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