New Pup..Now what?

[Gatzby]

Here are some recommendations for training books. I have read a lot and these are the ones I refer to the most.

British Training For American Retrievers (Vic Barlow)

Tri-tronics Retriever Training (Jim and Phyllis Dobs)

Anything written by Richard A. Wolters is a good basis for your program.

Smart Fetch (Evan Graham)

You cab also Youtube just about anything to get an idea how other people do everything from obedience to Force Fetch if you choose to do so.

Smitty

Check out this book on handling drills. It is awesome. This is pretty advanced stuff but if you want a "handling" dog this is it. I like that she tells you what to expect when you first run a drill. For me I need to think through every possible outcome and what my response will be if the dog fails. I cannot think fast enough to give a fair, accurate, and timely response unless I pre-think the possible outcomes.

Heck she makes walking baseball almost understandable!!!

http://www.gundogsupply.com/building-a-retriever-book.html