Professional Trainer: Matt Larkin Owners: Matt & Helena Larkin

Updated: 06/18/2013 Pay Your Bill

Retriever Training Texas

Welcome to Cross Creek Kennel.  Our Goal is to provide you with the gun dog of your hunting needs We specialize in training any other type of working retriever.  Whether you are looking for a hunting dog or hunting / competition dog. We provide the right dog training program. 

We provide various types of dog training services: 

• Puppy Head Start
• Basic Gun Dog Training
• Advanced Gun Dog Training
• Continuance of Advanced/Hunt Test Competition 
• Obedience Training (non-hunting dogs)

During the spring and the fall, we participate in American Kennel Club (AKC) and United Kennel Club (UKC) licensed hunt test. Working retrievers are entered in the AKC and UKC hunt tests at the owner’s request. 

Cross Creek Kennel is located between Crockett and Centerville or Madisonville, Texas. If you are from the surrounding areas of Dallas, Houston, Waco or Shreveport area, the new directions to the kennel will be available on the Directions page.  We train gun dogs from all over Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana areas.

Looking for your next Labrador Retriever Puppy?

Please check out our Litter Page for more information on current and upcoming Hunting Labrador Retriever Litters.  Labrador Retriever Litter page.  With many years of experience training and breeding we want to provide you with your next hunting partner, hunt test competition dog, or family pet.  Our labrador retriever puppies are versatile in all aspects.  Our labrador retriever puppies are wormed, 1st round of vaccinations, shown fun retrieving games, and socialized

Looking for a Labrador Retriever Stud dog?

Through the years we have trained several Hunting Retriever Champions and Master Hunters and some dogs are excellent in their trainability and performance that we want to promote them.  To view our current labrador retriever stud dogs please go to the stud dog page or click  Labrador retriever Stud dogs .

Already have a working retriever puppy?

Never Forget 9/11 & the people that have sacrificed their lives for us!!

Do you own or looking for a Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Boykin Spaniel, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Tollers) or any other type of working retriever? There is a lot you can be doing to help bring out your puppy's retrieving style and desire starting from the time he arrives home.