To answer a few of your questions. You know well I am not using a defined program although I do use some Dahl. If you ask what my training philosophy I'd say I lean a little towards Tarrant. You know the whole don't just think like a dog you have to be the dog. A little hokey yes.
I'm squeezing time in not stuff. When your introducing basic I'm working on socialization. Up to now. Its been crate training. House breaking. Sit to a hand signal, and come to her name. I consider basic to be when you transition to a verbal command. Some other things we have worked . Walks on and off lead. Proper position on lead. Walks along traffic which I believe builds confidence. Water, slack and current. She has found her stroke . Bumper retrieve in water. I use a black and white octagon shaped avery. It is smaller than a standard small. She is a small puppy for her age and I don't see the point in using it on land when she does not handle it well. Introduction to a boat(kayak), sit still you don't always get your way. Crate training on the water if you will. Introduction to friends and family cats and dogs and lots of kids.
What I want. A dog that has a head on her shoulders.Confidence ,independence, teamwork. A dog that hunts for me because she wants to not because I tell her to. One who thinks I am the center of the universe. Who lives for the flush and the gun and the retrieve. Lol that sounded just like Tarrant.
Goals, to me marking is number 1. Drive and bird sense number 2. everything else 3rd.
What I'm working for at present. I want her hunting by mid Dec. As a friend put it the other day, we were talking about me getting a pup. He said don't worry about it man you have always had some birdy ass bitches.