A training class isn't necessary to teach manners. I started with Lola the minute I picked her up and brought her in the house (she was left in my front yard at 5-6 weeks). She was taught to sit for her food in a week. She was taught that she is to sit calmly by the door until released to go out by me. She was taught to lay down when people came to the door and not bark and jump and act like a wild child. We live by NILIF in this house.
I'm sorry to be blunt, but an untrained dog with a small child is a ticking time bomb. You left him with adults who didn't stop him from opening a door and falling down the stairs. Whose to stay they would stop him from pulling your dog's ears, tail, sitting on him, or otherwise annoying/possibly hurting him? Even the most patient dog has a limit and if your son ignores vocal warnings (growls) or it is trained out of him, he will get snapped at and possibly bit.
I also have to ask, if you don't have the money for an essential training class, how do you have the money to breed? Health testing is expensive. And why are you wanting to breed a dog of questionable temperament? Forget breeding, work on making your dog a well behaved pet first.
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