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Pointer in water

Post by Oscar » Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:33 pm

I FF trained mI pointer Holland and has a soft mouth and is fanatic to retrieving -land and water- In puppy form was able to follow birds in watter for over an hour without be disappointed not to reach it.


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Re: Pointer in water

Post by RoostersMom » Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:24 pm

Mine love the water as well. Good thing, since we kayak a lot in the summer for exercise!

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Oscar » Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:52 pm

That day I took the pictures I did before leaving with my kayak ... :D

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by hettmoe » Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:51 pm

I'm really glad that your dogs get to have fun! :D :D

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by SCT » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:38 pm

That's a great water dog Oscar!

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Oscar » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:48 pm

Thanks hettmoe

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Oscar » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:51 pm

SCT,

Yes, it's very good retriever, although I use my labs , but I saw so much desire for water and retriever that or I trained it. :D only for fun.

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by NEhomer » Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:37 am

My last brittany wouldn't retrieve. She'd find downed birds for me but simply would not pick them up.

Well one day I shot a pheasant that flew out over a small pond before expiring. The dog without hesitation jumped in, swam out and brought the bird back to me. I was telling a buddy a few weeks later and that day she went on point at the edge of that pond. The bird flushed out over the water and I figured I'd see what kind of an anomaly the previous fetch was so I dropped the bird with a splash. Sure enough, she repeated the feat.

The only two retrieves she ever made! Crazy.

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Oscar » Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:30 am

Interesting story, NEhomer !!

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Sharon » Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:08 pm

Great pics Oscar.

and who said setters don't like the water ? :)
This girl is 13 in this pic and regularly in the summer likes to swim a half mile across the lake and back.

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Oscar » Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:01 pm

Half mile across the lake and back !!
Some setter like so much the water. Your girl is speedy for 13 years !! I like Sharon.

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Nutmeg247 » Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:05 am

Great photos! I had fun introducing my pointer to the ocean this week. He's funny in that he still doesn't like pools, but lakes, rivers and the ocean seem to be fine. Rookie mistake in terms of his drinking the salt water, though, but I think he's figured that part out.

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Re: Pointer in water

Post by Oscar » Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:57 pm

Thanks, Nutmeg. :D

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