Does Your Dog Point? Wordless Wednesday

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All three of our dogs point all the time – do you dogs point when they’re on a scent?

(I’m trying to make these wordless posts… so this is almost wordless)

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  1. Crystal says:

    Mine don’t really. They might hold up a foot if they are getting ready to pounce, thinking hard, or if the ground is cold. But they aren’t really pointing like a bird dog.

    • I love when they’re about to pounce. I’m not sure Sherm is really pointing like a bird dog either – and I didn’t just catch him in that position for a second!

  2. Neither of mine point but they are both super sniffers!

  3. Humphrey can only ‘point’ to the dog treats. Our boys do have a habit of whacking us with their paws when they want something though.

  4. Emma says:

    We do point, but not always. Usually it is on walks when we smell a critter, but don’t see it.

  5. Cathy Armato says:

    What a great photo! I just love that beautiful jacket, it fits so well with this scene. My dogs do not point at all. Once in awhile I will point at something and they’ll get what I mean, but overall pointing isn’t really their thing. I think it’s a breed trait.
    Love & Biscuits,
    Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them

    • Thank YOU! That jacket is this sweet little Fuzzie Fleece. Lately we’ve been putting these on the dogs a lot. I like to think when I point they get it – not all together sure they do though! lol.

  6. Shanna says:

    Mine don’t point at all. Personally, I don’t mind wordy wordless Wednesdays.

  7. Lindsay says:

    Although the boys THINK they’re scent hounds, they do point occasionally. Actually, now that I think of it, I think I’ve only seen Charlie do it. I find it adorable when dogs do it that don’t always point. 🙂

  8. Heather Reid says:

    You know, Max never points, but yesterday was his first day with a personal trainer and he kept pointing at the trainer.

  9. Jean Dion says:

    My little flat-faced kids don’t point at all. They might swivel their little ears at a sound, and they can certainly point their bodies at a sound, but no pointing with foot up. Not in their blood, I suppose.

    Jean from Welcome to the Menagerie

  10. Kelley says:

    What a great pic!

    My dogs has never pointed. I wish he would. I do nose work with Jedi. I’ve taught him to sit or down (depending on location) when he finds the target odor. A point like that would be a perfect indicator at nose work trial. I’d get it every time.

    • Thank you so much! It feels really random for our three to be pointing since they’re hounds but I catch them in the act! I didn’t know you did nosework too! And you’ve shaped an alert!!!! We’re still working on our alerts but Sherm now looks at me. We’re doing a match Saturday!

  11. Ruby doesn’t point. She hardly barks and doesn’t even like the outdoors all that much. We think she might be part cat!