ORIGINAL: Doc E
As far as training yourself, it kind of depends on how "finished" you want your dog to end up. For a good ol' Meat Dog (hunting companion), I'd go with "10 Minute Retriever" by John and Amy Dahl. For a Great hunting companion, go with "Smartwork for Retrievers" by Evan Graham. For a 100% SUPERB dog that will amaze everyone who sees him, get the entire series by Evan Graham = "Smartwork", "Smartwork II" and "Smartfetch".
Thanks Doc E,
I am going to be new at hunting too, so I am a little worried about the blind leading the blind. Would "Smartwork for Retrievers" be good for me with being a beginner? Or would the "10 Min Retiever" be best to start off with first and then move up through the books?
The good thing that I have going is that he is not gun shy and I have noticed when some of the guys that we allow to hunt on are land shoot he will stop, stair, stay still, and point in the direction of the shot. Witch none of this has been tought to him to do.
Thanks again everyone