Blueditch42,
were did Jonesy say anything about your post
I totally agree with jonsey. There is nothing more exciting for a dog than chasing birds. Let the dog mature a little bit.Sounds like to me that the dog needs some confidence building. If you show the dog birds for the rest of the off seasonit will do just that. You still have plenty of time to finish breaking your gsp. Just like Jonsey says patience is a virtue!
Sounds like what i said earlier.
Sometimes you have to take a step back to go a step forward.I often take dogs that other trainers or owners mess up. sometimes i take them all the way back to when they were a puppy.
I still believe that avoiding a problem is better than fixing one!!!!!!!!!