Dog
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Sporting 
German Wirehaired Pointer Champions
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Breed Description:
The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog is a versatile, multi-purpose hunter of powerful, medium size. Along with his facial furnishings, his functional wiry coat is the breed's most distinctive feature, protecting the dog from weather, water and rough cover. His coat is liver and white in color. He is intelligent, energetic and focused. The head of the German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog is moderately long. His brown eyes are medium size, oval, bright and clear, under medium length eyebrows. His ears are rounded and hang close to the head. His muzzle is fairly long, with a dark brown nose with wide open nostrils. His jaws are strong, with evenly set teeth that meet in a true scissors bite. The German Wirehaired Pointer has a medium length, slightly arched neck with no dewlap. The back line shows a perceptible slope down from withers to croup. The skin is notably tight to the body. His chest is deep and capacious and his back short, straight and strong. His tail is set high, docked at about 2/5 of the original length, and carried at or above the horizontal when the dog is alert. The shoulders are well laid back, legs straight and strong, with webbed feet, high arches and thick pads. His nails are strong and heavy. The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog has a double coat. The undercoat is dense enough in winter to insulate against the cold but is so thin in summer as to be almost invisible. The distinctive outer coat is straight, harsh, wiry and flat lying, and is from one to two inches in length. The outer coat is shorter on the lower legs, and is softer between the toes. The coat is naturally short and close fitting on the dog's skull, but dense and heavy over the shoulders and around the tail. The German Wirehaired Pointer has strong, straight eyebrows. His beard and whiskers are medium length. His coat is liver and white, either liver and white spotted, liver roan, liver and white spotted with ticking and roaning or solid liver. The head is liver, sometimes with a white blaze. Ears are liver. The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog has a free and smooth motion, with good reach in the forequarters and good driving power in the hindquarters. As speed increases, the legs will converge toward a center line of travel.
Temperament:
The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog is slightly more mellow than his cousin, the German Shorthaired Pointer. He has the same joie de vivre and love of outdoor activity. He is bright and willing and thus easy to train, although he will shut down with the use of any harsh methods. He has deep affection for his family, and with early socialization, does well with other pets and with children.
Height:
22 to 27 inches
Weight:
45 to 75 pounds
Health Problems:
The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog is susceptible to dysplasia, skin cancer and cataracts.
Living Conditions:
The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog needs a lot of outdoor physical and mental activity. He may be adaptable to apartment living if he has an outdoorsy owner and a lot of regular (daily) vigorous play time.
Exercise:
The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog has significant exercise needs, preferring vigorous daily exercise with a mental angle. He is highly athletic as well as highly intelligent, and has tremendous stamina.
Life Expectancy:
12 to 14 years
Grooming:
The German Wirehaired Pointer breed of dog has moderate grooming needs. He should be brushed weekly with a stiff bristle brush. As his dense undercoat sheds seasonally in the spring, he needs additional brushing during this period. In addition, his wiry outercoat may need to be stripped.
Origin:
The German Wirehaired Pointer hails from Germany, where it was bred to be an all-purpose hunting dog that could perform on land and in the water and with a variety of game. Comments
The standards for all the breeds accepted to the AKC are used here for breed information, and those not part of the AKC are resourced from FCI standard information, where it is written and coded into the club rules for those breeds.
