William Bastian has been involved in sporting dogs his entire life. He has been training and competing professionally since 2010. William’s training methods, using a positive, calm, consistent approach has led to over 200 titled dogs, and countless exeptional gun dogs for their owners. He has trained dogs across the US, as well as Canada, Australia, Europe, and England.
William is an AKC Senior Hunt test and Field trial judge, with the honor to judge several National events. He is currently apprentice judging for the NAVHDA organization.
William’s accolades as a GWP breeder/owner/handler include: AKC Breeder of Merit, 50+ NAVHDA NA Prizes, 30+ NAVHDA UT Prizes, 3 NAVHDA VC’s, 31 AKC show champions, 6 BISS’s, 1 multiple BIS, 10 Master Hunters, and 17 Senior Hunters, and 40 Junior Hunters (client dog awards not included).