re: #52 opnion

I am not exaggerating, because it is my dog, but they are really smart & train very easily. Beside They will have the dog trained professionally

Better a professional trainer that no training at all - but imho the bond between that dog and yourself is not as strong as it were had you done the training yourself.

Also - dog training teaches you how to deal with situations rather than rely on some pre-programmed sets of commands/responses.

But hey, I’m prejudiced … two Border Collies who loved their little exercises eery day (Madame still does!).