"I met T.J. LindBloom who also lived in Roseburg, Oregon, (T.J. LindBloom, winner of National in 1979). T.J. helped me to start training for the Field Trials.

Henninger, being so adamant, turned his hobby into full-time training. Leasing a kennel in 1993 started his next steps to becoming Tru Line Retrievers.

"The hardest part of being on the road constantly is really missing my kids and not being able to see them everyday. I am very proud of my two kids, Chad and Kya."                                 

In  2004, Henninger's first year running field trials as a pro, he started with many young dogs. Putting 41 Derby points on four dogs and getting two dogs All Age Qualified, he has started out with great success.  

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Amie Duke:  16 Years training Dogs

Amie was born in Hood River, Oregon and raised just outside of Salem, Oregon, on a farm. She carried her love for the outside and animals with her. In 1990 she started as a pro, training dogs, as well as horses.   First starting with obedience and hunting dogs. From there Amie got involved in training in many fields...

"I started working at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. in Sandy, Oregon, training seeing eye dogs. While in Sandy, Oregon, I also got involved in running Field Trials with Brittany's. Growing up with Brittany's and hunting with my father was a big high-light for me. When running trials with Brittany's, it's all from horseback. Having been in horses my whole life, this was definitely a thrill!"

"In 2000, I left Guide Dogs to start training Labradors. I worked for several pro trainers, training gun dogs, running hunt test, and field Trials."                      

"In 2004, I received a job offer in Nevada running hounds at a ranch. Ross Creek Ranch consisted of a pack of 200 hounds and around 100 horses. Hunting coyotes from horseback was daily life around Red Rock. I did a lot of riding and breaking horses, as well as working with the hounds. Getting them pack broke and teaching them how to work with you while they are hunting was sometimes a challenge. When hunting we would run anywhere from 40 - 70 hounds at one time. While I loved my time and work at Red Rock, missing the Labradors and the training I knew that ultimately this was were I belonged."

"So, now becoming a part of Tru Line Retrievers, I am very excited for the future of our business and looking forward to many wonderful years."

 

 

"Bell" 2 yrs. Qualifying 1st,  Sacramento, CA	John with Chad and Kyla
Kyla with puppy	Chad with tennis trophy!

 

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