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Pointer Dog


POINTER
Pointer Stats:
COUNTRY:
Great Britain
WEIGHT: About 44-66 pounds
HEIGHT: Around 21-24 inches
COAT: Short, dense, and smooth
COLOR: Liver, lemon, black,orange
OTHER NAMES: English Pointer
REGISTRY: FCI, AKC, UKC, TKC, CKC
GROUP: Gun Dog
The origin goes back in century XVII, when some English began the young of hunting dogs that adapted themselves practices to it of this sport with gun. In the first canine exhibition celebrated England dogs of races Pointer or Spaniel only admitted themselves.

As it happens so many times, theories to near the origins of the Pointer exist. Some experts affirm that he is descending of braco French whereas others say that their ancestor in braco English. One third current has the opinion of which the father of this ancestry was braco Spanish, since this dog settled down there in Great Britain per 1793.