I have often thought of what would be involved in training a lab for waterfowl but thought I would get some info here. How much time would be wrapped up in completely training a puppy from start to finish. Now I dont mean a champion field trial dog but just one that is obediance trained and will retrieve like a good dog does. Also, what is the approx cost of getting a dog already finished from a trainer or haveing a trainer train the dog for me. I would hate to start something like this and find I dont have the time to devote to this. It wouldnt be fair to the dog. Please share any thoughts. Thank you.