What I'm curious about is if any one has an suggestions as to books/DVDs etc for training versatile dogs. Eventually I'd like to hunt both upland and waterfowl with the dog and may even consider doing some blood trailing. I've searched and found a few books, but just curious if anyone has any specific suggestions. Thanks in advance.
These books/manuals will provide you with an excellent understanding of how to train a versatile hunting dog:
HOW TO HELP GUN DOGS TRAIN THEMSELVES, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EARLY CONDITIONED LEARNING by Joan Bailey (Swan Valley Press)
http://www.swanvalleypress.com/ ARMBRUSTER TRAINING MANUAL by Leonard Armbruster. Available to members of Verein Deutsch-Drahthaar/Group North America. Mr. Armbruster was a German ex-patriot who wrote this manual for the fledgling Group North America. It was/is the mainstay of many novice Drahthaar handlers, and it is an excellent reference for developing your versatile pup through its first year and the breed tests.
http://www.vdd-gna.org/documents-forms/ DRAHTHAAR PUPPY MANUAL - Fourth Edition, by Altmoor owners Roger Smith and Nancy Bohs.
http://altmoor.com/Drahthaar/index.html THE TRAINING AND CARE OF THE VERSATILE HUNTING DOG by Edward Bailey and Sigbot Winterheld, North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA)
http://navhdastore.org/thetrainingandcareoftheversatilehuntingdog.aspx 
