Everybody seems to have covered it.......only thing i can add is spend lotsa time. Every day at least once a day and hopefully twice train. Keep it short at first....they have minimal attention span when their young. And try to end everthing on a positive note..... I also used to put mine in his kennel after training fer a hour or so to "think" about his lessons. But i can't stress it enough on the time and repitition. I'm also a big fan of remote collars......to each his own but I think there a great help. Especially with force fetch.