Some of you may have seen my other two threads that I posted regarding my 1 year old Brittany, but I have a question and am looking for clarity.
Our dog was adopted as a rescue this past spring, and has had a little bit of training, both diy and some one-off sessions from a couple of trainers. I now have the chance to put him in a board and train program for a couple of weeks, with the main goal being gunfire conditioning, steadiness, and better recall.
I'm starting to have second thoughts that this is a good idea though, given the dogs history. I liked this trainer, but I've never seen the facilities he will be staying in either. Not to mention, I'm going to have separation anxiety with the dog gone and not knowing how his kennel conditions are, etc.
I would love to train on my own, but this is my first bird dog as an adult and I'm not sure if I can do it myself, especially the gunfire conditioning. I live in town and don't have much room around me, bit there are multiple public tracts in and near my location.
Is a board and train with a rescue (1 year old, owned him for 8 months) a good idea? And how possible is it for someone in my situation (work full time) to do gunfire conditioning, etc. alone? Part of me feels that the board and train will be more efficient, and I really liked the trainer when we did a one on one session. But I still have an uneasy feeling about it.
Our dog was adopted as a rescue this past spring, and has had a little bit of training, both diy and some one-off sessions from a couple of trainers. I now have the chance to put him in a board and train program for a couple of weeks, with the main goal being gunfire conditioning, steadiness, and better recall.
I'm starting to have second thoughts that this is a good idea though, given the dogs history. I liked this trainer, but I've never seen the facilities he will be staying in either. Not to mention, I'm going to have separation anxiety with the dog gone and not knowing how his kennel conditions are, etc.
I would love to train on my own, but this is my first bird dog as an adult and I'm not sure if I can do it myself, especially the gunfire conditioning. I live in town and don't have much room around me, bit there are multiple public tracts in and near my location.
Is a board and train with a rescue (1 year old, owned him for 8 months) a good idea? And how possible is it for someone in my situation (work full time) to do gunfire conditioning, etc. alone? Part of me feels that the board and train will be more efficient, and I really liked the trainer when we did a one on one session. But I still have an uneasy feeling about it.