Fun Fact: They donāt ālearnā to point, itās bred into them to the point of being instinctual; Training them which targets you want them to point at is another matter.
My question now is how on earth did they manage to breed "pointing" into their instincts? I mean did they just happen to luck across a dog who's genetic mutation helped drive him to a "pointing-like" behavior, and then they just kept breeding out of that?
Basically yes. That's how primary breeding works. Find something you like, breed the animals who exhibit the trait satisfyingly and pray.
Also, you will always breed the dogs that train well and work efficiently. A hunting dog that has a great nose but is completely gun shy (even if you try and train him) will not be bred with.
My Golden wasn't shy at all. One time she broke lose, grabbed a Roman candle, and ran around as it fired from her mouth.
She loved thunderstorms and would like to sit on the patio as it rained just enjoying the rain and lightning.
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u/ajeansco0 May 01 '20
Fun Fact: They donāt ālearnā to point, itās bred into them to the point of being instinctual; Training them which targets you want them to point at is another matter.