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The Northwest Source for Gun Dog Training and Breeding...

"Long Hollow Bird Dogs" is a full service Gun Dog Training Program in Ellensburg Washington specialized in AKC Hunt Tests for Retrievers and all levels of Gun Dog Training. Long Hollow Bird Dogs is owned and operated by Ryan and Traci Fortier. We are family owned and operated and we take pride in the experience necessary to adapt to the learning styles of each individual, in order to bring out the best in each dog and their owner. We limit the number of dogs we train in order to maintain the time and creativity needed for a customized approach.

Whether you are looking for your first pup or your next gun dog...

Long Hollow Bird Dogs is here to help.

Ryan Fortier was born January 19, 1979 at the University Hospital in Seattle Washington. He is a Pacific Northwest Native; Although he has lived in both Idaho and Washington. Ryan and his wife Traci along with their 3 kids Ryker, Grady and Kylee now live in Central Washington where they call the wonderful town of Ellensburg their home. Traci is a stay at home Mom and Ryan has been operating Long Hollow Bird Dogs and training Gun Dogs professionally since 2003. In the 20 years that Ryan has been seriously involved in Bird Hunting and Dog training, he has trained nearly 500 bird dogs from all different walks of life... From Hunt Test Retrievers to Field Trial pointing dogs. Ryan has proven his versatility as a dog trainer time and time again. Along with many AKC and APLA Hunt Test Titles at the Junior, Senior, and Master level; he has also successfully campaigned pointing dogs to NSTRA Field Trial Placements.

" Duck Dogs" for " Duck Hunters" by " Duck Hunters".

All of us at Long Hollow Bird Dogs look forward to serving you !

NSTRA - 2010 Big Sky Regional Elimination Field Trial Results

NSTRA Field Trial - Hosted by Long Hollow Bird Dogs Feb. 27th & 28th 2010.

Big Thanks to all our Friends and Clients for all their Hard Work!

Congratulations to clients Rod Robert, and Bob Gregory with their dogs "Hunnington" and "Charlie" for their first Field Trial Placements, Kathy Wilson with "Charlie" for his second placement and Tim Powell and Jim Cleary with "Luke" and "River" for achieving the High Point Derby Dog Award!

Click to view picture of "Long Hollow's Luke"; Owner Tim Powell of Emigrant Montana.

Luke was featured in the July/August issue of the Pointing Dog Journal

We look forward to serving you in 2010!

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