ORIGINAL: Truth be told....

AFS tests of pointing dogs requires no retrieveing to my knowledge. They do not even shoot the pointed birds. Pointing dogs should point birds, good ones will retrieve to hand, from land or water. They should also track and retrieve cripple game, and honor a bracemate. The dog should also be steady. Because a dog finds birds, and you need to follow it on horse back, doesn't mean you or your buddies dogs are anything. Your whole demeaner, that you want to bet, shows a severe case of "little man's disease". On top of that you probably only have confederate money.[:'(]