West Wind Retrievers and Training

We can’t say enough great things about West Wind Retrievers and the incredible team behind it. John, Allison, and Chris are truly dedicated to their breeding and training program. Whether you’re looking for an obedience dog, a household companion, a gun dog, scent detection work, or anything else a Labrador can do — John and Chris have the experience and skill to handle it. Their depth of knowledge shows in every part of their program. Allison is fantastic with the litters and plays a huge role in keeping everything running smoothly. She and John make an amazing team, and you can tell how much care goes into every puppy raised there. The environment is clean, ethical, and extremely well managed. These are people who genuinely know what they’re doing, with years of hands-on experience — and just as important, they’re always continuing to learn and improve. They’ve been great to work with, and we will absolutely be sending many referrals their way. I would highly recommend West Wind Retrievers to anyone looking for top-quality Labrador breeding or professional dog training. If you want knowledgeable, honest people who truly care about their dogs and their clients — this is the place.

John Kello and the team at West Wind Retrievers did an amazing job bringing out the best in our Golden Retriever, Scout, culminating in him achieving Master Hunter (AKC) and Hunter Retriever Champion (UKC) titles by the time he was 2 1/2 years old. We look forward to hunting this amazing dog this season and you may even see him at Nationals if we can part with him for a few months of additional training. Dogs make our lives better every day, and the team at West Wind embraces their goals of getting to know your dog individually to tailor his training so that he can be the best dog he can be.