Richard Wolters is a damn good writer. But, the truth is, he is a better writer than trainer. Wolters wrote "Water Dog" after training one retriever. It was hugely successful. He liked that experience so much that he got himself a pointing dog and worked with it so he could write "Gun Dog." Yes, he has some good points in both books. But, he is no real dog trainer. He is a writer. Take the information in his books with a grain of skepticism.
Back when I was training pointers (unfortunately, quite a few years ago) I read most of em, including Wolters. I thought Wing and Shot" by Robert Wehle and "Best Way to Train your Gun Dog" by Bill Tarrant/ Delmar Smith were the best. I imagine there are several published since that may be better.
Good luck. Training a bird dog is a wonderful thing to do.
Jake
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