Pointing dog breeds were originally bred as gundogs, typically used for finding game. When a pointing dog sniffs out game, they go “on point”, freezing in position, lifting a paw and aiming their nose ...

STURGEON LAKE -- Riley and Ruger eat up the grassy countryside, loping elegantly across the landscape at a farm near Sturgeon Lake. A pair of pointing dogs, they winnow the air for molecules of quail ...

One second they’re trotting through the brush, the next—they’re frozen, staring down a scent only they can smell. Pointing dogs have that wild mix of instinct and drama that makes them a favorite in ...

SOUTH OF BALL CLUB, Minn. - In the woods of the Chippewa National Forest, with the late morning sun shining through mostly leafless trees, a beam of light enveloped an English setter named Tyler that ...

"Buehner knows dog training from A to Z," said Borecky. "It's our job to teach all facets of training and bird hunting. That includes planting game birds, handling a dog's check cord, flushing birds, ...

» Two of the many upcoming field events scheduled by The Spokane Bird Dog Association are especially geared to involvement by new hunting dog handlers: April 7 – Fun Hunt for pointing and retrieving ...