quail hound
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My cousin got a 1 1/2 year old golden from his friend. This dog is very smart. He heels and sits and holds until he hears drop on retrieves and is very obedient. He has never been trained to hunt but he is very "gamey" and my cousin lives in excellent quail country so obviously he has to hunt and I think I am up to training him. Don't worry I haven't lost my love for springers, he is my cousins dog and he needs a lot of help with training plus I have space to keep birds for it.
So here is my question. Are goldens pointing or flushing dogs? My instinct tells me a retriever should flush but I saw this dog hold a beautiful point on a squirrel (I know wrong kind of game but it was impressive). This was no "flash point" it was a full on staunch, no creep point! What do you all think?
So here is my question. Are goldens pointing or flushing dogs? My instinct tells me a retriever should flush but I saw this dog hold a beautiful point on a squirrel (I know wrong kind of game but it was impressive). This was no "flash point" it was a full on staunch, no creep point! What do you all think?