
Next Generation GunDog Training
Southern Minnesota
Background
Andrew Barbouche and business partner Adam Levy own Next Generation GunDog Training in southern Minnesota. Next Generation GunDog Training is a full service retriever training facility focusing on AKC hunt test and gun dog training. We train retrievers for hunt tests, tournament hunting and for high-end gun dogs. Andrew has been an avid outdoorsman since a very young age hunting everything from turkeys in Iowa to waterfowl in Saskatchewan. Adam has been a die-hard hunter his entire adult life hunting big game all over the country and waterfowl anywhere from NY to Canada. Training retrievers to become the best retriever a hunter could ask for or to achieve the coveted Master Hunter title is why we train dog’s day in and day out. Andrews’s first retriever received his master hunter title at 3 years old and qualified for the 2011, 12, 13 and 14 masters national. Next Generation GunDog Training also focuses on breeding healthy and trainability Labrador and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.
Other Senior Prostaff

Tab Smith
Having started Goose Pit Kennels in 1989, Tab has 18 years of professional dog training experience. He has competed along with his son in goose calling. He won the 2000 Idaho goose calling champions and the two-man goose calling championship in 2002. He is an area chairman for Ducks Unlimited....

Brian Szczech
Brian has been training retrievers for more than thirty years. He is a member of and competes his dogs in the Hunting Retriever Club circuit. He has personally owned and trained 3 Grand Hunting Retriever Champions/Master Hunters, one being GR HR CH Super Shooter of Ontario MH Hall of Fame...

Tom Herman
Tom is an amateur dog trainer. He has grown up hunting and fishing throughout his life and has a great passion for dog training. Tom competes in HRC, AKC, and NAHRA hunt test. He is a licensed HRC judge through Seasoned level and will be attaining his Finished judging licenses...
