FirstBarkI highly recommend Eddie and his team at Zion Kennels. Almost ten years ago, I sent my 6 month old lab to Zion Kennels for a few months and it was by far the best money I’ve ever spent. Not only did Eddie train her very well for duck hunting, he made sure she was trained to be a family dog. I will definitely be using Zion Kennels when I get another dog. Eddie and his team are the best!
Zion Kennels - Professional Retriever Training for Waterfowl and AKC Field Trials and Hunt Tests
Ladonia, Texas
About Zion Kennels - Professional Retriever Training for Waterfowl and AKC Field Trials and Hunt Tests
Zion Kennels, a trusted dog training facility in North Texas, specializing in general obedience and professional retriever training. With over 30 years of experience, Zion Kennels focuses on developing calm, responsive, and confident dogs through clear communication and consistent structure. Their obedience programs teach leash manners, recall, steadiness, and respect, creating reliable companions at home and in the field. Equally, their retriever training prepares dogs for hunting, AKC field trials, and hunt tests, emphasizing precision, drive, and control. Built on trust, honesty, and hard work, Zion Kennels delivers balanced training for lifelong results.
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- Leash training
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- Obedience training
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- Recall training
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- Board and train
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- Puppies Customer-reported
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- Advanced obedience
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- Beginner training
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Assistance and working dogs
- Hunting dog training
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- Large dogs
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- Balanced training
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- Boarding
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- Dog Handler
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- Hunt Testing
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.6
48 Google reviews
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- lab 9
- communication 5
- kind staff 4
- basic obedience training 2
- duck dog training 2
- fair staff 2
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- leash walking 2
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Very professional and great with our golden retriever! She is much better behaved now thanks to the trainers at Zion. Thank you!
We dropped our 6 month old puppy for basic obedience training. She was jumping up and easily distracted while walking on a leash. She came back a well behaved dog. She is not distracted by rabbits while walking on a leash. Also, she does not jump on me anymore. I highly recommend Zion kennels for training.
Eddie and the team have done fantastic work with my lab Sunny. I wanted her to be trained as a duck dog and I have nothing but positive things to say about Zion Kennels. Sunny was a handful as a puppy and is a completely different dog now that she's been through the training prog…Read full reviewClose full review
Eddie and the team have done fantastic work with my lab Sunny. I wanted her to be trained as a duck dog and I have nothing but positive things to say about Zion Kennels. Sunny was a handful as a puppy and is a completely different dog now that she's been through the training program. Eddie is communicative and easy to work with. He understands what each dog needs in order to succeed. He sent pictures of updates, encouraged us to come and see her progress, and even works with us afterwards with any questions we have. I'll be continuing to board Sunny at Zion for years to come and feel good knowing she's in good hands.
Eddie and his team at Zion Kennels did amazing work with our GSD Nova. She was a little unruly when we dropped her off and we just needed some help getting her be more obedient and they did a fantastic job. Eddie was very communicative with us and always sent us photo and video u…Read full reviewClose full review
Eddie and his team at Zion Kennels did amazing work with our GSD Nova. She was a little unruly when we dropped her off and we just needed some help getting her be more obedient and they did a fantastic job. Eddie was very communicative with us and always sent us photo and video updates throughout Nova's training. At pick up, he walked us through everything he taught her and also had us work her as well and gave us pointers. Even a few weeks after pick he reached out to make sure everything was going well and reminded us that he is always a resource if we have any questions or concerns. I highly recommend him for anyone looking for some good dog training! Thank you Eddie and Erin for doing a wonderful job with Nova!
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