My Dad bought an 18 month black lab that was already trained as a gun dog which was what my Dad wanted. My Mum has leukemia so trying to train a young dog would have been difficult. My parents have had dogs before and trained them themselves. Shadow was trained sensitively and my Dad spent some time with the trainer learning how he did his commands.

Shadow has been fantastic, has had his moments but then all dogs do. You have made a big effort to improve things so you can keep your dog, good on you and good luck.