A canine originally bred to be a working dog has forgotten all about her ancestry thanks to her 8-year-old owner giving her a ...

The AKC says they are German and were originally bred as duck hunters (the French call them Caniches, or “duck dogs”). Even their fancy cuts these days originated from a hunting perspective.

The German Shorthaired Pointer, as its namesake states, originates from Germany where it is also known as the Deutsch Kurzhaar. This German breed was developed by hunters in the 1800s who needed a ...

My Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever would fetch ... We can’t blame her. German Shorthaired Pointers are a working dog breed with a a high energy level and a strong prey drive.

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