My post certainly wasn’t directed at you, I know firsthand that you care for your dogs better than most. I was simply relating an experience I have had
I used to train my dogs once or twice a week in the summer. It was with a bird dog club. Dog ran for maybe 5 minutes to a set up quail planted in a trap. Point - whoa - flush. Quail - yes ... Pigeons - yuck. I found it to be marginally effective over the long haul, but hey if I was a professional trainer charging money and earning a living ... you gotta do something.