Marionville, MO

In addition to being a serious hunter all his life, Brandon has been an owner and trainer of high end hounds including Bluetick Coonhounds and Beagles. With wife Stephanie and their two sons, Rylee and Austin, Brandon owns and operates Johnson Creek Kennels, a family breeding and training kennel just southwest of Springfield. Brandon is also a veteran hunt and show competitor in UKC and ACHA events with many championships under his belt. Johnson Creek Kennels also has national recognition for providing top quality hunting companions for others with puppies sold to serious hunters in over 20 states.

Johnson Creek’s breeding program is anchored by stud UKC NITECH GRCH ’PR’ RYLEE’S BLUE BEN, the 2007 ACHA World Show Champion Bluetick. BEN has also won at major UKC events such as the UKC Winter Classic in Albany, GA, the BBCHA Fall Roundup in Hope, AR and the BBOA National Bluetick Days in Robinson, IL and was a double cast winner at the Utchman Memorial Hunt in Ava, MO. BEN also competed in the UKC World Championships in 2006 and in 2007 and won High Scoring Blue Male at a BBOA sec. Hunt in Marshall, MO in June of 2008. The two main females in Johnson Creek’s breeding program are DUAL GRCH ’PR’ LATHROP’S BLUE ABBY and ’PR’ COLLINS FANCY ANN. ANN is not yet titled but has competed at the 2007 Autumn Oaks Bench Show.

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Rick McConico – Old Oak Retrievers – Blooming Prairie, MN

Rick is the trainer at Old Oak Kennels, a breeding, training and boarding kennel in Southeast Minnesota. In addition to being a serious hunter all his life, Rick has been training dogs for 22 years and knows the skills demanded by the hunter for his dog. Rick has been a serious hunt test competitor for nearly as long as he has been training dogs so he also knows the demands put on the dog in these types of competition. He has put Master Hunter titles on numerous dogs, one as young as 2 years old, along with numerous Senior Hunter and Junior Hunter titles.

Rick has apprenticed under a number of different professional trainers for many years in order to see and experience different manners and methods of training dogs. Through this approach he was able to develop the system he uses today. It also allowed him to have assorted methods and techniques at his fingertips to use as needed for each individual dog. This knowledge gives him the ability to train the softest dog to the hardest going overly energetic dog and customize each dog’s training to that individual dog.

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Sue Barnes & Kris Rose – TEAM MYTDOG – Des Moines, IA

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Waine Singleton, Owner – Sweet Corn Kennels – St. Anne, IL

Waine Singleton is an avid Schutzhund trainer, competitor, and breeder of Belgian Malinois. His passion for dogs began at the age of 9 when his father bought him his first dog. Due to personal circumstances, he was unable to keep the dog and it had to be placed with relatives. Waine spent all of his summers as a child training his dog.

In 1988, his Godfather purchased him a Rottweiler. Soon after that he was introduced to his mentor and very close friend, Gerald Rogers, who would show him the various phases of the sport Schutzhund - tracking, obedience, and protection. To Waine it was like peanut butter meeting jelly. A few years later Waine completed two Schutzhund titles on his Rottweiler, Benno. Benno not only earned two titles, he also earned a V1 rating and first place at the Chicago land Rottweiler Confirmation Show.Although Waine has participated in several different dog sports over the years, Schutzhund is the sport that drives his passion dog training. His current dog Chase Des Diables Nightmare has earned Sch I,II,III, Bh, Ad titles. On the road to earning these titles Waine and Chase have received individual accolades for High Tracking with a score of 96 and High Protection on three occasions with scores of 99, 98, and 96. In addition to his own dog, Waine has helped many people accomplish the Schutzhund III level.When not competing, Waine loves decoy work. In 2003 DVG Regional OFS certified Waine as a Level 2 (regional) decoy in St. Louis, MO. Out of 25 other participants Waine was the only one to earn Level 2 certification. In 2005 Waine was selected to work the front half at the Midwest Regional Championships in Tulsa, OK. The same year he was selected to work the Schutzhund I, II and III back half of the North Central Regional Championships in Madison, WI. In 2006 DVG National OFS certified Waine as a Level 1 (national) decoy. In 2006 and 2007 Waine was again asked to come back and decoy these championships.

You can find Waine every Saturday and Sunday training with the Kankakee County Schutzhund Club - a club that he began this year. After training is done Waine lets his hair down and enjoys long rides on his Suzuki GSXR 1300R motorcycle and spending time with family.

