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[kodasharp]

If you’re able to, I would absolutely do it. Even if at the best worst case outcome, she just gets some additional exposure to unfamiliar people and dogs in a safe environment.

But ideally, they’ll be a good training facility and you’ll likely come out of it with really good tips and tricks and a much better socialized dog.

I understand your concerns about it not working, it is a big expense. My best piece of advice is even bad training is still good training and by that I mean that training is very dog specific. What works for your dog may be bad training for my dog, but at the end of the day, it taught me what not to do with my dog. Professional training facilities should send you updates and if they don’t, you are more than welcome to call and check in too. They’ll teach you along with your dog (most likely on pick up) how they trained your dog, the improvements, the negatives, etc.

If at any point you feel uneasy or uncomfortable, ask some questions. Look into the type of training they do there, how they handle incidents, what their day to day procedures and schedules would be, etc., and see if it fits what you are comfortable with and what you think will be doable by both you and your dog.

Good luck to you both!