For professional retriever & gun dog trainers
Built to run
your kennel.
Organize every dog and client, log sessions from the field, and let reports send themselves. The business side of training, finally handled in one place.
Free up to 5 dogs. No credit card to start.
The real work isn't the training
Every dog. Every client.
One of you.
Every dog needs a session logged, and every client expects an update. Multiply that across a full kennel and the actual job splits in two: the training, and the paperwork that follows it home. Generic CRMs and notes apps don't close that gap — they weren't built to turn a day of drills into a report a client can read, dog by dog, week after week.
What it does
Everything a working trainer needs. Nothing they don't.
Reports generate themselves
Every drill rating, note, and photo from the week rolls into an automatic report for the client — no more writing the same update ten different times on a Sunday night.
One place for every dog
Run three dogs or thirty. Every dog and client lives in one place, organized the way a trainer actually thinks about a season — not buried in separate notebooks and text threads.
Works with no bars
Log a full day of drills in a field with zero signal. Everything saves locally and syncs the moment you're back in range — nothing to redo, nothing lost.
Speaks retriever
Marks, blinds, doubles and triples, steadiness, honoring, handling — log a session in the terms you already use, not fields borrowed from an obedience class.
The app
See it in the field
A first look at the real app — more screens landing here as we close in on launch.
01 — In the field
A log built like a training day, not a spreadsheet
Rate each drill right after the rep — marks, blinds, steadiness, honoring — with a note or a quick photo. Move to the next dog. Retriever Ops keeps up with the pace you actually work at.
- Per‑drill ratings, not one vague overall grade
- Photo and video attached right to the session
- Built around the terminology you already use
02 — Off the grid
No service? No problem.
Every change saves to your device the instant you make it — logging a session, updating a dog's info, any of it. Zero bars doesn't slow you down or lock you out. Once you're back in range, it all syncs automatically in the background.
- Nothing blocks on a connection
- Large media uploads in the background, on your time
- Works the same in the kennel or three hours from town
03 — Client‑ready
The report you didn't have to write
Set the cadence once. Retriever Ops assembles that dog's ratings, notes, and media into a clean report and sends it to the client — automatically, every week, for every dog in your care.
- No manual assembly, no copy‑paste between clients
- A manual "send now" option when you want it sooner
- Clients see real progress, not a status update
- Report template customizable to your liking
Pricing
Start free. Stay free up to 5 dogs.
No credit card to start, no trial clock counting down on you. Upgrade only once your kennel actually outgrows the free plan.
Free
$0/forever
Everything you need to try Retriever Ops for real — on real dogs, with real clients.
- Up to 5 dogs
- Offline field logging, anywhere
- Automatic weekly client reports
- Full session & drill history
Pro
$19.99/month
Unlimited dogs, unlimited clients — for trainers running this as a real business.
- Unlimited dogs & clients
- Everything in Free
- Built for a full-time kennel
- Cancel anytime, no contract
Purchased in the app, billed through the App Store
Billing starts at launch — early access is free to try, either plan. No card required.
Why it matters
Where your evening actually goes
Client updates eat time whether you track it or not — most trainers spend somewhere between 5 and 15 minutes writing each one by hand. Drag the slider to your kennel and see what that actually adds up to.
Retriever Ops is being built with working trainers, in the field — because the paperwork was the actual bottleneck, not the training.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Retriever Ops available yet?
Not yet — we're in the run‑up to early access. Request access above and you'll be one of the first trainers we bring on.
Does it really work with no signal?
Yes. Every log, drill rating, and photo saves to your phone the moment you enter it. Nothing waits on a connection — it syncs quietly once you're back in range.
How do client reports actually get sent?
You set the cadence once and Retriever Ops assembles that dog's sessions into a report and emails it automatically — weekly by default, with a manual "send now" option whenever you want it out sooner.
What does it run on?
Retriever Ops is a native iPhone app, built offline‑first for the way training actually happens in the field.
What will it cost?
Free up to 5 dogs, for as long as you want. Pro is $19.99/month for unlimited dogs and clients once your kennel grows past that.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. The free plan doesn't ask for one, and you can run it for up to 5 dogs for as long as you like before ever thinking about Pro.
Can more than one trainer use it at the same facility?
Multi‑trainer support for larger operations is on the roadmap. Right now it's built around a single trainer running their own kennel.
Spend your time training.
Not typing.
Retriever Ops is heading into early access — free to start, up to 5 dogs, no credit card. Get on the list and be first to run it this season.
No spam. Just a note when we're ready for you.
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