Dog breed

German Shorthaired Pointer

Origin: Germany

Also known as: German Shorthair Pointer

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. It may also be kept as a companion dog.

Detailed information for this type is not available in our sources yet. We do not invent history, characteristics or care requirements.

Sources & references

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shorthaired_Pointer
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38084

Text and photographs are drawn from Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata under CC BY-SA licensing. Photographs are real; none are AI-generated.