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The German Wirehaired Pointer traces its origins back to 1880. The breed originated in Germany, where Baron Sigismund von Zedlitz und Neukirch was a leading breeder, [1] wanting to create a versatile hunting dog that would work closely with either one person or a small party of persons hunting on foot in varied terrain; from the mountainous regions of the Alps, to dense forests, to more open ...
As an example, German Shorthaired Pointers are often used to retrieve birds, i.e. duck hunting, whereas calling upon a Pointer to do the same would be less common. Unlike the pure pointing and setting breeds, many versatile dogs were bred for working in dense cover, and traditionally have docked tails.
Griffon is a type of dog, a collection of breeds that were originally hunting dogs.There are three lines of the griffon type recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI): the Griffon Vendéens, the wirehaired pointers, and the smousje (Belgian companion dogs or Dutch Smoushond).
In the early 19th-century there were several varieties of rough-haired pointers found throughout Germany, with few attempts at standardising them as breeds. [4] At some point in the development of the German Roughhaired Pointer old German shepherd dog blood was introduced; the word stichelhaariger in the breed name translates to rough-haired, reflective of this blood.
Wire-haired may refer to a number of dog breeds with a harsh, wiry coat: German Wirehaired Pointer; Istrian Coarse-haired Hound, also known as the Wirehaired Istrian Hound; Styrian Coarse-haired Hound, also known as the Wirehair Styrian Mountain; Wire Fox Terrier; Wire-haired Dachshund; Wirehaired Pointing Griffon; Wirehaired Vizsla
Man walking a spaniel gun dog (East Riding of Yorkshire, 2018). Gun dogs (gundogs) or bird dogs are types of hunting dogs developed to assist hunters in finding and retrieving game, [1] typically various fowls that are shot down on the wing (in flight).
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It shares the same origins as the German Long-haired Pointer, and was established as a separate breed when the breed society removed the black-and-white colouration from its breed standard. [1] A new breed society for black-and-white long-haired pointers was started in 1919, and the new breed was recognised in 1922.