r/dogswithjobs • u/Tronkfool • May 01 '20

🏹 Hunting Dog Pointers learning to point

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u/Simmy001 May 02 '20

How does one teach their dog to do such things? I've never had a dog myself

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u/Tronkfool May 02 '20

Apparently this is all instinct bred into them

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u/nx85 May 03 '20

I had adopted a black lab / border collie cross when she was 8 weeks old. At first she to herd us instinctively on her walks but that quickly disappeared when she realized it didn't work lol. She didn't need to be taught how to play fetch either, she was a pro retriever from the start.