Vernon Smith

In the UK the German Wirehaired Pointer is judged to its own UK Kennel Club breed standard. The breed standard is a guideline for judges and describes what the ideal wirehair should be like. It describes the correct structural conformation of the dog and the individual traits and characteristics of the dog that give the …

German Wirehaired Pointers are not the breed for everyone – there is a breed for everyone and it is essential that you look at what you are able to offer a dog and what you want/expect from a dog before deciding on the breed. If you set out down the wrong road because you ‘like …

Falconry is a challenging field sport, in a wide variety of terrain. The quarry may be in the woodland or the open fields, moorland, or on water and marshland. Such is the variety of species, that a falconer, who does not specialise in one specific quarry, needs a very versatile dog to be the provider …

DNA Testing and the German Wirehaired Pointer DNA Testing allows breeders to minimise the risk of producing disease affected puppies. As of March 2009, there is just one DNA test actually available for German Wirehaired Pointer specific conditions and that is for von Willebrands Disease. Breeders can access this through Laboklin Laboratory and the current price is …