I recommend two books. One is Wolter's "Gun Dog" and the other is "Puppies for Dummies" which is not aimed at Bird Dogs but is very good never-the-less.
You won't make it to the AKC Championship event but you will wind up with a useful BirdDog if you follow their directions.
The guys that are real serious and compete a lot generally throw rocks at Wolters. I non-plus them when I quote from "Puppies for Dummies" though.
I am in the process of mis-training my third dog - all French Brittanys.
Best,
Mike
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 03/17/08 01:00 PM.