I bet you never thought you’d hear the words “unhappy” and “Pointer” used together. I didn’t either, and I’ve been around Pointers for a lot of years. My own Pointer, a certified therapy dog, is always happier than a lark. Of course, my family and I give him plenty of love, and he gets all that attention from the people he visits in nursing homes, hospitals and the other facilities.
I train and board dogs for a living. I own my own boarding kennel, and I’m here to tell you I’m always thrilled when one of my boarding clients walks through the door with a Pointer. These dogs are the best when it comes to boarding, whether they’re just staying with me overnight or they’ll be here for a week or two.
If you own a Pointer, you probably already realize that some of these dogs can be a bit difficult to housetrain. It’s not that they don’t want to please you, because they most certainly do. If you housetrained your dog as a puppy, it probably just took a little longer than expected because of his short attention span and the way Pointers can get distracted by birds and so forth. At any rate, you finally got through it, just like I did. The funny thing is, now that my dog is fully housetrained, I’m wondering how he can “hold it” for so long!
I’m not a hunter, but I sure can’t convince my Pointer of that. Let me explain, because I guess that sounds kind of weird … My husband and I live in a golf community where new homes are still being built. In addition to our homes we have two golf courses and a number of other activities on the grounds to keep us residents busy. In fact, the golf courses are why we moved here a few years ago. But in addition to these amenities, we also have a lot of birds in the area.
We all have our friends, and they’re an important part of our lives. But one thing you might not realize is that your Pointer probably has friends too. I’m not talking about human friends. Nope, if your Pointer has regular play buddies at the dog park, if people visiting your home often bring their dogs with them, or if you and your Pointer take daily walks with another person and their dog, he probably has some canine friends. But one of the classic examples of doggy friendship occurs when you have more than one dog.