BenB
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bumping birdsI think the answer to this will be to go back to planting birds and using the long lead - Coco looks as if she has forgotten how to hold a point. I blame walking her with the other mutts and them crashing into her points.
Any other ideas?
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Lisa
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Ben, I'm having the same trouble with Blu! He gets so excited when he gets a scent that instead of slowing down to point he will just charge about until he bumps them  He will sit once they are flushed but just won't slow down. My trainer has tried planting birds with him on no lead but he is the same, just gets too excited! we will go back to putting him on a long line with planted birds.
Sorry, I was no help at all then was I?!  But I can empathise your frustrations!!  
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DesO'Neile
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BenB
Having points stolen, especially by kennel mates, is a recipe for disaster. This might be easier said than done but I would first leave the dog in the kennel for a fortnight. You could always leave the offending dog in the car when you take out the others. At the end of the fortnight take out the dog (on its own)and sort of revise everything up to bird work. You should treat this just like the dog was a complete beginner but of course with any luck things will progress rapidly as the dog already knows all this. However don’t push the thing along too quickly if the dog has a problem at any step. Again, as this is revision the correction shouldn’t take too long either. What is different here is that you will be looking for any signs of general unsteadiness and dealing with them in a effort to encourage steadiness when pointing. If you used pigeons before than by all means use pigeons and a long lead and don’t allow the dog to break. i.e. keep the lead taught once the dog is on point and before you trigger the launcher. Preventing it from moving forward at the start will aid your control of the dog when you feel you can leave the lead loose when the bird is flushed. Don't forget plenty of praise when on point and you can afford to go over the top with this.
It’s easy for me to say only take this dog out on its own when job, family etc. put constraints on you valuable time but the more effective training you put into the dog, and in this context I mean one on one, the more you will get out.
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magyar viz
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Did I read it somewhere that is why some people dont take a hpr beating as the spaniels would see the dog on point & run in & flush it or push it on thus your hpr crashes in before the spaniels,
so i would have thought a bit of long lining as you did before to get her steady, I did use planted game for a while then he started tracking where i had crossed field & would go straight out too it (tested this by walking out But no pigeon, The look i got was you git) 
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windem bang
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My cocker knows exactly what seeing my G.S.P. point means and will shoot forward to flush if I am not on the ball. I agree with Des , one to one sessions with your pointing dog is the best way forward.
Bill T.
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