Hi
A while ago, I opened a post asking what my dog was as I thought I brought a field-bread springer.
Anyway, It now attends a puppy training class for 1 hour aweek. It's not really puppy training but handler training.
Anyway, I asked the trainer what type of dog she though Rosie was, and like many others on here said a pointer. She doesn't bounce around like my sister springer does but is very active.
One item the trainer picked up about my dog was, my dog doesn't go to strangers. If a stranger comes over she goes behind my legs and stares. After a while the dog will grow quietly if the stranger goes to touch her.
The trainer told me this is common in pointers (german short haired and english pointers). I was told that I should not let anyone touch her what so ever.
She says the dog hides behind me for protection. If I still allow the person to touch her, the dog thinks I am not protecting her and will then move on to protecting herself.
It was funny on the first day of class. The trainer asked me to go up to her with the dog to see if it can sit in front of everyone. The dog came but as soon as we got to the trainer it stop and just looked at her. Everyone laughed.
However, if I say to the stranger leave her alone, she will soon come out and greet the stranger on her own accord.
She greets everyone at puppy class now as she’s been 3 times.
Is this really normal for a pointer?. Should I be worried?. I like the fact that if she is off the lead she will come back with out calling if someone is walking by.
I also took Rosie out last night, and to play ball. Any strange noise the dog stops dead and points towards the noise and sniffs the air. When the noise stops she carries on. One example is,, a someone shut a car door in the distance. She heard it and froze in a point position.
Thanks
James
A while ago, I opened a post asking what my dog was as I thought I brought a field-bread springer.
Anyway, It now attends a puppy training class for 1 hour aweek. It's not really puppy training but handler training.
Anyway, I asked the trainer what type of dog she though Rosie was, and like many others on here said a pointer. She doesn't bounce around like my sister springer does but is very active.
One item the trainer picked up about my dog was, my dog doesn't go to strangers. If a stranger comes over she goes behind my legs and stares. After a while the dog will grow quietly if the stranger goes to touch her.
The trainer told me this is common in pointers (german short haired and english pointers). I was told that I should not let anyone touch her what so ever.
She says the dog hides behind me for protection. If I still allow the person to touch her, the dog thinks I am not protecting her and will then move on to protecting herself.
It was funny on the first day of class. The trainer asked me to go up to her with the dog to see if it can sit in front of everyone. The dog came but as soon as we got to the trainer it stop and just looked at her. Everyone laughed.
However, if I say to the stranger leave her alone, she will soon come out and greet the stranger on her own accord.
She greets everyone at puppy class now as she’s been 3 times.
Is this really normal for a pointer?. Should I be worried?. I like the fact that if she is off the lead she will come back with out calling if someone is walking by.
I also took Rosie out last night, and to play ball. Any strange noise the dog stops dead and points towards the noise and sniffs the air. When the noise stops she carries on. One example is,, a someone shut a car door in the distance. She heard it and froze in a point position.
Thanks
James
