Cedar Mountain Retrievers

Cedar Mountain Retrievers offers training programs designed to develop both the dog and the owner, with the goal that owners will continue to develop their dog after leaving. The programs provide a solid foundation for dogs to become great field and hunting partners, as well as dependable family members.

The Puppy Headstart program is a 3-4 week program suggested for puppies 8-12 weeks old. It includes crate training, potty training, introduction to place training, and exposure to other dogs, children, car rides, and water.

The Basic Obedience Development Program is a 6-week program suggested for dogs 16 weeks and older, after all puppy vaccinations. It covers place training, socialization, confidence building, behaving in the house and public, on-lead obedience, and basic commands such as Sit, Here, Heal, Down, Place, and Kennel. It also includes exposure to dead birds, bumpers, duck calls, and ponds.

The Gun Dog Foundation program is a minimum 4-6 month program. It includes introduction to marks, decoys, and gunfire, advanced place training, off-lead obedience, exposure to launders, marking fundamentals, collar conditioning, force fetch, hold conditioning, and whistle training. It also covers blind work fundamentals, single and double marking concepts, introduction to live and dead birds, recalling, gunfire steadiness, honoring, basic T, double T, reverse T, swim by, introduction to simple double marks, walkup and diversions, pattern blinds, and decheating.

The Gun Dog Advanced program is approximately 6 months long, following the successful completion of Gun Dog Foundation. This program focuses on advanced marking concepts, cold blinds, technical retrieve and blind work, advanced hunting environments, and hunting and trial set-ups.

Cedar Mountain Retrievers, run by the Diettert Family, began with the addition of their first Labrador Retriever, Remington “Remi.” After rediscovering their love for the breed and Remi’s exceptional drive and hunting skills, they established a breeding program focused on providing high-drive, trainable hunting dogs with great temperaments suitable for family life.

In addition to breeding services, which include providing studs from established pedigrees and CMR puppies, they offer dog training services. These services encompass Basic Obedience, Foundation/Beginner Gun Dog Training, and Advanced Gun Dog Training. They operate as a small kennel, limiting client dogs to a small group at a time to ensure maximum attention and focus on each dog’s needs and client desires.

Their Labradors are well-rounded, participating in AKC and UKC events annually, involved in family hunting and outfitting events, and living as true members of the Diettert household. Cedar Mountain Retrievers aims to develop both owners and dogs, providing a solid foundation for dogs to become great field and hunting partners, as well as dependable family members.

Accomplishments

The Diettert Family established a breeding program centered around providing exceptional, high-drive, yet trainable hunting dogs. Their Labradors are regularly run through AKC and UKC events.

Their stud dog, Remi (HRCH T&T’s Remington’s Leap of Faith MH), holds Master Hunter titles. Rio (T&T’s Swift and Surge SH) has Senior Hunter titles. Rooster (HR Cedar Mountain’s Feel the Thunder) has a Hunting Retriever title.

Their female dogs also have titles: Cinder (Cedar Mountain’s Set’n Rain to the Rain JH) has a Junior Hunter title, and Storm (HR Cedar Mountain’s Calm Before the Storm) has a Hunting Retriever title.