Thanks for the kind words, now that i've done it it feel like less of a 'thing' for me.

I've read on here about puppies forgetting everything..is it the puppy stupids or something?  So looking forward to that

Cheers for the heads up..i'll make the most of him while he still listens to me then!  Is this breed specific, or do most puppies behave this way?

We are in the throws of the puppy stupids right now, in fact.  I will also concur that it comes in waves...some phenominal days (Tuesday), some terrible days (Wed).  The worst was two weeks ago when out hunting.  She had been a dream for the whole hunting season up until that day.  Completely inattentive to commands...whistle, hand signals, working close, retrieve, everything.  I sort of equate it to ADD for GSP...she hears me and understands, but she's too mentally distracted to obey.

Needless to say our day ended very, very quickly.

Not too sure about other breeds...