German Shorthaired Pointer
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| FCI Standard No. 119 | ||
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German Shorthaired Pointer |
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Male: 62–66 cm. |
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not fixed |
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The German Shorthaired Pointer (also German Shorthaired Pointer ) is a German dog breed recognized by the FCI ( FCI Group 7, Section 1.1, Standard No. 119 ).
Origin and history
The German Shorthaired Pointer has its origins in the old German pointing dogs, which emerged from the Spanish pointer in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Visually, it resembled the Bracco Italiano with its heavy body and color. Which dog breeds were used for breeding this heavy type can no longer be precisely proven historically, however, in various sources, Parforce dogs such as the St. Hubertus or the Bloodhound are named.
To refine the heavy dog were later u. a. the English pointer and the French hound crossed and one went over to the slimmer long-legged type. From the pointer you also got the spirited search with a high nose.
description
The German Shorthaired Pointer grows up to 66 cm. His hair is short and thick, should feel coarse and hard in many variations of brown, brown mold, black mold, black, white, each with plates, polka dots. The short coat of the dogs is relatively easy to care for. The ears are moderately long, set high and wide, smooth and hanging down close to the head without turning, rounded at the bottom.
use
As a pointing and hunting dog , the German Shorthaired Pointer is suitable for hunting , has an excellent sense of smell, is trained for hunting and retrieves well. He is easy to train and is also an affectionate companion dog . He adapts well to family life and, when handled correctly, is friendly to children, but he needs a lot of exercise and appropriate tasks as he is a hunting dog with a lot of energy. Suitable occupations are all forms of nose work, such as tracking work (mantrailing) and retrieval training. It has also been used as a sled dog in northern Europe since the 1950s .
The German Shorthaired Pointer is also very popular in the USA because of its adaptability and versatility in hunting (field, forest and water work).
Web links
- Breed standard No. 119 of the FCI: German Shorthaired Pointer (PDF)
- Web presence of the German Shorthaired Hair Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b David Gowdey: German Shorthaired Pointer: A hunter's guide to the selection, care, training and handling of America's most popular pointing breed. Wide Sky Press, 2009, pp. 25th f .
- ↑ Eva-Maria Krämer: The Kosmos-Hundefüherer: Get to know dog breeds . In: Kosmos . 2017.
- ↑ http://www.deutsch-kurzhaar.de/zpw.htm
- ↑ Game and dog: noble and versatile