General Appearance
The German Wirehaired Pointer is a well muscled, medium sized dog of distinctive appearance. Balanced in size and sturdily built, the breed's most distinguishing characteristics are its weather resistant, wire-like coat and its facial furnishings. Typically Pointer in character and style, the German Wirehaired Pointer is an intelligent, energetic and determined hunter.
Owning
By the nature of their breeding these dogs need a lot of exercise, but they will adapt to asmall yard and long walks. German Wirehaired Pointers are very affectionate dogs, although they may be aloof with strangers. They are devoted and somewhat protective of their families and especially enjoy children.
Temperament
Of sound, reliable temperament, the German Wirehaired Pointer is at times aloof but not unfriendly toward strangers; a loyal and affectionate companion who is eager to please and enthusiastic to learn.
Did You Know
The coat is weather-resisting in every sense of the term, and to large extent water-repellent. It is straight, harsh, wiry, and quite flat-lying. One and one half to two inches in length, it is long enough to shield the body from rough cover, yet not so long as to hide the outline. The breed was imported into the United States in the 1920's and admitted into AKC's stud book in 1959. Most of the early wirehaired Pointers represented a combination of Griffon, Stichelhaar, Pudelpointer, and German Shorthair. The Pudelpointer was a cross between a Poodle dog and an English Pointer bitch, while the Griffon and the Stichelhaar were composed of Pointer, Foxhound, Pudelpointer, and a Polish Water dog: thus it is easy to appreciate the different hunting skills incorporated in the wirehaired Pointers of a century or more ago.