The pup is ready now! Hopefully the breeders even gave pup some attention. I also used partial Richard Walters " Water Dog" methods and everything else I could get my hands on. The one that helped me most after reading Water Dog and watching the Water Dog video is the following website. Hope it helps you. It did me. Mojo, my golden, is now a started duck dog. He has one goose hunt under his belt. He just turned one year old. Just do not try to force to much at one time. Keep training shout (10-20 min) and remember the first several months is all about fun training.........No Punishment. I did collar train and force fetch by the way. Good luck and keep asking questions and reading training info. Eventually you and your dog will figure out what each of you wants from the other.