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Growing up in the South East Arkansas farming community of McGehee, Arkansas, Keith Allison's love for duck hunting and dogs didn't come along until later in life, but the seed was sown at an early age.
Keith's love of working dogs came from his dad who hunted quail over pointing dogs when Keith was very young. He remembers his dad showing him how to work a young pointer puppy with a quail wing, string, and fishing pole. Keith was amazed that his dad could get the pup to hold a point at such a young age with the pole and wing. This impression, at an early age, is what instilled the love of working dogs in him many years ago. The passion for duck hunting came along when Keith was in his late teens. One morning, he and his best friend decided to jump shoot ducks on one of Keith's uncle's many rice fields around McGehee. He remembers the "wall" of ducks that came up on the other side of the levee as they surprised the hundreds of mallards sitting in the field. From that moment on, duck hunting became a passion for Keith and still is today. After high school, Keith eventually went on to pursue a degree in Physical Therapy. While working in the Orthopedic/Sports Physical Therapy field, Allison had the opportunity to treat several professional athletes some of which included: Scott Pippen (Chicago Bulls), Keith Jackson (Green Bay Packers), and Corliss Williamson (Sacramento Kings) as well as many area high school athletes and weekend warriors. Keith's love of working retrievers and a passion for waterfowl hunting is what eventually led Keith to leave his career in Physical Therapy and along with Derek Randle form War Eagle Retrievers in Northwest Arkansas. The duo's leap of faith paid off and War Eagle has achieved international acclaim with clients from Samoa to Slovenia. With a client list ranging from past Wal-Mart and Fortune 500 executives, high profile professional athletes to the everyday duck hunters and college students. Keith and Derek have trained thousands of working retrievers and have a multiude of hunt test titles from Grand Hunting Retriever Champions, Grand Master Hunting Retrievers, and Master Hunters just to mention a few. From the beginning, it has been the passion of hunting and retrievers that has driven them to devote themselves to the full-time training of retrievers and their owners. War Eagle Retrievers has already set many records in the Super Retriever Series. War Eagle Retrievers Accomplishments
The dogs at War Eagle Retriever get to truly showcase their talents and skills in the truest Proving Grounds of all... Arkansas' famed flooded green timber. Each duck season, Keith and Derek have the privilege of guiding at one of Arkansas' premier flooded timber duck clubs, the largest track of privately owned flooded timber that adjoins Bayou Meto. They know what it takes to produce a true to life working retriever getting to train their clients' dogs in this atmosphere 60 days out of the season. Today, Keith lives in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and balances time between family, War Eagle Retrievers, waterfowl and upland hunting. When not training retrievers, Keith tries to spend as much time as possible with his wife, Jennifer and two children, son Landon and daughter Kennedy. Beginning at the age of 3, Keith's son Landon starting going on dove hunting trips with Keith and since the age of 4 years old, Landon has been joining Keith in the flooded green timber of Arkansas where Keith understands the importance of instilling a true love and appreciation of the outdoors in his children. For more on Keith Allison, visit WarEagleRetrievers.com.
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