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The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of continental pointing dog of Braque type. [1] It originated in the nineteenth century in what is now Germany. [2]: 13 It is of medium size, and is an all-purpose gun dog suitable for hunting and retrieving on both land and water. It may also be kept as a companion dog.
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.
German Shorthaired Pointer: Pointers are dogs trained to locate and point at small game, allowing the hunter to approach and flush the game. Pointing breeds have greater range than spaniels. Water dogs: Poodle: Water dogs are a subclass of retrievers. Typically, they are strong swimmers with great stamina, bred to hunt all manner of waterfowl. Curs
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.
Not much is known about the Beagle and the German Shorthaired Pointer, but Sav, who posted the video, knew that dog fans everywhere would love it as much as she did. LOL!
The goal was to produce a dog that was willing and easy to train, intelligent, and loved water and retrieving, like the poodle, and add to that a great desire to hunt, a strong pointing instinct, and an excellent nose, like in the English Pointer, as well as being an excellent companion in the home.
This German Shorthaired Pointer can’t take these intrusive insects. Her parents report they put her in quite a mood once she’s under attack. That’s fair! Even with the towel draped around ...
Required to use purebred dogs by the Norwegian Sled Dog Racing Association, the German Shorthair Pointer quickly emerged as the dog breed of choice. [7] At the beginning of the 1970s, the "sled pointer" had emerged, a pointing dog who was bred for sledding and not hunting.