The reason a hunting dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue ... Anonymous


There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking you in the face. Ben William


We give hunting dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare, And in return, dogs give us their all. it's the best deal man has ever made- M. Acklam


Anybody does not know what soap tastes like has never washed a dog.- Franklin Jones


If your hunting dog is fat, you are not getting enough exercise - Unknown


Women will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. - Robert Heinlein


Speak softly and own a big mean black lab. Dave Miliman


If you pick a starving dog and make prosperous, he will not bite you: that's the principal difference between a dog and man. -Mark Twain


You can say any foolish thing to your hunting dogs and the dog will give you a look that says " WOW, YOU ARE RIGHT! NEVER WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT! " --Dave Barry


Hunting dogs are not our whole life, but they will make our lives whole- Roger Caras


If you think hunting dogs can't count, try put 3 dog biscuits in your game vest then only give pup two of them.-Phil Pastoret


My goal in life is to live to be the person as my dog thinks I'm - Unknown.


Why can't my dog hold his point always like he holds on a false point?

Fwiw there is such a thing as a pointer who's great on wild birds, but when put on pen-raised quail, will point them but balk at retrieving. I've heard of that before and seen it once in person.

I like to think that's a dog who's got pride and finds this sort of thing beneath his/her dignity.

On a hunting dog's counting ability - I heard about a lab that used to sneak down and steal other hunters' ducks from behind them in the blind and put them on his owner's pile of ducks...

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there is such a thing as a pointer who's great on wild birds, but when put on pen-raised quail, will point them but balk at retrieving.

Actually, that is very common. Many dogs dislike retrieving doves and pigeon; aka flying rats.

Our Britts will retrieve other hunter's birds after the hunter gives up looking. Then they bring the birds to me, they know that they get to eat those birds. They love the smell of any game meat cooking on the grill and wait patiently by my side for their portion.