Author Topic: German Wire haired pointers (Read 5402 times)

Rosemary · « **on:** June 18, 2009, 08:55:19 pm »

Liver and white; 6 bitches and three dogs for sale. Born 13th May 2009, KC registered, ready July. Excellent pups for work, show or as family pets. Good homes essential.

To view call Fionna on 01573 470212 (Scottish Borders).

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2009, 09:59:19 pm »

These are basically a working breed. I have one, she is a lovely girl - I've had her since she was 4 months and she just turned a very fit 12 years old - but they need firm handling. They are not just pet dogs. They need work of some kind - not necessarily shooting, but something to use their minds. They are very clever dogs, but as a breed can sometimes be sharp with other dogs. You can do all sorts of stuff with them, they are part of the Versatile Gundog group - Hunter, Pointer, Retrievers - tracking, agility, obedience, falconry - and shooting
http://www.germanwirehairedpointer.co.uk/index.html

MiriMaran · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2009, 08:46:28 pm »

I have a German wire haired/short haired cross and agree they are very clever dogs and need experienced dog owners - definitely not a first time dog owner dog! Good Luck in selling them - any chance of some cute puppy photo's?

Here's Ralph looking a bit tubby!

And here's Ralph and Harry

doganjo · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2009, 11:46:16 pm »

Great looking cross breed there - what's his breeding (on each side)?

Fluffywelshsheep · « **Reply #4 on:** June 20, 2009, 10:16:53 am »

I would like to point out that they like stealing socks (especially hester), doesn't do anything bad with them just 'owns them' lol

Linz

Townie · « **Reply #5 on:** June 20, 2009, 10:32:57 am »

They are a lovely breed... I used to have a wiemaraner many many years ago, bit similar to the GSP/GWP's they need a firm hand and kept entertained, I used to do agility with mine.

D&J the pic of hester in the chair reminded me so much of my boy, its amazing for the size that they are that they can manage to tuck themselves into a tiny wee comfy space :-)

BillyBerridge · « **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2009, 01:43:51 pm »

I can vouch for GSP's ive had 2 both were absolute stars! Only 1 draw back though, mine both hated being without humans, unbelievably good at escaping!

That said i would recommend them 2 anyone surely has to be one of the best breeds out there!

BB

MiriMaran · « **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2009, 08:28:27 pm »

doganjo, I have no idea! We got him at 18 months as a failed drugs sniffer. He was bred specifically for passive drug sniffing at a massive dog training centre in Oxford and was then re-homed to us through the German Wire haired Pointer Rescue Society. He's also very big, much bigger than a pointer should be. He's also a total clutz - the first time we took him to Scotland he misjudged jumping a stone wall, hit it with his chest and knocked the thing down!!

He's a fantastic dog, but not a peaceful one to live with! He also kills anything that comes into the garden including 4 chickens 2 cats and very nearly one Yorkshire Terrier. I managed to save it just in time as he was throwing it in the air and catching it again!!!! Not good, but he would never attack a dog out on a walk - rabbits and pheasants are fair game though!

doganjo · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2009, 12:38:32 am »

Ah, I forgot to mention the cat thing.

In Australia they are bred to find and kill feral cats, they even climb trees after them. In Germany they are known as Deutsch Drathhars and are also trained to kill their prey. We don't do it like that in the UK

Hester tolerates our own cats, mine and my daughter's ones but any others are 'fair game'. She 'retrieved' a chicken once. Pointed it through a hedge, John sent her in, not realising the chicken was on my side; she jumped the hedge and picked up the hen, She was only 8 months so not fully trained at the time - John blew the stop whistle, I bawled obscenities at her and John

She dropped the hen just as it tore itself free. Wing and top of the leg were pared bare. I sluiced it with water, squeezed half a tube of savlon in, slapped it back up, secured it with a crepe bandage round it's body, fastened with elastoplast and it lived another three years - albeit with a droopy wing

MiriMaran · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2009, 07:52:22 pm »

Our cat is snuffled at, but pretty much left alone - any other cats are a different story. The last one Ralph killed was on Christmas evening a couple of years agao. Not fun to go trailing around the neighbours asking if they had a ginger cat missing on such a special day - never did find the owner though.

Sorry for hijacking your thread Rosemary!