Post by: amosmoses on June 13, 2011, 10:22:15 AM
Post by: Caseyd on June 13, 2011, 10:37:30 AM
There are several members here that will have some good input for you.
I meet with Pat Murphy a couple times to evaluate my dog and do a couple dog/owner trainings. He is realativly close to Seattle http://www.northwestperformancedogs.com/index.htm (http://www.northwestperformancedogs.com/index.htm)
Post by: Bluemoon on June 13, 2011, 11:38:21 AM
Post by: bonneylakebowman on June 13, 2011, 12:36:10 PM
Also when ypu send your dog off I think its important to go over and work with the trainer and the dog. The trainer can do a great job with training the dog but it doesn't do you any good if you don't know how to handle the pup when you pick her up.
Good looking pup by the way
Post by: Special T on June 13, 2011, 12:45:16 PM
I have heard people talking about the value of shipping a pointer for trainining in the dakotas for example...
Post by: ORCA_SIX on June 13, 2011, 12:57:01 PM
Post by: jetjockey on June 13, 2011, 07:45:44 PM
I have heard there is a big price difference between pointers trained here, and trained in the midwest to south... something like $450 a month diff...
I have heard people talking about the value of shipping a pointer for trainining in the dakotas for example...
This is 100% true. My dad is making the long trip out to S.D. just after the 4th of July to drop his 1 year old Brit off for summer camp with my trainer outside Winner S.D.. He will pay 50% less per month then he would if the dog was being trained in the NW, and it will get 5-10X as much bird work, on wild birds. The only draw back is the cost to drive out to S.D. and back...... However, Im meeting him out there in September when he picks up his pup and we are going to hunt sharptail for a couple days over both our dogs while the trainer teaches my dad how to handle his dog. So it makes the trip a lot easier when you combine it with a hunting trip.... My dog goes out every summer for camp in S.D. You'd be amazed at the amount of work a trainer can get done in just a couple months with the amount of wild birds. And you'd be suprised how much cheaper it is.
Post by: Happy Gilmore on June 14, 2011, 04:41:47 PM
In the past I trained with a pro for a long time. All weekends and any days off I had I spent there for a few years. Now usually try to train with the other amateurs as often as possible. I'm going to get back into the mix and start weekend training with more pro's the rest of the summer because my schedule allows for it again. Every trainer is better at something than another and people willing to learn can absorb a lot from different people. I wouldn't recommend this with a dog in early development but, then again, someone different always has ways of doing things that are better than the other guy.
Post by: amosmoses on June 14, 2011, 08:32:08 PM
Post by: chuckarchaser on June 15, 2011, 07:04:13 PM