I was a first time dog owner and trained her myself with good - great results.
I used Water Dog by Richard Wolters but "I" got the most training from our Las Vegas Hunting Retriever Club. I was taught that it is usually the handler that is the slow learner not the dog.
Do you have a Retriever club of some kind where you live?
Also plan on spending about $300 on an E-collar as it accelerates the learning curve a lot in my case and IMO.
PM me and I'll try to answer your questions as a novice handler.
OD is a great source.
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