Hi mate, I'm not a pro trainer but have trained my own from pup and he is 18months now and to a hi standard, so I have some friendly advice if you want it.
First off I would join a gun dog forum. http://www.gundogtrainingforum.co.uk
Mixed opinions on this site about it but I found it to be good source of advice when I was training mine.
Your bitch is only 8 months so really you should be working on basics & unless you are going to be mainly wild fowling you dont want your dog running in, so if I was you I would work on steadiness you don't really want the dog to move till you tell it,