You sound like you'll make a wonderful owner for this pup, the waiting must be killing you!! I would read up, there were a few books I've wished I read earlier. Check these out, you probably don't need Click to Calm (It's about aggression training) and I still have not read Control Unleashed, I can't fine it anywhere , If I were you the first books I'd be getting are Bones Would Rain from the Sky and the Culture Clash. The first of those is really helpful on building a good relationship with your dog, the second is just a very good overall behavior/training book. If you want step by step how to train stuff then The Power of Positive Dog training would be another one to add, I found it a bit boring because I already had a basic ideas of how to train that stuff but it did give many pointers/steps that I had not thought of. If you can though, read them all If you want more info on any of the books I've read all but the first one so I can tell you about them: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3FCO2A0GVYWDG/ref=lst_llp_wl-go