Originally Posted by Mickey Finn

This is sort of my point. Both are what you might call hot nosed. It's not the same as a cold nosed hound and I wouldn't expect either to run a cold track. Until there are dogs on the ground of course this is all speculation. But I do enjoy kicking it around.

As a pointing dog guy I feel I should say that sight pointing is discouraged in gun dogs. We want them to lock up as the enter the scent cone and not crowd the bird. Eventually between corrections, not getting birds shot in front of them and experiencing the futility of chasing. Most dogs put it together on their own. Others learn the hard way but learn they do.

ATB