my wife told me its her or the dogs. I,m going to miss her.
I guess my advice is comming a little late, but you should have looked around a little longer.
The problem with Coturnix is they often don't fly well, and especially are too tame, and don't flush wild. You can raise them specifically for training, and improve his chances.
Have trained Brittanys on pen raised Quail and Chukar, and just Quail, and have had dogs whose first wild point was Prairie Chicken, Wild Turkey, and Bobwhites. Often, if the training is done well, a dog will look twice as good on wild birds, as he did on pen raised, or planted birds, right from the start.
There is an old saying that you always ruin the first bird dog you train, so he should be aware of this. It's not always true, but caution and patience pay off.