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Bill Monk – Good Time Kennels – Zanesville, OH

Bill’s love for the outdoors began at a young age while accompanying his dad and grandfather either hunting or fishing in Ohio at their family cabin or a local river or farm pond. Every year Bill and his father would take a few days off school and go deer hunting. Once Bill was old enough to carry his own gun, his dad introduced him to Pheasant Hunting.
On Thanksgiving Day each year Bill, his dad and family friends would take to the fields. Not knowing any different, Bill learned to hunt birds the hard way. Bill hunted birds for nearly fifteen years without dogs and after moving to Iowa in 1996 Bill was introduced to hunting birds with a quality bird dog. It took him another three years to get one of his own and now he can’t imagine hunting any other way.
In 2002, Bill and his wife, Tina, made the decision to move closer to family and return to their childhood home in Ohio. Bill and the family returned home with a young German Shorthair puppy (Top Gun “Good Time” Charlie) and quickly realized that they were not in Iowa any longer and the wild bird population in Ohio was not what it use to be. At that time Bill started exploring ways to spend time with his family and his dog. Bill became involved in NAVHDA, AKC Hunt Test and AKC Field Trials and has been very successful in each.
Nearly five years later Bill is now a Licensed AKC Judge and serious competitor in pointing dog field trials and hunt test all over the country. To date Bill has finished 2 AKC Field Champions and Amateur Field Champions and 1 National Amateur Gun Dog Champion. Bill has accumulated over 50 placements and wins and several passing scores in AKC Master and Junior Hunt Test. Bill credits a lot of his success to the love and support of his wife, Tina, and three sons, Wiley, Owen and Ian, and trains and conditions his dogs with his sons and close friends on his “Good Time” farm in Zanesville, Ohio. Bill’s passion for the outdoors and his obsession to win will allow him to leave his mark in the pointing dog world for many years to come.

 

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Todd Sterrett – Arrowhead Kennels – Hudson, IA

Todd’s passion for hunting began as a young child when he tagged along on pheasant hunting trips with his father and grandfather. As he grew older, his hunting passion developed an enthusiasm for retrievers and eventually led him to seek a full-time job training hunting dogs. Now with almost 10 years professional training experience, Todd brings tremendous familiarity and knowledge of retrievers to his training approach. He participates in AKC Hunt Tests throughout the spring and summer, handling many client dogs and some of his own. Todd encourages you to come out for training sessions while your dog is being trained at Arrowhead Kennels. He believes that the training process for you as a handler is just as important as the training your dog is receiving.
The training philosophy Todd remains faithful to is “every dog is different and must be treated as a unique animal with unique training needs”. There is no defined pace for when a dog has to complete certain drills or hit certain training levels. Todd loves the challenges that come with every dog he trains, and the individuality of every dog constantly gives him a new outlook on different training techniques.
Todd is a member of both the Mid-Iowa Retriever Club and Eastern Iowa Hunting Retriever Association. He has participated in their hunt tests and club trials either by competing with dogs or judging various tests. He has also performed seminars for club members on various training techniques and drills.
Todd, his wife, Heather, and two children, Morgan and Drew, all enjoy participating in the kennel business from helping with boarding and training to raising lab puppies.

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Chad & Jodi Hines - Willow Creek Kennels & Hunting - Little Falls, MN

Located in the heart of Minnesota, Willow Creek Kennels and Hunting is the pride of husband and wife team Chad and Jodi Hines. They specialize in breeding and training German Shorthaired Pointers to excel at both upland and waterfowl hunting. With a focus on improving the breed, they strive to produce early development, intelligence, calm temperament, bird sense, prey drive, natural honor, natural retrieve on land and water, stamina, and an overall cooperative nature.

Willow Creek is a year round operation and, through training, guiding and wild bird hunting, they are able to fully evaluate each dog for use in an extremely selective breeding program. As an Orvis endorsed breeding and training facility, Chad and Jodi have trained and titled over 30 master hunters including many of their own stock. They offer custom upland and waterfowl training tailored to meet each client’s specific needs.

Willow Creek’s pups, started and trained dogs are all fully guaranteed and they are sure to make excellent family dogs. Over the past decade, Willow Creek has built a solid reputation for correcting problems in dogs and helping them become the hunting companion their owners always wanted. Whatever your hunting preferences, Willow Creek will make sure your dog is equally comfortable whether pursuing upland pheasant and grouse or hunting waterfowl like ducks and geese.