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pointer

Any of several breeds of gun dog, bred especially to scent the position of game and indicate it by standing, nose pointed towards it, often with one forefoot raised, in silence. English pointers have smooth coats, mainly white mixed with black, tan, or dark brown. They stand about 60 cm/24 in tall and weigh 28 kg/62 lb.

A very similar breed, the German short-haired pointer, was developed in the 19th century to point and also to pursue game.

The Weimeraner is another pointing breed.



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In the beginning of nineteenth century, the GSP was bred and is considered to be a mixture of many breeds such as Italian Pointer, mixed Scandinavian breeds, variety of French hounds, German Bird Dog, the Foxhound, and some German breeds like Schweisshund (a tracking breed) This unique breed was bred for a sole purpose which was hunting
It is believe that there were quite a few dogs that went into creating this unique breed some of which include some German breeds such as the schweisshund, a German hound known for tracking, the Foxhound, different French hounds, assorted Scandinavian breeds, the German Bird Dog, and the Italian Pointer.
 
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