Of much more importance than the age is the lineage. Does it come from a line of hunters? What are the sire and dam like?
Lots of good info. on the net.
While I haven't used Wolters books, they don't seem to have a very good reputation on the various dog boards that I have visited. YMMV.
If it is out of good lines, a one year old dog can be turned into a good retriever.
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