their are some ducks left in michigan, I tell you what jessica simpson hands down, angelina is one of them fur haten, far left , wouldn't even want to be in the same room as people, billy bob, swapping blood whats up with that. back to the thread
personally it would be better in my IMHO to start your dog yourself, and then get professional training for the advanced or finished work, most trainers charge a small fee for say 75 dollers to spend a couple hours with you and give you things to work on for a couple of weeks, this helps insure a better bond between you and the dog and helps train you, dogs tend to push the limits when not kept in check or when they learn that they can get away with something and you can not stop them or if they are not run through class periodically. Are you planning to use the e-coller if so you will want to learn how and when to use it, this is extremly important many a good dog has been ruined by bad timing, too much heat, etc me personally I think the e-collar is a great tool for training used properly the dog must be conditioned to all commands and you will need to learn how to do this weather or not you have the dog trained or do it yourself, the hardest part of Do it yourself training is getting a dog birdy cause most people do not have birds, but they are not hard to come by with a little bit of homework, so do not let this intimidate you, PM me if you want to know more

Dale