
Owner / Head Trainer
John started training gun dogs professionally in 1982 working with pointers and retrievers in Peoria, AZ. He has trained and handled several Field Champions, as well as a National Field Champion. John opened Tiger Mountain Pointing Labradors to the public in 1988. John supervises the training process and development of every dog. Each dog must meet rigorous standards to advance in the gun dog program. John truly enjoys bird hunting, spending several months a year throughout the Northwest and West hunting over fine, classy pointing Labradors.
Ryan Fortier
Kennel Manager / Trainer
Ryan has been an avid bird hunter and dog trainer for most of his life and he has been training gun dogs at Tiger Mountain since 2003. He has handled several of our dogs in AKC Hunt Tests, at the Senior and Master level. He has a natural talent for reading the dogs and getting the most out of each training session. Ryan is very skilled at teaching basics and force fetching. He manages all aspects of running the training kennel facility and has proven to be a great asset to our training program here at Tiger Mountain. Ryan lives on site, enjoys bird hunting and campaigning pointing dogs in NSTRA field trials in his spare time and spending time with his family.

Owner / Gun Dog Supply
Choral started breeding and showing quarter horses in the 80's. In 2001 she made the move to working with Labradors. Her background in horse industry is an asset in selecting the best breeding pairs and managing the whelping and rearing of every litter. Choral enjoys running her dogs in AKC Hunting Tests to achieve their titles.

Kennel Assistant
Alyson Pederson has been here for a year and a half working, under Choral's tutelage, in the whelping kennel. She has a great love of dogs and pups and her gentle nature is great for raising and working with the momma dogs and puppies. She's also a great asset on the farm, throwing marks, etc, during training.

Puppy Care
Judy has been a member of the Tiger Mountain team since 2005. In which time she has filled in very nicely in the raising and care of litters and momma dogs. Her over all love of animals and attention to detail is a great asset for our program.