Dale,
I respect your knowledge of gundogs and as a trainer, but I dont see where halting training is going to get the dog to use her nose instead of sight pointing... I agree with you on easing the pressure and ending ona positive side, but dont you think if he just tried to switch it up instead of halting training would help break her lazy habit? Please enlighten me. Im just suggesting a force break of sight pointing.
She doesn't even act like she can smell the birds when I've lead her up to quail I've placed out for her.
Bird drive is #1, but this is the problem, she isnt showing bird drive... Even when he puts birds out...I'm just saying, force her into using that nose. Then again, maybe she just aint got bird drive in her blood...