Field Training Services

We train all breeds of pointing dogs for hunting/field work and we offer two options:

  1. You take part in group training sessions where you learn to train and handle your dog with our guidance. These sessions are usually done on a weekend.

  2. Your dog stays with us and we train it. Dogs are boarded in the house and trained twice daily.

 

For the second option, the length of time your dog stays with us depends on what type of training you would like us to do. The more training involved, the longer the stay.

 

For either option, we will meet with you and your dog first to discuss what type of training you want for your dog. We will also evaluate your dog prior to making a training plan.

 

For either option, we train:

 

Please call us for details and fees. Below are some testimonials, pictures and videos.

 

Testimonials

We took our Pointer puppy, Kenna, to Mt. View at 5 months of age. Kenna needed to build confidence and was even a bit nervous around quail. We were amazed to learn that within a month Kenna was becoming enthusiastic in the field and was already doing retrieve work. Kenna stayed at Mt. View for several more months and under their training and handling became an AKC Master Hunter at just 14 months of age – possibly the youngest Pointer to achieve this title! The Mt. View team transformed Kenna into an outgoing, fun loving, and driven pointer. They also did some conformation training with Kenna and she is working towards her show championship. Mt. View takes excellent care of their dogs and those in their care. I wouldn’t think twice about leaving any of my dogs at their facility. They treat each dog as an individual being and adjust training and care to each one’s needs. I can tell they truly love what they do and respect and bond with each dog they work with whether their own or others. Their enormous wealth of experience means they have solutions ready for a wide range of challenges that may arise with each dog. Mt. View are top notch in my book and I am privileged to have met them! - Yvette T.

Dropped of Duke at Mt. View when he was one year old...no interest in birds...by the time her was 2 years old he was a Master hunter,,, by age 3 he was a finished AKC Field Champion and Amateur Field Champion. 4 year later came his son Boomer,,,did not want to retrieve... after leaving him with MaryAnn for 3 weeks would retrieve even my slippers. Then came Blue...summer of 2018 had him with MaryAnn and Pat... that fall he won the South Carolina Pointing Dog Puppy and Derby stakes...spring 2019...Tartan Setter Field Trial won his first broke stake...open gun dog. What else needs to be said!!! - Bob F.

My Mt. View Brittany is out of Tootsie/Chance breeding from 2013. I can say she has been the best Brittany I have had. MaryAnn and Pat are great people. I cannot thank them enough for all the guidance that they gave me through the years. They are like family. As for my Brittany, she turned 6 on April 2019. Mya is a champion in the show ring and has he Master Hunter title. I could not have gone this far without MaryAnn and Pat. I was trying to get Mya to retrieve for over a year with just no luck. I was ready to give up and MaryAnn said to me, why don't you leave Mya here and let me see what I can do. I was meeting MaryAnn and Pat at the dog show the following weekend. I was amazed when I received an email from MaryAnn with a video of Mya retrieving in just 4 days. I could not believe my eyes with what they accomplished in 4 days. I met them at the show that next Sunday and watched as they practiced with Mya retrieving and I was amazed. I have learned so much through the years and they became my Pennsylvania family. It's worth the 2 hour drive I make just about every weekend. If you're looking for a Brittany - look no further. Mt. View Brittanys can do it all. - Mark G.

As a physician, I researched all of the important qualities of a breeder and the type of dogs that are produced. MaryAnn Breininger is a tried and true, serious AKC breeder and does not accept mediocrity. It is the best of the best or nothing. She knows how to train dogs and knows what works and what doesn't. She will make sure her dogs are successful and will only breed the best of the best. I have a 9 month old Brittany, Chico, who already has his Junior Hunter title just before 9 months old! Our goal is Senior and Master Hunter titles before 2 years old and maybe we will be in the Show ring too. MaryAnn is the real deal...she is the "go to" person for training, knowledge and breeding quality. I am going to put a deposit on another top pedigree Brittany for 2 years from now. - Janet L.

Quinn, my female red setter and I have been upland bird hunting together for 7 years and she has proved to be an amazing bird dog. But from early on, the one thing she would not do is retrieve. Once the bird was down, she would locate it, nudge it to make sure it wasn't moving and then move on to the next bird. I sought the help of a local trainer, but Quinn was stubborn and would not retrieve. That's when he told me about MaryAnn, Pat and Mt. View Brittanys. He said if anyone can get Quinn to retrieve, it would be them. So I looked up MaryAnn's number and called. After an initial meeting and evaluation, she agreed to help, keeping Quinn for a month. Well, When I came back in a month and she put Quinn through her paces, it was like watching a different dog. Quinn would race to get the thrown bird and bring it back to hand. Amazing! Every throw of the bird was eagerly retrieved. I've since retired and do guide pheasant and quail hunts at Wing Point, Hamburg Pa and every client I take out is impressed with how strong and tenacious Quinn is to find the downed bird and retrieve it back. I tell everyone it was MaryAnn, Pat and Mt. View Brittanys. All you need to know if you want your dog trained right. On a side note: Once we came to know MaryAnn and Pat and their beautiful dogs, we were fortunate enough to buy a puppy form them. Addie is now 2 years old and she too is an outstanding bird dog who quickly learned to retrieve as well. Now she goes on guided hunts and is a hit with all the hunters all because of the guidance and training that MaryAnn and Pat gave her. - Paul D.

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