RE: new puppy please help!!!
goosecaller,
Make it fun is right, start with the basics, which it sounds like you have. BlueRidgeRetrievers gave you a lot of good info. Also any of the books and dvd's by Richard Wolters are great. For duck hunting solely I would recommend Water Dog, it comes in a book or dvd. You can find it on Amazon pretty cheap. There are plenty of breeders along the Colorado front range that give great lessons on how to begin training your dog.
They're flyin' in Colorado, I huntednearLoveland last week with my laband did really well.