Ryan was born and raised in Texas, where he got his first bird dog, an American Brittany called Rooster. He spent 13 years in the US Army, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ryan’s passion for training dogs came from his love for waterfowl hunting. Along with training dogs, Ryan also guides waterfowl in Alaska and Oklahoma. He owns two pudelpointers, a Deutsch drahthaar, a German shorthair, and an English pointer. Ryan is especially passionate about training versatile dogs for NAVHDA utility tests, and AKC pointing dog hunt tests.
“Few things are as rewarding as hunting over a dog you trained, and nothing will humble you quite like training a dog will. There’s frustrations and there’s challenges for dog and trainer alike. But when it finally comes together, man that feels good.”
