Pointing Labs???
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Pointing Labs???
Ok I have never heard of Pointing Labs untill I joined this Forum. Is there a big differance between Pointing Labs and regular Labs or are they the same? And do Pointing labs cost more? Depending on the answers I get, I might be buying a pointing lab once I get to Colorado. But your help is greatly appreciated.
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Kenly, North Carolina
Posts: 370
A Pointing lab is a lab from front to back no difference, only difference is they point rather than flush. the price of a pointing lab pup compared to a flushing lab pup is the same. I own a pointing lab and love watching him work. If you are going to Colorado, I know of a pointing lab kennel/breeder there. PM me if you want that info.
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
A Pointing lab is a lab from front to back no difference, only difference is they point rather than flush. the price of a pointing lab pup compared to a flushing lab pup is the same. I own a pointing lab and love watching him work. If you are going to Colorado, I know of a pointing lab kennel/breeder there. PM me if you want that info.
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Typical Buck
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
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he hates aaron.aaron was here toby with big ice cream cone.
toby POINTED and then jumped and took that cone right out of his hand.
it was funny.
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Typical Buck
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That's perfect! A nice foundation to start training Toby for his elder days. Have someone hold a can of beer and have Toby steal it from them. You can do it at parties and gatherings. And if you are ambitious enough, Toby can slip inside store, grab a cold one (not 7-11 types convenience stores, they have coolers) and zip out for a quick get away.
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Kenly, North Carolina
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Mite, if you train a Sheppard to do what you mentioned, all you did was train the dog to stand game, you did not train the dog to point.
I will say this, I am not going to get into a debate on natural point and standing game, that was hashed out not long ago
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
That's perfect! A nice foundation to start training Toby for his elder days. Have someone hold a can of beer and have Toby steal it from them. You can do it at parties and gatherings. And if you are ambitious enough, Toby can slip inside store, grab a cold one (not 7-11 types convenience stores, they have coolers) and zip out for a quick get away.
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"Real" Pointing Labs will point as naturally as any 'true' pointing breed.
If you teach them to "point", it's called Standing Game (easy to tell the difference).
Here is a pic of recent "winners" of a Bird Dog Challenge.
My PL took 3rd place behind a really sweet English Pointer and a Viszla.
My PL was the only Lab entered. The entire rest of the field was composed or "real" pointing breeds.
Last year, my old dog took 3rd place on Saturday --- would have been 2nd if my shooting would have been better and my youngster PL took 3rd on Sunday.
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If you teach them to "point", it's called Standing Game (easy to tell the difference).
Here is a pic of recent "winners" of a Bird Dog Challenge.
My PL took 3rd place behind a really sweet English Pointer and a Viszla.
My PL was the only Lab entered. The entire rest of the field was composed or "real" pointing breeds.
Last year, my old dog took 3rd place on Saturday --- would have been 2nd if my shooting would have been better and my youngster PL took 3rd on Sunday.
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