According to the German Wirehaired Pointer history it is a German breed which was developed in the early twentieth century. It is a cross breed between the Griffon, Short Haired Pointer of Germany and the Stichelhaar.  This breed is very good at pointing, tracking down things and retrieving games from land as well as water. The German Wirehaired Pointer are good hunters.

The German Wirehaired Pointer characteristics include it is a dog medium in size and full of muscles. It has a long body and a broad skull. The eyes are not very big but oval and brown in color and the eye brows are also not very long. The ears of the dog are round and the teeth meet like the bite of a scissor. The German Shorthaired Pointer have a neck which is thin but strong and chest which is deep as well as wide. The tail of the German Wirehaired Pointer is usually docked up to 2/5 of their actual length. The undercoat of the dog becomes thick during winters and scanty during the summers. The coat comes in various different colors.

The German Wirehaired Pointer training is easy as they are keen learners as well as very clever. The trainer needs to be firm as well as confident and the rules that he sets for the dog should be consistent. The trainer also needs to be very calm and patient while teaching the dog.

The German Wirehaired Pointer puppies need to be socialized from a very young age.  They are very friendly and adapt themselves very well with other pets of the house as well as other breed of dogs.

Other German Shorthaired Pointer information includes the number of years a German Wirehaired Pointer may live is about twelve to fourteen years. The German Wirehaired Pointer can grow as tall as   twenty four inches to twenty six inches and the female dogs can be as tall as twenty two inches to twenty four inches. The weight of the German wirehaired pointer is about sixty pounds to seventy pounds.

The German Wirehaired Pointer health problems include they suffer from Dysplasia of the hips, hereditary eye problems and infections in the ear. They also suffer from cancer of the skin.

The German Wirehaired Pointer adoption is not for families who are not active and who cannot time and energy for the pet.  It is exceptionally full of life and does not get tired very easily. It needs to be provided with plenty of exercise everyday and taken for walks running and jogs regularly. One of it favorite play is swimming and retrieving things. The German Wirehaired Pointer is not suitable for keeping in apartments. They are extremely energetic inside the house and need a large area to play. Lack of exercise makes them very restless inside the house as they are very energetic

Grooming a German Wirehaired Pointer is not very tough. The coat needs to be brushed with a stiff hair brush two times in seven days.   The coat of the German Wirehaired Pointer needs to be brushed about two times in seven days with a stiff coat brush. The coat requires to be stripped at times and the hair also needs to be removed with the hand at times after checking its state .It needs to be given bath only when very essential. The ears need to be checked to ensure it’s clean. The dog does not shed much hair.