Ryder's Mom
Germantown, MD
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| 11/16/2011 8:20 PM |
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My 15 week old points at me.....I've had him since he was 8 weeks old and he really does fit the "velcro dog" description. When we go for walks, he will run ahead on the trail, stop, turn, and point at me. He will stay like that until I finally reach him. He is not being trained to hunt. Also, we have not noticed him pointing at anything else.
So why do they point in the first place? Does it signify prey or just something they want or something else entirely?
Maybe he is just a little....off. This dog licks windows and rams his head into everything. He is already special, so if him pointing at me isn't normal, I wouldn't be surprised. Don't get me wrong, we love his goofy antics. |
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Splat
Illinois (Northern)
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| 11/17/2011 5:20 AM |
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| I think they point at stuff they are interested in...I noticed mine pointed at strange things when they were younger...like the cows...as they got older it went to stuff you would more think of a hunting dog pointing at...though we have not hunted ours...I did get a pigeon and do some work with mine and they both naturally pointed it...mine used to point little birds in the yard but now that they are older they don't do that... |
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pixie bee
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| 11/17/2011 5:26 AM |
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He sounds like a fun dog.
I like when puppies go ahead,stop and wait. They have such anticipation in their eyes.
Carry a ball with you,I bet he would love to fetch.
He's not pointing you.
He's probably licking windows for moisture.
Wolves (hunters) will pause and pounce. Cats do it,too. Humans maximized this and created what we call point.
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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everbell
Kanata, ON
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| 11/17/2011 5:46 AM |
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Sounds perfectly normal to me  |
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Joce and Rich
Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs)
Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats)
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JMSGunner
Bucks County, PA
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| 11/17/2011 6:17 AM |
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| LOL.... sounds like a shorthair. |
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Jackie & Gunner
Impressive Gewehr von Catskill 4/19/2010
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 11/17/2011 11:23 AM |
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Very cool. Very natural. Suffice to say they are bred to point - so they will find anything to point at.
We had a dog (Heidi) that loved to play with a tennis ball. She would give you the tennis ball, then lock-up on point - sometimes for 3-5 minutes. She would then slowly, SLOWLY , stalk (sneak) step by step away from you, turn around (again, VERY SLOWLY), and come back toward you (eyes locked on you - very scary). The whole process could take 7 - 10 minutes. Of course, if you did not throw the tennis ball by then, she would jump on you and grab the tennis ball and give it to someone else...
See, THAT is weird. Yours - totally natural  |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when you pick-up a bird that they pointed. - Todd |
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Gunnar
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| 11/17/2011 11:44 AM |
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| Every once and a while my two knuckleheads will point at each other, then it's on. It's like a Mexican standoff first guy to blink looses, then they roll around the grass bark chase etc. |
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pixie bee
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| 11/17/2011 12:03 PM |
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All great stories, only, the dogs are not pointing.
They are posturing in a dominant way.
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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Splat
Illinois (Northern)
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| 11/17/2011 12:31 PM |
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| I see what you are saying Pixie...it may look like they are forming a "point" but the meaning of it is different than an actual hunting point... |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 11/17/2011 3:06 PM |
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| pixie - I was going to say the same thing. Pointing is very different and along with the nose pointing in the direction of the bird, there is an intensity that is amazing. Also, on most shorthairs the hairs on the tail will fluff out like a bottle brush. The other things that have been described are posturing as pixie said. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
     
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Rose
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| 11/17/2011 8:40 PM |
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Texas Belle, when you mentioned bottle brush, I couldn't resist. 
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Rose, Casey - GSP, & Peyton - Brittany. (First time dog & GSP owner) |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 11/17/2011 10:50 PM |
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| Rose - Very pretty boy and yes he has that bottle brush going. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
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Gunnar
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| 11/18/2011 5:28 AM |
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Yeah it's somewhat different then this..
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Or this..
But still fun to watch |
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pixie bee
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| 11/18/2011 5:45 AM |
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Here's one of Bregon sight pionting a moving squirrel that is about 50' away:He's really not pointing - he's standing his prey
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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Gunnar
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| 11/18/2011 5:47 AM |
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Nice looking dogs! I could do this all day We should start a thread post your 3 favorite pics ok 4 but thats it and no cheating!
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Max2
Oneonta NY
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| 11/18/2011 6:48 AM |
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Nice pics all ! I like Gunnar has stated could look at these fine specimens all day long. 
Rose I can't believe how much your pup look's like my Max. right down to the red collar & markings . |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 11/18/2011 9:53 AM |
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This is Fauna at 3 months and you can see a little of the bottle brush tail. This was her first time on a planted bird that she had found herself.
A month later with a little more intensity.
And I had to add thos one. This is Ringo resting in the van after some bird training, but not a very happy boy because he knows Fauna is getting to play with birds.
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
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Gunnar
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| 11/18/2011 10:43 AM |
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| I love the faces on the liver dogs. Good lookin dog. |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 11/21/2011 10:32 AM |
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I like this pic of my dog Sadie. Again, not a point - but a solid stalk - moving in on the bird. She did point the bird she was working here (during a training session on a planted bird), and held for 2-3 minutes. I am always amazed at how rigid the dogs become - all muscles tensed.
This is still one of my favorite pictures of my Sadie. |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when you pick-up a bird that they pointed. - Todd |
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TessaGA
Georgia
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| 11/21/2011 2:18 PM |
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As already said, there is a difference between pointing a bird and standing still maybe even with a paw lifted, but more nonchalantly. Sounds like your dog is checking in with you or rather, checking to see if you are still there. I use those moments (they are rarer now than when she was a puppy) to acknowledge that I see the dog checking in, and give her a signal - either call her in, or tell her to go on, or left or right. Easy on the recall in these situations or the dog may become too dependent/shorter range.
The first thing my GSP ever "pointed" was a guy sitting on a bench on campus. |
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