Quote Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose
Even though you want to train the dog yourself a class is great. It does wonders for socializing your dog. A well socialized animal is a much more stable and predictable animal. Socializing does wonders to help an animal mature into a wonderful companion.
Totally! I used Petsmart as my socializing tool with most of my girls... I'd take Proof in every day for the first few months I had her to get her used to all the crazy noises and people and unstable dogs and what have you... She however didn't do well in remedial training classes because she was too distracted... this is just my experience with one dog though...