If it were my dog, I'd teach basic obedience commands, with reward, not punishment. Concurrently, I'd let the dog wander with me in fields and prairies, near criks and ponds, and let it learn about scents and textures by itself, with only occasional obedience work as it does so.
Is a puppy...an adolescent puppy...so as long as it has the pecking order understood, it needs to examine its world.
"Fetch" would be a game in the house and yard; "sit", "stay," "whoa," and "come" would be absolutely enforced.
Depending on what happened the first nine months, learning curve will be short, but demanding too much of a young dog just frustrates animal and owner.
If it had been worked during its early life, things change. Regular reinforcement of learned commands, while still making it fun and rewarding, can make work-time become play-time. They're building a hunting team.
But, I'm not a trainer, just a guy with dogs. The professionals may have other and better ideas.
Best wishes.
