German Shorthaired Pointer
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| Other names | Deutscher kurzhaariger Vorstehhund Deutsch Kurzhaar Kurzhaar |
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| Common nicknames | GSP DK |
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| Origin | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FCI | Group 7, Section 1.1 Continental Pointing Dogs: Pointer type #119 | standard | |
| AKC | Sporting | standard | |
| ANKC | Group 3 (Gundogs) | standard | |
| CKC | Group 1 - Sporting Dogs | standard | |
| KC (UK) | Gundog | standard | |
| NZKC | Gundog | standard | |
| UKC | Gun Dog | standard | |
The German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) is a medium to large sized breed of dog developed in the 19th century in Germany for hunting. The GSP is a versatile hunting breed as they are an all-purpose gun bred of dog that are suitable for both land and water. 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" eyes are a fault. The tail is commonly docked, although this is now prohibited in some countries. The correct location for docking for GSP is after the caudal vertebrae start to curl, leaving enough tail to let the dog communicate through tail wagging and movement. The docked 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 water fowl in the water.
The German Shorthaired Pointer is a member of the Sporting Group.
The German Shorthaired Pointer's 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.This allows the German Shorthaired Pointer to be an agile hunter with high performance in both field and water. The colour can be a dark brown, referred to as "liver" (incorrectly as "chocolate" or "chestnut"), black (although any area of black is cause for disqualification in American Kennel Club sanctioned shows), black roan, white, liver roan, 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 colour and the body is speckled or "ticked" with liver and white, sometimes with large patches of solid colour called "saddles". Roan coats are also common, with or without patching. Solid liver and solid black coats also occur, often with a small blaze of ticking or white on the chest. While the German standard permits a slight sandy colouring ("Gelber Brand") at the extremities, this colouring is rare, and a dog displaying any yellow colouring is disqualified in AKC and CKC shows. The colouring of the GSP provides camouflage in the winter seasons.
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