Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site hw3b.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!hw3b!afg From: afg@hw3b.UUCP (Golnik A.F. HW 256 ) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Wanted: Obedience Training Information Message-ID: <188@hw3b.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Aug-84 15:52:36 EDT Article-I.D.: hw3b.188 Posted: Tue Aug 21 15:52:36 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 02:10:40 EDT Organization: AT&T Technologies, Inc., Hawthorne Works Lines: 37 I am planning to have my dog professionally obedience trained. The dog is a 9 month old Newfoundland (no papers, he came from a humane society) named Blackie, because he looks and walks like a black bear. I have already taught him the basic commands of sit, stay, come, etc., but am having difficulty with the more advanced commands, probably due to the help of my kids while I'm at work. The information I am looking for is: 1. Is there anyone in the Chicago area that can personally recommend a obedience school, and 2. Is there anyone out there who has had their dog professionally trained and could comment on group vs. individual training, and possibly the type or method used, and also any other information you think might be helpful. By the way, I already did contact the AKC for this information and was politely told that since my dog has "no papers" the trainers and kennels they usually recommend would not deal with me. If the interest warrants I'll post a summary of the replies. Thanks in advance, Al Golnik AT&T Technologies Hawthorne Works :