Thread: proper pointers

Originally Posted by kawhia

the scandinavians also produce plenty of pot lickers too.

I'm sure every country has it's share some more than others mind you... My point was to illustrate that although nice to look at, the dogs coming out of countries specifically breeding for the Grande Quete style trials are the exact same problem as breeding specifically for conformation shows, just extremes on the spectrum of the same problem.

Munsey, No I don't have that level of polish on my dogs. They all stand their game as expected, but the steady to flush is always the bone of contention with NZ hunters. I have one pointer here who I can drop on the whistle at the flush if I am close, however he has been allowed to be at the fall of the shot for most of his working life so thats a big if. I feel there are times when a dog on the go at the flush is an advantage. That saying, a steady to flush dog is simply the best for cleaning up broken coveys of quail, produce one, shoot, on to the next without disturbing anything. It goes without saying if you were to take up trialling you would bring up a dog very differently, however unsteady to flush is OK for most NZ hunters.

The point of the video wasn't the particular dogs manners, it was a case of comparing the 'great' Italian dogs running for nothing in the other video, versus an average scandianavian dog pointing and retrieving game shot over him. Big difference, I know what I would own of the two