re: Professional dog training ?

Did you look up any trainers in your local area?

No way I would ever drive 14 hours to drop my dog off. A big part of the training is being able to work with the trainer one on one with your dog, so you know the style of training he uses.

I sent 2 of my GSP's to Steve Riggins with Bear Creek on the Bayou Retrievers in Slaughter, LA, they were there for 4 months, and was very satisfied with how they worked when I got them back. He's only about an hour from Baton Rouge, so i was able to go to his place quite often and learned a lot about training dogs.