One thing I learned from Dave walker that has helped me teach my dogs to stand still on point is his training collar. In this video you will see me give the training collar a little flip. Witch is the cue for the dog to stand up and stand still. Basically telling him to whoa with out saying anything. The real nice thing about using this type of cue is that you can do it so the dog really likes it. For instance when you are teaching the dog to stand up stand still it’s all done with the training collar and petting. There is no verbal or physical strain put on the dogs. Thus the dogs like going through the drill more and more. Using this method will help you keep you dog happy and excited about holding point while you flush the bird. This is just a quick look at the idea there is more to teaching and reinforcing with the dog. But it gives you an idea. In this case i have taught the dog to be steady to shot so once I fired the blank gun off she went. With some training we can finish her to stand until given a command to retrieve.
