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Hector IV, a Short-haired German Pointer, illustration from 1884. The pointing dog breeds of Europe all derive from the now-extinct Old Spanish Pointer, which spread through France and the Low Countries and reached the princely houses of the German-speaking world, [3]: 2 [4] where at first they were used in bird-hunting with nets or falcons, and later by huntsmen with guns. [4]
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.
Pointing dogs, sometimes called bird dogs, are a type of gundog typically used in finding game. [1] [2] Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. [3] The name pointer comes from the dog's instinct to point, by stopping and aiming its muzzle towards game. This demonstrates to the hunter ...
In this video, a German Shorthaired Pointer is definitely earning the title of “bird dog” with her ongoing obsession with a wild bird who tried to build her nest under the family’s deck.
Just like human kids, dogs of the same breed and from the same family can have very distinct personalities. Related: German Shorthaired Pointer's Dramatic Swim in City Pool Embodies the Joy of Summer
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Like most of the longhaired pointing breeds, the breed is descended from the point spaniel. One of the oldest of the "versatile breeds", it is but one of a few that disallow black as a color. [4] The black-and-white Large Munsterlander was split off from this breed after the black-and-white coloration was removed from the breed standard. [3] [5]
As the video commenter explained, Pointer breeds like this German Shorthaired Pointer were bred to assist their hunters by literally pointing out game. Hounds also help their hunter locate prey ...