Dave,
If you need any training DVD's, let me know, I think I've got a couple in the collection...

Set upa small, narrow corridor, like a hallway, where you can toss a small toy, and have a short retrieve where he can't run off in the wrong direction or get past you. Slowly work the distance, and remove the side barriers... and you're good to go,

Moose was retrieving to hand at 8 weeks, and brought a dead bandtail pigeon to me at just over 9 weeks...


Oh, now is a good time to start them out on strange surfaces also, like grating, elevated heights, etc., and play with their paws a lot. Gets them used to checking their paws, and also used to walking on all surfaces.