Rody and Kristin Best
Rody is an owner of Best Retrievers and Head Field Trainer. He is responsible for the field work portion of the training. Rody deals primarily with the competitive dogs and advanced training. He has over 20 years of professional training experience.
Kristin is an owner of a Best Retrievers and is head of the administrative side of the business. She is responsible for teaching every new trainer the foundation phase. She is our primary formal fetch trainer in our Gundog program, and also runs the BR Whelping Service and raises the litters. This includes delivering puppies, raising them, and finding the perfect home for each and every one.
Kerrigan Odom, Remi and Annie
Kerrigan Odom joined us in the Summer of 2021. Kerrigan has grown up loving dogs and hunting with her family her whole life! She and her dog Remi are avid duck hunters! Kerrigan has had 1 year of previous experience with dog training and is one of our Basic Obedience and Gundog trainers! We are super excited to have her on our team!
Dakota Best and Slider
Dakota is an avid hunter and has spent his entire life surrounded by the dog training lifestyle. He has titled a dog in Junior in the AKC Hunt Test Program and also competed in the Super Retriever Series University and qualified for the Super Retriever Series Crown. Dakota graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelors Degree in Agribusiness. He joined the Best Retrievers Team in February of 2022 and is a Basic Obedience and Gundog trainer. We are excited to have him on our team and delighted to see him continue the family tradition.
Michael Cotton, Izzy, Glock and Hank
Michael joined the Best Retrievers Team in the beginning of 2022. He is an avid bird hunter and spent the Fall of 2021 guiding upland hunts in Kansas. Michael graduated from Texas A&M in 2018 with a Bachelors degree in Economics and got his Masters degree in 2020 in Sports Management from the University of South Alabama. He is currently in the Puppy and Obedience department and will be competing with his personal dogs, Glock and Hank, in hunt test and field trials in the fall of 2022. We are very excited to have him on our team!
Paige Brown and Tank
Paige joined the Best Retrievers Team in the Summer of 2018. She is the voice of Best Retrievers. She takes care of all the phone calls and emails, and manages the reservations for all of the various training programs. She also maintains the vet records for the monthly vet visits, assists in the Whelping Service, and runs necessary errands. She is a tremendous help and we are very fortunate to have her on the BR Team!
Kara Best, Smokey and Caddie
Kara joined the Best Retrievers Team in the winter of 2022. She handles a variety of the office duties including billing, payroll, and making sure we have what we need in the BR Pro Shop. She also assists with the whelping service and is a trainer in our puppy imprinting program. Her attention to detail and thoroughness is a huge asset to our team!