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gracie610

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06/29/2011 4:33 AM
Hi everyone. I recently adopted a 5 year old GSP and she has been wonderful! I am currently looking for a hunting school to get her into because I know that is what she wants to do so badly. She has strong prey drive (ask my hands, they have the leash burn to prove it!). My question is this: when she points, she does not lift her paw. Is this normal? Is it still considered pointing if she does not lift her paw?

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06/29/2011 6:13 AM
Hi and welcome it is very normal not to lift a leg while on point It is pretty, tho Get her on more birds, I bet she'll raise a paw,eventually

"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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06/29/2011 9:15 AM
Pointing can be done from many positions. The traditional picture of a point is the head up with a front leg lifted. The point is more about the nose pointing in the direction of the find, but the rest of the body will lock in a variety of positions. Here are some examples: In this one Ringo had his back leg up:

Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna) Yellow Rose GSPs "A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato

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n.ga.

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06/30/2011 2:15 PM
You do not say where you are...We take dogs here to train, N.Ga...

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