German Shorthaired Pointer – Video Learning – WizScience.com
the German Shorthaired Pointer is a
medium to large-sized breed of dog
developed in the 19th century and
Germany for hunting the breed is
streamlined yet powerful with strong
legs that make it able to move rapidly
and turn quickly it has moderately long
floppy ears set high on the head its
muzzle is long broad and strong allowing
it to retrieve even heavy game the dog’s
profile should be straight or strongly
Roman nosed any dished appearance to the
profile is incorrect the eyes are
generally brown with darker eyes being
desirable yellow or bird of prey is our
fault the tail is commonly ducked
although this is now prohibited in some
countries the correct location for
docking for GSP is after the caudal
vertebra starts to curl leaving enough
tail to let the dog communicate through
tail wagging and movement the doc tail
should not be too long or too short but
should balance the appearance of the
head and body the GSP tail is carried at
a jaunty angle not curled under when the
GSP is in classic point stance the tail
should be held straight out from the
body forming a line with the pointing
head and body like all German pointers
GSP have webbed feet they are known for
going after waterfowl in the water the
German Shorthaired Pointer is a member
of the supporting group the German
Shorthaired Pointers coat is short and
flat with a dense undercoat protected by
stiff guard hairs making the coat
water-resistant and allowing the dog to
stay warm in cold weather the color can
be a dark brown correctly referred to an
english as liver black or either liver
and white or black and white the
American Kennel Club recognizes only a
solid liver or liver and white coat
commonly the head is a solid or nearly
solid color and the body is speckled or
ticked with liver and white sometimes
with large patches of solid color called
settles Rhone coats are also common with
or without patching solid liver and
solid black coats also occur often with
a small blaze of dicking or white on the
chest while the German standard permits
a slight sandy coloring at the
extremities this colouring is rare and a
dog displaying any yellow coloring is
disqualified in a Casey
and CKC shows the covering of the GSP
provides camouflage in the winter
seasons
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