I have bird dogs, english setter, 2 english pointers, german pointer, springer spaniel. I raise pheasants for upland game hunting. The dogs see the pens of pheasants all the time. They are used to the pens of pheasants.
One of these pheasants got loose the other day. My dogs were in a pen where I let them run free while I clean their kennels. When I came back to get them, they were all on point at this one loose pheasant. Meanwhile, the pens of pheasants are only 20 feet from them. They don't go on point on them while in that free running pen....
Just curious about why you guys think that is???