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There are MUCH better reference materials out there than Water Dog. Jackie Mertens"Sound Beginnings" video is an EXCELLENT material for the early months of training(highly recommended), 10 Minute Retriever, SmartWork- series by Graham, Mike Lardy tapes, are a few. I would get with some training groups ( informal groups who pool resources and throw bumpers for each other) they can be found thru your local AKC clubs, you can go to www.akc.org to find the clubs. If this is your first dog it would be better to work with a trainer for you have FF and CC to teach yet. Recommendations for trainers can be gleaned from the club members as well. Pick the trainer wisely, and watch them train several times to get a feel for who you are most comfortable with, they are not created equal.