Ed will be back in October and is the best in this part of the state for gundogs and hunt test dogs. I actually learned much of what I know about training dogs from him and transition several dogs each year over to the garden city of Morse La.
Please do your self a huge favor and do not attempt to force fetch any dog if you have not done it before. It is less about pain and pressure than
"TIMING". You have to learn the art and it can only be learned by FF a bunch, done them as young as 5 months and as old as 3 over the last 12 years. No different than your current job that you knew nothing or little about when you started but they don't let you fly the space shuttle on your first trip.
As a pro trainer I know that I do not have all of the answers but have enough experience to figure out what it will take to get the job done.
Regards
Raymond