so my brother just bought a hosue with 5 acres that has been vacant so there is lots of tall weeds....he did get some paths mowed but there was still lots of cover....so I took the dogs and the pigeon over...

I tied a leg of the pigeon again and then tied it to a post....I would then plant the pigeon in the tall weeds....

This time I didn't have the dog on a check cord, but some might notice my e-collars came...FYI I DIDN'T USE THE ECOLLAR WHILE WORKING THE BIRDS the dogs don't know what I want yet....however the property isn't really fenced in yet just areas so my dogs have had e-collars on before so they were just on in case of recall (I only had to use when calling away from the goat that was tied-out)...

Any way basically the dog was put up front and I then hid the bird and went and got the dog and told him to find it....Blitz just ran around like a crazy man and ended up stumbling across the bird and then got very excited about it....didn't even point just wagged it tail super fast....Blitz just got 2 tries...

Striker did much better he actually put his nose down and looked like he was searching for the bird....he would point it, then I would tel him to leave it and go....he would then break point and get closer to the bird and I would then have to let him again to leave it and go....then I would step in and get the bird, move Striker out of site and he would sit and wait till the bird was hid again somewhere else....I think I gave Striker 3 tries....

No treats and no whoas....just baby steps and I hope this ground cover was better than just my backyard....

PS

Blitz's pics weren't that good cuz I bumped my camera setting by mistake...

I would not do this. Once the he points, go and pick up the bird. You are teaching him he CAN get closer and what you want to teach him is he CAN'T get closer.

Otherwise -great pictures and the dogs are on their way to becoming quality hunters. I like your brothers land,great places for searching. A hunting dog is nothing if it doesn't know how to use its nose, the wind and the terrain.

 Just something to bear in mind, when Hogan puts his head down I know he is foot scenting (usually after rabbits) and I have to get after him to get his head up, so he can pick scent up on the wind. 

Dogs will scent/search the most efficient way for them, this depends on the conditions (weather/terrain) and quality of the nose. I find the most effecient scenters use their nose in 3 postions - ground,level and high(air scent). The GSP is a vdog, designed for more than search and point.

In the video I posted you will see the 3 positions.