Have you ever heard of a German Pointer? Find out all about it by reading this informativearticle today!
You've undoubtedly heard of a German Shepherd, and you've probably heard of an English Pointer dog. But, you've probably never heard of a German Pointer dog. It's not a new breed as its roots are thought to go back to the sixteen or seventeen hundreds. A German Pointer dog is actually the cross between a Spanish Pointer and the Hanoverian Schweisshund. The Hanoverian Schweisshund is a stout dog that is usually brownish in color. It stands about two feet tall, and can weigh around eighty to ninety pounds. It has a short, dense coat of fur; it's also energetic and loyal.
The Schweisshund is like a Foxhound. Therefore, its traits passed onto the German Pointer in that it also excels at hunting. This type of canine was especially useful for the early German hunters who needed an affordable, yet efficient, dog to take hunting with them.
German Pointers finally came to America in the early nineteen hundreds. It took them about a decade of time until they were recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC).
There are actually two kinds of these dogs: the German Shorthaired Pointer and the German Wirehaired Pointer. Both canines are relatively easy to train, obey orders, and have excellent noses for tracking animal scents on a hunt. If you looked at both dogs, though, the difference between them is obvious.
The German Shorthaired Pointer is a medium sized dog, but don't let its size fool you. It's strong, muscular, and is highly energetic.
It's no surprise that the German Wirehaired Pointer has a wiry coat of dense fur. It's also a strong,
highly energetic canine who loves to track and hunt. This type is usually reddish brown in color. Or, it can be a mixture of reddish brown and white.
A canine pup of this type -both the males and the females- usually grows up to be about two feet high.
And, both males and females can weigh somewhere around sixty pounds.
You may be surprised to learn that the German Wirehaired Pointer is actually a cross between the German Pointer and several other breeds of dogs. While the exact breeds are not known, they are thought to be crossed with Poodles or Griffons, just to name a couple breeds.
The Wirehaired Pointers came from Germany, just like their cousins, but they weren't developed until the early twentieth century.
Both canines are known to be intelligent and loyal to their owners. Even though they need to be outside in the fresh air, hunting and tracking as they do best, they also need to around the people they know. They are protective of their family and of their environment. While you can keep both types of Pointers in the house, they need a lot of time outside to run and exercise.
Both dogs also need to be brushed and groomed once or twice a week in order to keep their shedding to a minimum.
The life expectancy of the German Pointer and the Wirehaired Pointer is around twelve to fourteen years of age. However, they can live longer than that.
