WARNING: SHAMELESS PROMOTION ABOUT MY JOB (but in a good cause)
If your BF is serious about hunting over your dog, you should get him a subscription to Gun Dog for Christmas.
It has 7 issues a year, and they're always full of information about hunt training, correction techniques, medical information, and articles about hunting, plus there's tons of information about trainers, not just for the dog, but for your BF and dog to go together. It usually features a breed of the month, except for the puppy issue, which will just melt your heart.
I have a cousin who's a big time bird hunter--he has pointing labs and a Dalmatian right now--and he's subscribed to Gun Dog for years and years. He keeps all his issues in the locking file cabinet where he keeps his shot and bullets and stuff, and he looks ups stuff all the time in the back issues.
One of the reasons I took this job was the chance to work on this magazine--I think it's one of the best around. I'm really proud to say that I work with it.
Here's the link, if you want to look into it:
http://www.gundogmag.com/