hehehe, well thanks for all of your help...but i still have a few questions. how should i go about training him? pretty much all i've had him do so far, is (as i said) sit at my left, and retrieve after i throw it on the command 'hunt'. i've tried to teach him tracking...but he just can't, or won't, do it. and, if you can, where would i find all of the supplies? GI Joes has some dummies, qail pheasant and duck scent, but that's about it. please help me! thanks a bundle