Reaction Retrievers | Gun Dog, Retriever Training in MN

A handler kneeling in tall grass with two yellow Labrador Retrievers, holding second and third place field trial rosettes

A handler kneeling in a field with two yellow Labrador Retrievers and two competition ribbons

A handler kneeling in a grassy field with a chocolate Labrador Retriever and a red rosette

Reaction Retrievers has semi-retired. Our brick-and-mortar operations have closed, and day-to-day training has come to an end.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful people who were part of our Retriever family.

To our cherished staff and clients, to our fellow trainers, to waterfowl enthusiasts of every kind, to the land owners and the workers — to everyone who paved this path and made this journey possible across both Canada and the U.S. — thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

As we move forward, our services will be limited.

For consulting on training education, or for any related Retriever field — specific product supply, breeding and breeder suggestions, kennel, pond and landscape design — we can suggest a variety of support options and share them with you to help with your Retriever-related needs.

When the occasion calls for it, we can point you in the right direction to one of the many outstanding people we have been so fortunate to work with on this journey.

At night inside a vehicle, a handler in a cap sits beside a black Labrador Retriever

A black Labrador Retriever sitting indoors on a rug beside a white door

A wet black retriever sitting in tall dry grass, looking off to the side

A handler sitting on a utility vehicle as a yellow Labrador rests its paws on his chest

A man in a white jacket and gray cap stands in a grassy wetland holding a long rod, a black dog sitting beside him

A man in a white jacket and cap stands on a grassy bank as a black dog splashes out of a pond toward him

A camouflaged Polaris side-by-side parked in a grassy clearing with a driver aboard and a woman sitting on the grass nearby

Shallow flooded ponds divided by narrow grassy levees, with a wooded hill and power lines behind

Flooded fields divided by low grassy levees under an overcast sky, with a lone bare tree in the middle distance

A sunlit pasture with shallow ponds and a lone tree under a clear sky

Overhead view of a long chain of shallow ponds and mown grass strips on a managed waterfowl property

A rustic A-frame cabin with a green metal roof on a lawn backed by bare trees

A rural valley farm with a red barn, white farmhouse and outbuildings among forested autumn hills

Five Labrador Retrievers in a tall grassy field on a farm, two red barns behind them

A large red barn with white trim at the foot of a hillside covered in autumn colour, a white trailer parked nearby

Cajun, a retriever trained at Reaction Retrievers

A retriever on a waterfowl retrieve — photo by Tim Irwin

Reaction Retrievers, LLC — Winona, Minnesota