German Shorthaired Pointer
Germany · 23–26 in tall · short smooth coat
Next to the average dog it is mentally demanding, high-energy, easy to train, and child-friendly. Day to day it sheds moderately.
Find out if a German Shorthaired Pointer suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- there is already a dog at home
- people come and go a lot
Think twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
- this would be your first dog
Trait profile
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About the breed
The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of continental pointing dog of Braque type. It originated in the nineteenth century in what is now Germany. It is of medium size, and is an all-purpose gun dog suitable for hunting and retrieving on both land and water.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
