Puppy goes berserk at bedtime

I don’t think you need a behaviourist, there’s good advice here.

There might be but it's not professional advice which is well researched. Many of us use old fashioned methods which aren't always the best. As I said, I have had dogs all my life but there are some things that weren't appropriate with this particular breed. Lesson learned very quickly with the right trainer/behaviourist.

icanhandthemback - thanks you had me reviewing my comment. Apologies if I appeared to be dismissing behaviourists, not my intention.
The OP is waiting to start classes, I hope she commits to a year and gets the bug and continues.
Puppies need guidance, then the hit adolescence and we need to continue helping them

We have always had dogs, but two years ago took on a puppy. He reduced me to tears more than once, wondering what we had done. However, there he was, trusting, needing love and a home, and under no circumstance was he going anywhere. Persistence with training, and the passing of time, have turned him into a calmer, gentler and better behaved dog. Hang on in there - your day will come!

I was in tears for nine months with my dog. All my other whippets had arrived virtually house trained but this one wee’d everywhere. I was forever cleaning up after her. She dug up half the lawn, although she did such a good job it reseeded beautifully. I’d never had a dog that dug before. She stole everything although, unlike most dogs she was ok with remote controls and shoes. She air snapped at me a lot: again something I’d never experienced before. I was actually quite scared of her at times. But at nine months, when she should have turned into a difficult adolescent, she turned into an angel.

Lizbethann55

Georgesgran. On the advice of someone on here I got the Steve Mann book. He relates his experiences of trying to have a training session with Brian Blessed and his dog. Like your friend , he could not keep the instructions to one simple word. Whole long winded instructions in that big booming voice must have confused even the most intelligent puppy!

I would think it could be very difficult to train Brian Blessed, Lizbethann.

It is the owners who are being trained too, of course.

We had a dog who was a model pupil at dog training classes but developed selective hearing at other times.