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Originally Posted by J. Falcon
Thanks for the advice.
We are 100% committed to training this dog with help from a professional trainer and learning everything we need to know to give it a healthy, fulfilling life.
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Please make sure the trainer is someone who's at the very least familiar with Schutzhund (if they haven't heard this word, or similar like IPO, then run). There is a massive difference between training a Golden Doodle to be a sweet road trip companion vs training a working breed like a Belgian / Rottweiler / GSD and the skills required for them to do their intended job. The first just about anyone can do with a little bit of patience. The last requires actual skill and knowledge.
Otherwise you / they WILL fuck up the dog and you won't have a good time.
I'm not trying to talk you out of it. I just want you to be aware that you very much will have a loaded gun on you at all times and it will require an experienced working dog trainer to make sure the safety switch even works.