See I told you we would disagree. This makes the world go round. Perspective is what we are talking about. If I train a pointer (the breed with the strongest pointing instinct) to point my way and it wins a pointing dog trial, is it instinct or is he standing his game? I whoaed him into the scent cone. He learned to point this way. Is he pointing or standing? He stops when he smells birds. He could be blowing and going at 300 yards from me while I'm on horse back and he still stops when he smells bird scent. I mean a high stationed, every muscle quivering stop. Is he pointing or standing? What's the difference? I've had far more experience training flushers than pointers but I've had quite a bit with the pointers so I need you to explain why my dogs weren't pointing by being whoaed.
Dr Fatguy