Patience and TLC at this stage is important. I've always found bonding with you dog at this time is the most important thing. I wholeheartly agree that having a crate is best way to raise a youngster and to prevent any acidents andbad habits when you can't be watching your pup. Would you let a 14 month old toddler have free range of the house without supervision?
Obidience training at this stage is important, no ,sit, heel, come, not jumping up on people or furniture etc. IMHO it's never too early to introduce a pup to birds or retrieving. It comes natural , just keep it fun and don't put pressure on the youngster. There are plenty of good books out there for training. I'm on my 4th Lab and all have been doing simple retrieves (50 feet or so)at at 2-3 months.