Appearance

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German Wirehaired Pointers are a medium-sized hunting dog, with wire hair completely covering skin. Overall they should be slightly longer in body, compared to shoulder height. Skull sufficiently broad and slightly rounded. Nose liver or black. Eyes medium-sized oval, hazel or darker. Ears medium-sized in relation to head, set high, when brought forward should reach corner of lips. Teeth and jaws strong.

Shoulders sloping and very muscular with top of shoulder blades not too close. Forelegs straight and lean. Pasterns slightly sloping, almost straight but not quite. Chest must appear deep rather than wide but not out of proportion to the rest of the body so that upper arm has freedom of movement. Firm back, with slightly falling back line. Hips broad and wide, croup falling slightly towards tail.Their gait is smooth, covering plenty of ground with each stride.

The outer coat thicker and harsh with an undercoat more prevalent in winter than summer. It should not hide body shape but it should be long enough to give good protection. Bushy eyebrows, full but not overlong beard. Colours are Solid Liver, Black and White Ticked, Liver and White Ticked, Solid Black and Tri-colour.

Ideal height at shoulder: dogs: 23½-26½ ins; bitches: 22-24½ ins.