Meet Our Field Product Specialists!
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Region::West
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David Cousineau
David Cousineau
David has been training and competing with dogs for over 30 years. He is an international judge for the UKC, AKC and the Canadian Kennel Club in hunt test competitions. In addition to his position as a Field Product Specialist for Tri-Tronics, David is a western regional representative for the Hunting Retriever Clubs of America.
David’s territory includes Oregon, Northern California and western Nevada.
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Kim Cripe
Kim became involved training Labs for both AKC and NAHRA Hunt Test competitions in 1998, training dogs to Master levels. Outlaw’s Bailey attended the 2003 Master National Hunt Test at age 3. She has also competed in AKC Field Trials and HRC Hunt Tests. As owner of Outlaw Retrievers she has produced a retriever training video “Training Your Retriever”, which won an “Award of Dinstinction” in the 2001 Annual Videographer Awards Competition.
Kim has recently retired two dogs from competition, and is preparing her youngest Lab, Luke, for Hunt Tests. Luke is looking forward to attending Outdoor and Sportsman Shows to demonstrate his favorite training tool, his Tri-Tronics Pro 500 EXP.
Kim lives in the Seattle, WA area with her dogs and her son Thomas. They all look forward to the fall hunting season when they can enjoy waterfowl and upland hunting in Washington, Oregon and Montana.
Kim’s territory includes Washington, Idaho and Montana
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Region::Central
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Bob Sass
Bob Sass
Bob is the owner of Kankakee Valley Kennels in LaPorte, Indiana, a family run kennel that prides itself on breeding high quality hunting retrievers. Bob competes in both AKC and UKC Hunt Tests and is a licensed UKC judge. He is a former President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Kankakee River HRC and currently serves on the board of directors. He is also a member of the Purina Pro-Plan Breeder’s Club. An avid outdoorsman, Bob enjoys traveling and freelance waterfowl hunting in many different states.
Covering Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, Bob is proud to represent Tri-Tronics as a Field Product Specialist teaching and training about the #1 Electronic Dog Collar in the world!
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Mike Botts
Mike Botts
Mike is co-owner of Ringneck Kennel In McCausland, Iowa. Mike has owned and trained several champion hunting dogs and has held numerous positions with the HRC. He is a licensed regular and upland judge and currently serves on the Grand Hunt Committee. He is a Field Representative for the HRC as well as a Tri-Tronics Field Product Specialist.
Mike’s territory includes Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska.
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Peter Bruno
Peter Bruno
Peter started training Labs over 15 years ago and competes in AKC hunt tests and field trials. Also certified as a judge for AKC hunting tests and field trials, he spends most of his free time training his own Labradors for hunting and competition. Peter has also been with the Tri-Tronics Field Product Specialist program since its inception.
Peter covers North Dakota and parts of Minnesota in his territory.
Website: http://www.cwdoghouse.com
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Richard Kerlin
Rich Kerlin
Rich is the owner of “Kerlin Kanine Training”located north of Pittsburgh, PA. He has been professionally training dogs and their owners for over 20 years and conducts dog-training seminars and workshops across the country. He trains and handles dogs in both the Pointer and Retriever Hunt test programs of the AKC, UKC, NAHRA and NAVHDA.
Rich’s territory includes Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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John Klomp
John Klomp
John currently is a Field Product Specialist for Tri-Tronics and trains Labrador retrievers for obedience, hunting and hunt trial competition. He has been a member of the National Hunting Retriever Club–affiliated with the United Kennel Club—since 1987, and serves on their national committee as a regional representative. He also guides pheasant hunts at a local game preserve.
John’s youngest lab, Rio, is one-year old and has run and passed several hunt trials as a started dog. His other three labs have received Hunting Retriever Champion designations.
All of his labs have been trained with Tri-Tronics E-collars using the Tri-Tronics method.
John’s territory covers Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and parts of Nebraska.
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Joe Rabbitt
Joe Rabbitt
Joe has been training hunting retrievers professionally since 1986. He was the first president of the Gateway Hunting Retriever Club and participates in hunt tests licensed by the AKC and UKC. He has served in numerous offices, judged and written articles for local and national publications. Joe is well known on the hunt test circuit and brings a wealth of experience to the Tri-Tronics Field Specialists Team.
Joe’s territory includes Missouri, Arkansas, and parts of Kansas & Mississippi.
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Jim Trotter
Jim Trotter
Jim Trotter owns Every-Ready Retrievers in Michigan and has been training retrievers since 1981. In addition to training retrievers, Jim has trained mountain cur dogs to the Night Champion and Squirrel Champion levels. Jim is the Conservation Manager for Omega Farms in Williamston, Michigan which hosts many retriever events. Over the years, Jim has trained gun dogs, pointers, setters and coon hounds for himself and for his clients.
Jim covers the state of Michigan as a Field Product Specialist.
Website: http://www.ever-readyretrievers.com
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Mike Witt
Mike Witt
Mike has owned and trained Labrador retrievers for over 35 years and has been a hunt test judge for 15 years. He has held numerous positions with the HRC and UKC and has competed in hunting/shooting events all over the Midwest. Also a Field Consultant with Nestle/Purina, Mike has been a Field Product Specialist for Tri-Tronics since the inception of the program.
Mike covers the state of Wisconsin.
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Region::East
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Ray Casella
Ray Casella
Ray is a full time professional dog trainer located in North Carolina and works with dogs for the military. He has trained dogs to compete in the UKC Hunting Retriever program and is a licensed judge. He is also president of the James River Hunting Retriever Club and a member of the Tidewater Retriever Club in Virginia.
Ray is the East Coast Field Product Specialist with a territory covering North and South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
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Missy Lemoi
Missy Lemoi
Missy is an amateur field trialer and hunt test competitor and has been training dogs since 1992. She is also a licensed AKC judge for both field trials and hunt tests. An active member of both local and national retriever clubs, Missy became a Tri-Tronics Field Product Specialist in 2004.
Missy’s territory includes Pennsylvania, New York , Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut & Rhode Island.
Website: http://www.hopelock.com/
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Mike Perry
Mike Perry
Mike is from Townley, Alabama and professionally trains high end gun dogs. He is an active member of the HRC and is an AA HRC Judge. Mike has trained several HRCH and Master Hunters and also guides for waterfowl in Alberta and Manitoba each fall. Mike has used Tri-Tronics products exclusively since he started training professionally in 2003.
Mike covers the Southeastern region to include Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Lousiana.
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