I did, however, have a pointer I felt pretty well broke on quail....well, I took him to Nort Dakota and he got in a 30 acre field of standing corn, started chasing, barking and I bet 500 pheasants flew out of that cornfield before I could catch this male pointer. He came totally UNGLUED. To say the least he was now unsteady and I had to totally rebreak this dog. Have fun with your new dog. Buzz
Aw Buzz, you spoiled the surprise!
Actually my experience with pointing dogs is that after they have flushed and chased long enough they will start pointing out of desperation. I had a hard charging Brittany pup that chased wild Bobs for 7 hours before he gave up and started pointing. Turned out to be a great dog.
Of course he didn't have the range and speed of a an English Pointer so when he finally went on point he hadn't left the state.
Best,
Mike
