the water dog is a great book. . . but dokkens book is also really good. . . But i have found that the key to having a great dog is to really be the pack leader and to have the bond between you and your dog where they unconditionally love you . . . also my favorite quote with labs "can be the best dogs ever... but can be the craziest puppies ever... just make everything a game and they will work really hard to make you happy.....

when it comes to Ecollar training and force fetching . . . do not force fetch unless you have the assistant of a expiranced trainer. . . but to prevent your dog from becoming collar wise buy an extra collar maybe hunters orange and have your dog where them together so that they will eventually think that that just the hunters orange can give them the little reminder to listen