Family & Retrievers

As with many aspects of our lives not everything is black and white. The day to day can sometimes be complicated, unfocused and spread across a million tasks and thoughts. At Cascade Retrievers,  balance, focus and perspective are maintained in this busy world by focusing on our two passions in life.

~Family & Retrievers~

From a lifetime of loving dogs...

 "when I finally decided to get my own duck dog I was all in" 

combined with a passion for duck hunting, an addiction to dog training was born. 

Colin and Christine Ching were married in 2014. Christine is a full time mother and 3rd grade elementary teacher. 

"I continually find myself admiring her patience and kindness in teaching our children and her students and I in turn make an attempt to transfer that to my own dogs and handlers."

Together they have a sweet, self proclaimed princess, Jordan (8), a sweet smiling son, Grady (5) and the baby of the family, Cameron (2), 3 dogs:  Friday (terrier), Tripp and Blue.  The family moved to Monroe, WA in July of 2018,  specifically to have access to great nearby training grounds. In 2023 we purchased the training grounds and now live and train on a beautiful 63 acres. We look forward to raising our family here for many years to come and to continue to be stewards of the dog training legacy of this property. 

~Family & Retrievers~ 

We all struggle to maintain a balance between our passion and responsibilities.  At Cascade Retrievers we seek to train balanced retrievers.  We look for a combination of stylish drive offset by a desire to please. If one leg of a table is short we make it longer so that we have a strong foundation to build on. Every tool we use to build our foundation has its own use and like any tool, can be misused if not properly applied. Use a small hammer on a big job and you turn a quick easy job into a long and tedious one. Use a big hammer on a delicate job and you have to be incredibly careful. Picking the right trainer to use the tools that are available to modern retriever trainers is just as important as how they are used.

Like people, our retrievers are unique and varied. The road to a trained retriever is not traveled in a straight line. There are twists and turns which require attention to the needs of each individual dog. With that in mind, our training program focuses on whatever specialized approach or unique care  is needed for each dog as it applies to how we teach, train and test the dogs at every stage of progression. 

"It is our sincerest hope that you will join our family of retriever enthusiasts!"