Elite Retriever

Pat Burns Elite Retriever Training is second to none! Pat loves the sport, the canine athletes and and those that participate in the sport. His love, passion and skill to educate others is without equal!

That’s incredible!” Those were some of my first words spoken to Pat Burns. I had just watched Pat coach a handler and dog team on a very technical water blind that just minutes before the handler was unsure on their prospects for finishing. Confidence, the second of many tools Pat has given me. That confidence comes from going a little beyond and getting a little uncomfortable so that when it counts there is no doubt in you or your dogs minds of the ability to earn that pass. A few days earlier I had emailed Elite Retriever Training about joining in on some training after receiving Pats information from a mutual friend. My email included the fact that I was interested in running hunt tests in the future. The words novice and Boykin Spaniel did not bear any weight with Pat and I received a

Superlative training. Pat Burns is one of the best Retriever (and handler) trainers in North America