They only really start training when they’re around 7 months old, apart from the usual toilet training and stuff. They don’t choose the dog for you until around 6-7 months, because they wait for them to develop more rather than picking a puppy at 8 weeks and going this is the one for you, when at that age it’s a tiny baby and honestly who the fuck knows what it’s gonna be like when it’s an adult.
they are very experienced and have a ridiculously good success rate of matching dogs to people. And if the dog becomes unsuitable for what you want it for while it grows and is trained by them, they will say so and choose another dog for you. It’s all in house. They’re a gundog trainer fundamentally.
hes also only 10 months old, so I certainly wouldn’t expect him to be bomb proof at this age, maybe it’s different if you have a puppy from 8 weeks and start from the very beginning. But these guys they let the dog develop with some training and then start properly once they’re a bit older. The dog if it’s being trained to a well trained pet level doesn’t leave until 12-16 months depending on the dog.
its just how they do it, I guess, and it seems to work very well.
i hope that makes sense.
another similar sort of place I looked at, choose the dog at between 8 and 12 weeks old and then the dog is ready to go at 8 months old. I wasn’t keen on that because, while I’m sure it works for many people, I just wanted to take it a bit slower, get a slightly older dog, and make sure I’m getting the most suitable dog for me.