Pointing dog

A hunting dog trained to locate game birds and indicate their position by freezing in a characteristic stance, usually with its nose aimed toward the game.

Pointing: A hunting behavior in which a dog indicates the location of game by adopting a still, directed stance. It is the defining behavior that gives pointing dogs their name.
English Pointer: A British pointing breed developed for locating game birds in the field. It is a prominent breed whose name directly reflects the pointing task.
Upland bird hunting: Hunting game birds in fields, grasslands, or woodland rather than over open water. Pointing dogs are commonly used to locate birds in upland cover.
Flushing spaniel: A spaniel trained to search cover and flush game birds within a hunter’s range. Its deliberate flush contrasts with a pointer’s pause before the bird rises.
Old Spanish Pointer: A historical Spanish pointing dog associated with the development of later European pointing breeds. It is part of the lineage often discussed in accounts of modern pointers.
Olfaction in dogs: The sensory system dogs use to detect and distinguish airborne and ground-level odors. Scent lets a pointing dog locate birds it cannot see.
English Setter: A British gun-dog breed that locates game birds and indicates them by setting or pointing. Its low, steady indication is a distinctive form of the point.
Quail hunting: The pursuit of quail, typically with dogs that locate or flush birds. Quail are a classic quarry for pointing dogs in grass and brush.
Retrieval dog: A dog trained primarily to locate and bring back shot or lost game. Retrievers specialize in recovering birds rather than indicating their position before a flush.
German Shorthaired Pointer history: The development of the German Shorthaired Pointer as a versatile German hunting breed. Its history traces efforts to combine pointing with broader field abilities.

Linked from 2 pages