When I raised big game and coon hounds, (plotts and treeing walkers), I had many young hounds that would asume the "pose" when they incountered something strange that caught their attention. Also had old dogs that were poor coon hounds because they spent too much time in the cattails flushing the roosters and not treeing coons. Not withstanding, I like to see a pup show potential to become a pointing dog.