Pointing dog
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"Pointer (dog)" redirects here. For the breed of dog also called the "Pointer", see Pointer (dog breed).
"Bird dog" redirects here. For the aircraft used in firefighting, see Aerial firefighting § Leadplanes.
"Bird dog" redirects here. For Everly Brothers song Bird Dog, see Bird Dog (song).
"Bird dog" redirects here. For the Cessna light aircraft developed for the US Army, see Cessna O-1 Bird Dog.
Pointing dogs, sometimes called bird dogs, are a type of gundog typically used in finding game.[1][2] Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds.[3] The name pointer comes from the dog's instinct to point, by stopping and aiming its muzzle towards game. This demonstrates to the hunter the location of their quarry and allows them to move into gun range. Pointers were selectively bred from dogs who had abundant pointing and backing instinct. They typically start to acquire their hunting instincts at about 2 months of age.[4][5]