My wife and I are picking up our German Shorthair Pointer in about a month and I have not found a good training book. I picked up one on Amazon specifically for GSP's but it was not written very well. Does anyone have any good recommendations on literature (or anything else helpful) for training a pointer puppy? Thanks for the help!
Good luck finding anything GSP specific. Pointing dog training is pointing dog training however. Here are some good ones...
Point! Training the All Seasons Bird Dog by James Spencer
How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves by Joan Bailey
Wing and Shot by Robert Wehle
The 'Perfect Start Perfect Finish' videos are supposed to be very good as well.
I believe NAVHDA has one out that is good as well if a more versatile dog is your aim. Actually if I were you I'd look into seeing if anyone affiliated with that organization has training days you can attend.