Ever since ancient times, a number of special dog breeds have been trained for the sole purpose of retrieval. Apart from retrievers, other popular hunting dog breeds are terriers, Basset hounds, beagles, bloodhounds, Brittany spaniels, English cocker spaniels, pointers, fox terriers and setters to name a few. So, if you are looking for the best hunting dog training for retrieval purposes, it is always very sensible to make sure that the puppy is bought at a very young age. The sooner you start training it, the better it is going to be for both you and the puppy. It is no use expecting a one year old retriever to start learning what it should have begun to learn at the age of a couple of weeks.
First of all, you need to know all about the best hunting dog species perfectly suited to the type of hunting you intend to do. And then, you have to make sure that the puppy that you buy is bought from a reputed and honest breeder, who knows the pedigree of the dog that he is selling to you. You may want to look at the parents, before you choose, the puppy. You would also want to inspect the place as well as the conditions in which the puppies of your choice have been bred.
A hunting dog without proper or genuine papers is like a piece of carbon, which has not been cut properly to show off its true worth as a diamond. Your job is to make sure that your hunting dog comes from a known hunting dog pedigree. After that, you will need to do proper obedience training. Your dog needs to learn basic commands, like heel, stay, sit etc. Your job is to bond with your puppy in such a manner that it considers you to be Alpha male. The best hunting dog training is going to be done with lots of patience. So, be affectionate yet be strict, and you are going to have a hunting dog worth its weight in gold!
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Dogs coming from the sporting and hound group pretty much are viable dogs for hunting, and those are my type of dogs. I agree with your opening statement on the last paragraph. Hunting Dogs are indeed buds that can bloom into beautiful and remarkable flowers, trainers just have to take time and dedication into training them to make them be at their full potential!