V3 Gun Dogs & Canine Academy

V3 Gun Dogs & Canine Academy offers comprehensive training programs.
Gun Dog Training maximizes a hunting companion’s potential with tailored sessions for both novice and seasoned hunters, covering field skills and obedience. Programs include private lessons, bird dog refresher courses, beginner and advanced gun dog training, and an AKC Hunt Test/Field Trial Program.
Canine Academy aims to unleash a dog’s potential by enhancing intelligence, agility, and socialization. Services include private lessons, on-leash training, off-leash programs, and an aggression program, focusing on basic home obedience and molding dogs into well-behaved companions.
Police/Military K9 training provides rigorous programs for elite canines, enhancing security and operational efficiency. This includes breeding programs, obedience, scent detection, apprehension and protection work, and handler training. They also offer post-purchase training services and support non-profit initiatives to provide K9s to agencies with limited budgets.
Personal Protection K9 programs are dedicated to providing loyal and vigilant protectors with a family-oriented approach. Dogs are raised in a nurturing family setting, trained with high obedience and expert protection skills, and undergo a rigorous screening process for crucial aspects like drive, intelligence, personality, and trainability.
Gun Dog Training Seminars are customizable for groups of 7 to 14 people, available on V3 grounds or client property. Topics include basic obedience, advanced commands, behavioral correction, and socialization techniques, with options for customized topics.

Pricing Summary

V3 Gun Dogs & Canine Academy offers various programs with specific pricing:
Canine Academy: 4 Private Sessions for $600, 8 Private Lessons for $950, 2-Week On-Leash Training for $2,600, 3-Week Off Leash Program for $3,000, and a 4-Week Aggression Program for $4,200.
Gun Dog Training: 4 Private Lessons for $625, a 2-week bird dog refresher course for $2,000, a 4-week beginner bird dog training course for $3,600, a 6-week advanced gun dog training program for $4,200, and an AKC Hunt Test/Field Trial Program for $1,500 per month for 6 months (excluding entry fees or a handler fee of $50 per brace).
Gun Dog Seminars: Pricing is flexible and based on the duration of the seminar (half day or full day).

V3 Gun Dogs & Canine Academy, founded by Jeremy Cormier, a full-time police officer, specializes in comprehensive dog training. Their philosophy focuses on instilling versatility, valiance, and vigilance in every canine companion.

They offer training for hunting dogs, police K9s, and behavior modification for beloved pets. The academy also provides personal protection K9 programs and gun dog training seminars.

V3 aims to build a strong community of dog owners, providing ongoing guidance, resources, and encouragement to ensure the success of every dog-owner duo.

Accomplishments

Jeremy Cormier, the founder, is a full-time police officer with an extensive background in working all disciplines of dogs, having aided local police departments in training K9 units.
Alexis Gavitt specializes in basic home obedience and training hunting dogs.
Kienan Giller serves with the Willimantic Police Department and actively contributes to K9 training as a certified decoy; his black lab, Zuko, earned a JH (Junior Hunter) title before reaching his first birthday.
Mike Manere is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran (2016–2020) with six years of professional experience, specializing in service dogs and personal protection dogs, and extensive work in behavior modification, having trained over 600 dogs. He is currently working toward certification as a veterinary behaviorist and completing his animal science degree.
Shae Cormier, the business manager, grew up breeding and raising Labrador Retrievers, studied animal science, and is an avid hunter and outdoorswoman who trains and competes in AKC horseback field trials with her German Shorthaired Pointers.

How to Get Started!

To get started, interested clients are encouraged to complete a form on the contact page or call V3 Gun Dogs & Canine Academy directly. For the 4-week beginner bird dog training course, scheduling an evaluation with the head trainer is highly recommended before enrollment. For the 6-week advanced gun dog program and the AKC Hunt Test/Field Trial Program, potential clients are encouraged to reach out to discuss eligibility and schedule a pre-training assessment.