Pointing dog breeds were originally bred as gundogs, typically used for finding game. When a pointing dog sniffs out game, they go “on point”, freezing in position, lifting a paw and aiming their nose ...

One second they’re trotting through the brush, the next—they’re frozen, staring down a scent only they can smell. Pointing dogs have that wild mix of instinct and drama that makes them a favorite in ...

STURGEON LAKE -- Riley and Ruger eat up the grassy countryside, loping elegantly across the landscape at a farm near Sturgeon Lake. A pair of pointing dogs, they winnow the air for molecules of quail ...

SOUTH OF BALL CLUB, Minn. - In the woods of the Chippewa National Forest, with the late morning sun shining through mostly leafless trees, a beam of light enveloped an English setter named Tyler that ...

The German shorthaired pointer (or GSP) is a medium-to-large sporting breed native to Germany with a slim build, floppy ears, and signature liver brown colors on a short coat. Athletic, smart, and ...

Each fall, for the past dozen years, my brothers have made the trek to Minnesota to participate in the waterfowl and pheasant season. Although there are a lot of similarities to our experiences during ...