Posted By Paco on 18 Jul 2010 09:34 PM
NOPE, No labs can play. Too bad, would have been fun. Sure glad my dogs can't read either the LRC Book, or the AF/FDSB as to what is accepted as an upland pointing dog, or they would be more confused than they already are. LOL !
Probably make lousy grouse hunters anyways
there is good example that POINTING LAB is not accepted.its hard to change people that pointing lab does point naturally.
toby my lab is not accepted grouse hunting also. i am only one with lab and the pointing dog owners dont really want their dogs near us.
i guess toby may show their POIINTING DOGS bad habits on grouse.haha.
some labs point antlers,toby points rattlesnakes all time,woops i mean he STANDS rattlers.he STANDS everything if i want but i never trained him to do it .he was standing a bear in yard last night just before he jumped on his back in my garbage can.
then i shot in air and toby came to STAND as bear took off.
i taught him not to chase bears/deer,so he STANDS on them .
to me, i call what toby does as a POINT and glad he does it. i wish i would have taught him to HOLD it on grouse and not flush grouse.i know he would have done it but i did not know how to show him that is what i wanted him to do.
but flushing is exciting as you have to keep your gun ready at all times and i like missing grouse more than killing one anyhow as this leaves more grouse to hunt.
if LAB points as many of you have why not let lab in on fun .maybe some would change their rules etc.
take care sproul