Described as the “all-terrain vehicle of dogs,” the German Wirehaired Pointer was bred to hunt pretty much anywhere, from mountains and forests, to fields and water. The breed is are wired for versatility. German breeders envisioned a dog that would hunt upland birds, waterfowl, hares, squirrels, foxes, wildcats, deer and boars, so they bred for a dog with the resolve to track, locate and, in some cases, dispatch all of the above. Some old-style German wirehairs were inclined to hunt nose-down as their originators wanted, while American-style dogs are more wind-oriented and hunt with their heads up.

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