Skills
The pointer is employed to find upland game. In performing its task as a hunters' aid, these skills may be expected from Pointers when hunting:
- Point – The dog finds and points out the location of birds.
- Honor – The dog stops immediately or within a few steps, usually in a pointing stance, upon observing a bracemate on point.
- Retrieve – Pointers are not expected to be natural retrievers, but are often trained and expected to find dead or wounded game.
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