I've never been willing to send my dogs off for field training, because I don't want to miss out on that time for obedience training since that is our main focus, and plus I would miss them so much!
But I am very likely going away for a month to school for a month this summer, and instead of just boarding the dogs I thought this would be a great chance to go ahead and get some training in. I still don't want to send them off for several months, so I am looking for someone that would be willing to take dogs in for just a month or so. I know most good trainers require a minimum time commitment, so does anyone know of someone they would recommend that would take dogs in for only a month? Or is this really not a good idea?
A note about the dogs I would be sending: Conner has been force fetched, collar conditioned, and has been running up to 100 yard marks. I would like to get him some more practice running land marks and he needs a lot more water experience. He is a soft dog, so I would need someone that can handle that. I would also have Flip, who would be a year old by then. He does not have a much field experience at all yet, but he is not a soft dog and has much more drive than Conner. I might be willing to part with him for a little longer.
But I am very likely going away for a month to school for a month this summer, and instead of just boarding the dogs I thought this would be a great chance to go ahead and get some training in. I still don't want to send them off for several months, so I am looking for someone that would be willing to take dogs in for just a month or so. I know most good trainers require a minimum time commitment, so does anyone know of someone they would recommend that would take dogs in for only a month? Or is this really not a good idea?
A note about the dogs I would be sending: Conner has been force fetched, collar conditioned, and has been running up to 100 yard marks. I would like to get him some more practice running land marks and he needs a lot more water experience. He is a soft dog, so I would need someone that can handle that. I would also have Flip, who would be a year old by then. He does not have a much field experience at all yet, but he is not a soft dog and has much more drive than Conner. I might be willing to part with him for a little longer.