History

History

The Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer has a few rather confusingly similar names including Slovakian Wire Haired Pointer, Slovakian Pointing Griffon, Slovakian Wire Haired Pointing Gun Dog or Slovensky Hrubosrsky Stavac!

The breed type was founded in Slovakia around the 1940’s. A hardy, versatile hunting dog was what was required and they were selectively bred, using the best available stock of the time. They consist of a mix, roughly a Weimaraner, German Wire Haired Pointer and Ceski Fousek.