Originally Posted by b.zang
Originally Posted by KLO
Originally Posted by b.zang
My DH is a new daddy to a deutsch drahthaar. He's now 7-months old and still a real handful.
I have never heard of this breed before but she looks just like the German Shorthaired Pointer that I grew up with except for the hairy muzzel. Lovely dog and I'll bet a great field dog too.
It is virtually the same breed. In fact, I think deutsch drahthaar is German for German shorthair. A versatile hunting dog, he will point, retrieve on land or water, and blood track. We're busy training him although most of it is just giving purpose to the instincts.
Dummy me, now I see that the German does translate to German Shorthair. Geez, and I had German in college but that was many moons ago and I did not do well. Our dog, Lady, was a natural too. She was a pet but my Dad used her for hunting too. Once we got her, we had pheasant every Thanksgiving and lots of quail too. She loooooved to get out in the woods and fields and would leap into the air over and over when my Dad got his binoculars out. Good luck with yours. PS: Just looked this dog up and it turns out that it came from the German Shorthair bred with several other dogs and the difference mainly is the wired hair. Lady had a very smooth coat. Just an FYI. Interesting.