Thanks Jay,

He'll whoa very well at home. Will not move until I release him. Same with sit. He doesn't like it very much, but he won't move. Sometimes he will sit when I whoa him, at which time, I put him back into a standing position and repeat the whoa command. I spoke with the breeder. He says not to worry about this behavior as when I whoa him in the presence of a bird, there's no way he'll sit down.

When we hunt, I have not been giving him many commands. No whoa, no sit. If I'm leaving or taking a break, I'll call him too me, or if he has a bird in his mouth, I'll also call him to me; and obviously kennel when we leave, but that's it. He is holding steady for the 5-6 seconds on his own accord. I think he has self learned that he needs to hold still at a distance in order for the birds not to flush immediately.

Thanks,

Dan