re: Any OB'ers have any dog training expierence?

Get the Fowl Dogs DVDs (at least volume one and two). They show the good steps in training. Also Lardy's stuff is good.

Retrievertraining.net is the TD of retreiving. Lots of good info there.

Just takes time. Good luck. My Boykin is not quite a year old and has picked up a bunch of ducks and doves this year already. It's awesome seeing the work we put in the summer pay off