Sawtooth Retrievers is an operation whose sole purpose is to breed, raise and train started and finished gun dogs . We do not take in other dogs. The Breeding program is highly selective; usually matching a Male Field Champion and a Female Master Hunter.  These dogs are matched so that you have a tough enough dog to withstand the elements and run in high level competition if you so desire, but stable and level headed enough to make a great hunting companion. We put major emphasis on intelligence, temperament and trainability. We provide a written guarantee against genetic, hip or eye defects, as well as guarantee the performance of the dog. Above all it is important to us that your Sawtooth dog has a great home life as well as working retriever life. We, therefore, prescreen prospective clients for suitability. It is extremely important that you and your dog leave as a team. For that reason we require that you complete a 3 day handling course so that you learn how to handle your dog as well as maintain your dog in the off season.

About the owner/trainer. Frank Nachtman has hunted with retrievers all his life and is an avid Waterfowl and upland game enthusiast. He began running Field Trials in 1978. He converted to Hunt Tests in 1981 with successes which include breeding, raising and training 9 Master Hunters, 1 Master National Hunter, and 1 Master National finisher, and numerous Senior and Junior hunters. In Feb 2003 he turned pro with the establishment of Sawtooth Retrievers designed to create, complete, and finish gun dogs for people who love to hunt but don’t have the time or inclination to raise and train their own dog. He lives on 85 acres of farmland 5 miles south of Bellevue, which includes training fields, 5 acres of training yard and highly technical training ponds. Since then he has produced and sold over 30 finished and several started gun dogs to very satisfied clients. References are available on this web site.