Brittany training with Gary Guz

[@theknightswhosayyeet5185]

Good dog work!

[@James10252010]

She may grow into that. On the other hand, I have seen several excellent bird dogs that don't lift their legs while on point. My Brit is almost three years old and when he goes on point, he doesn't lift his leg. However, he did have a spectacular hunting season last fall, finding and holding many grouse and woodcock. With that said, I think that it's better for your dog to have a good nose and a strong desire to find birds than to have him look stylish. Good luck!

[@diane4537]

Great dogs! I owned a German Short-hair pointer once but never trained her to hunt. Warn women that some of the bigger gun dogs are difficult for women to handle. The Short-hair was beautiful and great with kids but a handful!

[@michfan7804]

i have a 4 month old Brittany, she will occasionally point my pheasant wing or my dummy with scent but it is never a "full" point, she never lifts her leg into that famous stance. any advice?

[@shug2795]

A pointing breed is not required to lift it's leg. Lifting of the leg has little to do with style. Lifting the leg has more to do with what posture the dog is in when it locks up on point. The number of positions a dog can be in when it determines a find in are MANY. In some cases, even one of the back legs could end up lifted. Again, it has little-to-nothing to do with a proper pointing style so don't get hung up on that.

[@uplandhunter1869]

The famous stance as you put it is exactly that. It is the quintessential style element to the pointer . . .but is not required. You can or will be able to read your dog and know exactly what is going on. Not required at all. My Brittany loves to point, she points at our cat, points to where she was her food bowl placed, and of course every prey target she comes into contact with. She even taught my friends lab to point!

[@James10252010]

Congratulations on your new Brit! The trainer in the video only uses his whistle to cast his dogs then uses "HERE" to call them back.

[@shug2795]

Yes, this has been going on since Elvis was a baby in field trials. As a trialer/trainer of over 40 years, I no longer own a whistle. I don't horseback trial anymore so I don't need one. Walking trials or tests do not require a dog to handle beyond a gun dog range so a whistle only indicates your dog is getting out of pocket at times. Depending on the judge, it could win you the trial OR it could cost you a placement. At a hunt test, it WILL cost you. Whistles still have a place in certain horseback trials but most wannabees use them to convey their amateur status. I've seen dogs almost stepped on by their handler's horse and they used a whistle?!?!? It's quite funny actually. We used to call all those dogs "Wellington". ;)

[@chrisknibblerer3802]

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