Don't be under the illusion that because your pup retrieved to hand a lot that your dog doesn't need to be force fetched. However, if your dog is retrieving to hand the force fetching process should go a lot faster. Consistency and control is the key.
I have way to many hunters say that they didn't need to force fetch their dog because they retrieved as a pup. It never failed that the dog failed in one of my pheasant fields. The bird was, half eaten, or spit out 20 feet from hand or dropped as the dog tried to manuver through tough brush or water or even runs away from the owner because another dog is near and the dog thinks the other dog wants to "steal" their retrieve.

The foundation to any good hunting dog is force fetching. You can skirt the issue with pheasant scented dummies and wings, but without force fetching you have nothing more than pet that retrieves "some" or "most" of the time. Period.It is worth every penny to have a professional force fetch your dog. Force fetching for a novice can be a long and difficult process.

Once the force fetching is done you are more than 3/4 of the way done.
Training the upland bird dog to quarter and stay in range is really easy. You will have a solid , consistent, and efficient bird dog.

-Mathewsconquest2