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COUNTRY:
Germany
WEIGHT:
44 pounds
HEIGHT:
22-26 inches
COAT:
\Vi inches, hard and bristly, but lying close
to the body; only a moderate amount of mustache,
eyebrows, and feathering of belly, chest,
legs and tail
COLOR:
Brown and white, in a roan or spotted pattern
OTHER
NAMES: Deutscher Stichelhaariger Vorstehhund,
German Brokencoated Pointer
REGISTRY:
FCI
GROUP:
Gun Dog
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The history of the Wirehair in Germany is quite recent. An interest in gun
dogs with bristly coats always existed, and several types were in evidence
by the late 1800s. At first, the Wirehair Club
in Germany fostered all hunting dogs with a wire coat, but the wide variation
in types soon saw separate organizations for the Pudelpointer, the Griffon,
the Stichelhaar, and the German Wirehaired Pointer. They may all have come
from the same stock, as these breeds developed concurrently. From this time
on, each breed became individualized.
The Stichelhaar,
meaning broken hair, carries a very harsh, short, but flat-lying coat.
Except for his beard and brow, the wire jacket is not noticeable until
it is touched. His similarity to the German Wirehaired Pointer in both
appearance and hunting style blurred the lines between the two breeds.
Most dogs that were once of Stichelhaar breeding are now under the label
of Draht-haar. The FCI and the German authorities do still recognize the
Stichelhaar. Currently, the breed is quite scarce, with only 10 to 15
registrations per year.
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