commander aint lyin, do it yourself, get the dog "birdy" early, shoot a gun around it early, work on basic obiedience skills sit,stay,here,heel, and laydown,...i got a two year old Fox Red lab ive had for 2 months now and he had no intrest in retrieving a duck/ball/chew toy/nothin....and just by reppitition and about an hour a day or so and alot of praise, he is startin to get the swing of things...youve just gotta build a bond with him/her and its a long slow process, and patience is key......good luck man