Our Retriever Training kennel location

My home and our kennel are situated on 12 ½ acres just outside Smithsburg, Maryland. In addition to our kennels, we have a grooming facility and plenty of room for basic obedience and beginning yard work at this site.

Our Dog Training Kennels

Our dogs are kept in individual runs. We have two kenneling options for your dog, including an indoor/outdoor heated kennel with Bob Long fencing, isolation panels, and plastic resting beds inside. The outside portion is covered for shade and provides shelter from the rain. We also offer freestanding, covered outdoor runs with barrel housing for use in moderate weather.

Ponderosa Kennels Retriever Training grounds

We train on several farms within 15 minutes of the kennel offering a wide variety of terrain and cover.

Ponderosa Kennels Custom built retriever training ponds

In addition to numerous natural ponds, custom-built ponds provide exceptional opportunities for retriever training. We have the large pond you see here, as well as several more technical ponds designed to offer maximum training flexibility. At these locations we are able to expose your dog to long swims, multiple reentries, points, islands, and channels. A variety of blinds, boats, cover in the water, and stick ponds are readily available for our use.

New pond remodeling was completed in the spring of 2004.

We will add video and photos soon.

An aerial view of our large technical pond during renovation.

We will add video and photos soon.

Another aerial view of our large technical pond. This a very versatile retriever training pond.

We will add video and photos soon. More water.