Dog Health Questions: Dog Training Academy info?

I live in the St Louis area, and I'm looking into getting into dog training (maybe for search and rescue, I think), and I'm looking for a good dog training academy. I'm aware that there are bound to be the people out here that will be completely against any kind of dog training, even if it's to save lives, but I'm hoping that there might be others that are a little more reasonable.
Also, my Goldie is already almost a year and my Boxer is probably not going to be the most effective dog for this kind of thing, even though she's only 5 months old (she's great, i love her to death, but I'm a realist). What's good? Malinois, Shepherds, Bloodhounds?

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I took a few courses in dog training. One of which was in the us. The animal behavior college. They have a very good program online, and working with a mentor. It's mostly training you to be an obedience trainer but its a good start and will help you along. They can also refer you to courses you can take in search and rescue training.
Best of luck!

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