What a beautiful dog. I'm in the same boat as you. The puppy seriously cuts down on fishing time, as a matter of fact, I don't even want to think about it. We just brought one home last weekend, what a handful. And as far as book suggestions, I'll throw mine out. "The Art of Raising a Puppy" by the Monks of New Skete. These guys raise German Shepards in upstate New York. The book is incredible, going over each major developmental period, and also laying some seriously good groundwork training. They don't go into training for hunting much, but the groundwork needs to be there before that. I've only had dewey for 11 days (hes comming up on 10wks) and we have already nailed come and fetch, and are very close to getting sit. He's about 50% on the sit command but I think he'll have it down soon. Best of luck with yours and keep us updated.