re: Professional dog training ?

Thanks for all the responses. Let me clear something up. I understand this is just a puppy and I have few expectations for any kind of polished field work. You have to begin somewhere and having started him with behavior, I am hopeful by spending a couple months with the trainer and pen birds, the light may start to come on. I am a big believer in wild birds for upland dogs. What better place to bring a then 9 month old pup, than South Dakota? He will then hunt over a few wild quail here and in Kansas till he returns to the trainer in February for two more months.
I enlisted help from the trainer while I was still on the waiting list for aforementioned pup. He gave me the breakdown on all of his do's and dont's. The trainer and I have spent several days talking about methods he has used for the several griffons he has trained and what I should do to correctly start the pup. Tennessee is not a hot bed of upland bird dog trainers and much homework was done before selecting my choice. I will definitely spend a day at least before making the return trip in October.