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Silver Lake, Kansas · Retriever Training & Boarding

Building Better
Bird Dogs

One retrieve at a time.

Personalized, patient, and professional gun-dog training rooted in the Kansas prairie spirit.

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3
Retriever Tiers
1-on-1
Tailored Training
Steady
To Shot & Honor
Family
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About Devin

Driven by Instinct.
Built on Passion.

Great Plains Kennels was born from a bond between a man and his dog. Inspired by his retriever Rylo, Devin Dultmeier takes a personal, no-shortcuts approach — reading each dog's drive and personality to build lifelong hunting partners and well-mannered companions.

No high-volume programs. Just focused, patient work on the same Kansas ground our dogs run every day.

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Devin Dultmeier with a retriever
For the Field

The Retriever Program

Three tiers, each building on the last — from first force-fetch to a finished, dependable gun dog.

Level 1

Started Retriever

Release on command and retrieve a memory bumper or bird to hand.

  • ✓ Force fetch
  • ✓ 1–2 marks
  • ✓ Intro to pile work
  • ✓ Steady under gunfire & conversation
Level 2

Advanced Retriever

Retrieve multiple memory bumpers or birds to hand under pressure.

  • ✓ Double marks
  • ✓ Pile work
  • ✓ Pattern blinds
  • ✓ Intro to casting
Level 3

Finished Retriever

Memory and blind retrieves to hand — fully finished for the field.

  • ✓ Triple marks
  • ✓ Casting & cold blinds
  • ✓ Honoring other dogs
  • ✓ Multiple gunfire shots
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Retriever launching into the water after a mark
Drive You Can See

Built for the Water.
Bred for the Field.

Every session is real work — marks, blinds, and water entries that turn raw instinct into a finished, dependable partner.

Proven Results

From the Pen to the Podium

Hover any dog to see the work behind the dog. Real skills, built and field-tested.

Titled yellow Labrador with ribbons

Decorated

Hunt-test ready

🎖 Ribbons earned Steady to shot

Marks delivered to hand · honors other dogs · calm on the line.

Devin running a dog on a hunt test

Hunt Test

Steady under gunfire

Gunfire-proof Pattern blinds

Holds the line through shots, conversation, and distraction.

Retriever delivering a bumper to hand

Delivery to Hand

Clean & controlled

Soft mouth Force-fetched

Every retrieve finished to hand — no drops, no chewing.

Ella, Devin's yellow Labrador, in the field

Ella

Newest to the pack

Versatile marker Wake litter

Hard-running but soft — quail, pheasant, ducks, and geese.

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“Devin took amazing care of our Sadie girl. His communication was excellent, and now that she's home her manners are night and day better. He even taught us how to keep up the work. I highly recommend GPK!”
— Sadie's Family · Boarding & Obedience

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