gun dog
Pointer or setter
A gun dog is a dog bred and trained to assist hunters, particularly in locating and retrieving game birds.
The category includes pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels—breeds selected for keen noses, soft mouths that don't damage prey, and responsiveness to commands.
The Labrador is America's most popular gun dog.
Washing by water surge
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- scentAirborne odor detected
quarry · gamebird · waterfowl · upland · pheasant · grouse · quail · duck
Common retriever breed
- golden retrieverAmber-furred family dog
- pointerReference to memory location
- setterOne who establishes
- spanielFloppy-eared gun dog
flushing
Washing by water surge
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- trackingMonitoring location over time
scent · quarry · gamebird · waterfowl · upland · pheasant · grouse · quail · duck · partridge
labrador
Common retriever breed
- golden retrieverAmber-furred family dog
- pointerReference to memory location
- setterOne who establishes
obedience
Compliance with authority
sit · stay · fetch · retrieve · point · flush · steadiness · whistle · hand signals · dummy
cover
Protect by overlaying
field · terrain · ground scent · cast · quarter · honor · retrieve · mark · delivery · runner
- huntinghunters, tracking, deer calls, stands, flushing
- working animalsherding, guarding, pulling, detection, workhorse
- working dogsK9, sniffer dogs, K-9, search and rescue, German shepherd
- British huntingfox hunt, foxhound, foxhunting, deer hunt, boar hunt
- small game huntinghare, rabbit, cottontail, jackrabbit, groundhog
- Sportsmanfishing license, outdoorsman, sportsman, fishing rod, tackle box
gun dogguard dog
Trained protective canine
protection dog · attack dog · sighthound · watchdog · herding dog