| The German Wirehaired Pointer comes from
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| | injury while on the hunt. The ears are
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| a country that has a long tradition of
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| | natural . The head is always either
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| breeding dogs with purpose and careful
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| | liver or black and the coat color is
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| attention to maintaining the strong
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| | liver and white, solid liver, or black
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| instinctive drives of the dog. In this
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| | and white. The black and white coloring
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| case, the hunting instincts of the breed
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| | is a disqualification in the show ring in
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| were derived from the German Pointer and
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| | the A.K.C. The dog is registerable in
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| the Pudel Pointer and the bramble
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| | both the United Kennel Club and the
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| resistant coat was brought in from the
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| | American Kennel Club in the United
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| Griffon. The general public has held the
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| | States. The German Wirehaired Pointer is
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| mistaken idea that the German Shorthaired
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| | medium sized, standing 23-25 inches at
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| Pointer and the German Wirehaired Pointer
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| | the shoulder and slightly longer than it
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| are the same breed but with a difference
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| | is tall.The breed is very popular in
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| in the coat. This is incorrect.. the
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| | Europe and has the highest registration
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| German Wirehaired Pointer is a separate
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| | of pointing breeds of any gun dog in
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| breed and has different characteristics
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| | Germany. It is a hunt, point and
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| physically and instinctually. Some
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| | retrieve gun dog of strong instincts and
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| people know it by the German name of
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| | persistence, proving invaluable to the
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| Drathaar. The Wirehaired Pointer is a
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| | upland game hunter. This is a dog which
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| persistent gundog that does not quit and
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| | is gaining in popularity in the United
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| thrives on the hunt, possessing strong
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| | States. He can be a mannerly house dog
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| "prey drive". This drive has proven
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| | if trained early but is suspicious of
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| useful in the area of Search and Rescue
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| | strangers and aloof to all except his
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| and there are handlers using this breed
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| | family. His favorite occupation is to be
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| as a Search dog and finding that it is
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| | out in the field and hunting with his
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| quite a capable dog for this pursuit,
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| | Master. He is a faithful friend and
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| provided he is trained from the beginning
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| | thrives on human companionship but also
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| to channel his hunting drive to the human
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| | can be very happy as an outside dog.
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| scent.The wiry coat of the Drathaar is
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| | This is a dog who does well as a kennel
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| dense and double, requiring little in the
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| | dog provided he is given plenty of
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| way of care. An occasional hand
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| | exercise.Responsible breeders have been
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| stripping and wiping down is all that is
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| | careful to preserve the breed's integrity
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| needed the majority of time to keep this
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| | and this dog remains a true hunting dog
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| dog in clean condition. The head sports
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| | with little change over the years in
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| a beard of about two inches in length.
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| | structure or soundness. There have been
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| The coat is stiff and affords protection
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| | some problems with hip dysplasia but the
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| from brambles but should not be long.
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| | breed in general is long-lived and
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| The tail is docked to a length of
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| | healthy.
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| two-fifths so as to protect in from
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