Point Like a Pointer?

[Camilla and Darwin]

Darwin does this funny thing where sometimes, when he is sniffing something, or looking at a bird or person, he will freeze, lift and fold his paw, and his tail will go straight out. Just like a pointing breed. It surprised me when he first started doing it... because I don't think Poodles or Goldens do much pointing... 

Anyone else? Here is an example of what I'm talking about

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I saw this in one of my foster doodles! It is the only time but clearly, she was pointing.... She did this before she attacked my cats!

[Becky, Savannah, & Raleigh]

our labradoodle, raleigh, will sometimes point before he chases after our cat. this is a behavior (the cat chasing) we are trying to curb in him, but whether or not he points lets us know how "serious" he is about the chase.

[Kyoko]

Charlie was doing this today at the park while she was watching some geese. Why do they do that? Is that because they are concentrating?

[Ron Carnes]

Some labs are good pointing dogs.

[shelly]

Oh My Gosh! Yes! Tori does do this... I'll have to catch her and snap a picture... can't believe you posted this... this intrigued me too about Tori!!! must be the doodle in them as the 'other half' of Tori isn't golden, but aussie... LOL

[Rose]

Yes, I've seen Robyn do this.

[Ann Kendig]

Haven't seen mine do this. Duke will hunker down and stand very still, then he pounces!

[Martha & Cooper]

This is so funny that I found this discussion! My husbund and I were just talking about Cooper doing this just this weekend! He does it all the time when he is in the back yard and see something he wants to chase.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Peri does it when she sees birds. She is very, very still and then she lunges at them. I think she would make a good bird dog if it weren't for her chewing problem - she doesn't have the softest mouth!

[Robin, dalai, and Parker]

Dalai will stand over our cats with excitement and her tail wagging briskly. I know this isn't a friendly wag but an excited wag and will pounce if the cats dart away. No, I haven't seen her point, but she is a goldendoodle and maybe it is a labrador thing.

[Camilla and Darwin]

Darwin is a Goldendoodle as well, so it doesn't seem to be limited to only labs. :-) That is so funny about the cats, Darwin hasn't seen very many, so I'm not sure how he acts around them. Got to work on that!

[Erin & Sasha]

My doodle Sasha does this when she sees rabbits. When we go out for our night walk, she walks on her toes, almost prancing, then if she sees a rabbit, she does the pointing thing. It's too funny!