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#23 - Aiden Kostival of Oak Grove Kennel
Aiden Kostival is a retriever trainer, duck guide, and future club founder. He breaks down what it really takes to build a life around birds, dogs, and long days in the field.
Aiden shares how he went from growing up duck hunting in southern Ohio to training gun dogs, running hunt tests across multiple states, and guiding in Arkansas for the entire waterfowl season.
We get into the topics that actually matters for serious dog people: how he decided to cap his kennel at 16 dogs so every dog gets real attention, why he focuses on gun dog training over obedience and boarding, and what it takes…
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