Smartworks by Evan Graham. Comprehensive training program packed with great drills and training scenarios.

TotalRetriever.com. Mike Lardy is arguably the best retriever trainer in recent times. This site offers all of Mikes programs in books and on DVD’s along with other useful training information.

Dobbs Training center offers a number of training books and DVD’s including the books Retriever Training (from Tri Tronics w/ Jim and Phyllis Dobbs), and Training Retrievers to Handle by DL and Ann Walters. Many other books and training articles can also be found here. 

RetrieverTraining.net. An on line hunting retriever community that provides valuable training information as well as good old retriever talk. t

Working Retriever Central. Retriever information, classified ads, user forums.

Weebegoldens. John Cavanaugh's Training Workshop Manuals These are VERY comprehensive manuals of the program he teaches. He is very consistent with the program of Rex Car, Dennis Voigt and Mike Lardy, with very few exceptions. Visit the site to print the manuals (better make sure the paper tray is full). Impressive.

Retriever Puppy Training
by Rutherford and Love…good section on force fetch, advice on early puppy stuff. Available through most book store web sites.

The 10 Minute Retriever
by John and Amy Dahl…gives a program of exercises to train your working retriever in several short sessions daily. Visit their web page for examples of articles written by John & Amy Dahl. http://www.oakhillkennel.com/library/index.html

Training and Campaigning Retrievers, The Principles and Practice
by Jack Gwaltney is now in it's third edition It has interesting perspectives on retriever training from an amateurs point of view and is a nice supplement to Mike's videos and manuals.
It can be purchased directly at:
4863 Wesley Chapel Road
Free Union, VA 22940
$20 postpaid in USA - checks or money order only

Retriever Training Drills for Marking and Retriever Training Drills for Blind Retrieves
by James Spencer provide some good drills for marking and handling/blind retrieves…especially the marking one for JH level work…gives specific exercises to work on to teach concepts you will see in tests.

Sound Beginnings
by Jackie Mertens….puppy retrieving for field work. Could also be used with inexperienced older dogs. Good demonstrations of drills, etc to introduce retrieving and build desire.

The Trained Retrieve
by TriTronics 2 tape series. A very good step-by step demonstration of teaching “hold” and “fetch”. Does demonstrate more use of the e-collar for training these concepts than many trainers use. Good for seeing the appropriate reactions that a dog should have to the collar.

Retriever Training Basics
by Danny Farmer and Judy Aycock. Join the greatest professional and amateur retriever trainers in history as they take you step-by-step through the most comprehensive "Basics" program in use today. Through their unique approach and style, honed through 75 years of retriever training, you will become a better handler and trainer.
http://www.dogsafield.com/prodinfo.asp?number=R044-300

· Retrievers Online -  For subscription information:  http://www.retrieversonline.com/  Maybe the very best and most complete source of retriever training information available anywhere. The articles encompass every aspect of retriever training and examine a wide variety of topics with astonishing capability. No glossy pictures of puppies or poems about Rex here. This is pure substance and is published on plain paper and stapled together. DO NOT just subscribe, or you won't have enough articles in hand to really impact your training program. Order at least two years worth of back issues (Really). http://www.retrieversonline.com/ for more info. Bi-monthly issues.

· Retriever Journal  - For subscription information: http://www.retrieverjournal.com/  A nice, comprehensive magazine with a balance of the glossy photos and some good technical articles as well.