German Shorthair

(Jrt)

German Shorthair
The German shorthair is one of the FCI (Nr.119, Gr.7, Sek.1.1) recognized German breed.

Origin and History
The German short hair has its origins in the 15th to 17 Bracken in the century and was developed from crosses by Spanish Bracke and Bloodhound, and later by Pointer and Foxhound.

Description
The short hair is one to 70 cm high and up to 35 kg hunting dog. His hair is short and dense, massive and will feel hard in many variations of brown, braunschimmel, schwarzschimmel, black, white, with plates, dots. His short coat is relatively easy to maintain. The ears are moderately long, high and wide level, smooth and dense without turning the head sagging, rounded bottom.

Use
This German Vorstehhund suitable for hunting, he has an excellent sense of smell and apportiert good, is easy abrichten and is a dependent Begleithund. It adapts well to life in the family and is dealing with real friendly to children, but it needs a lot of movement and related tasks, because it is a hunting dog with a lot of energy. Appropriate activities are all forms of nasal work, such as tracking work (Mantrailing) and Apportiertraining. Since the 1950s, it is also in the north of Europe as a sled dog.

In the U.S., the German short hair because of its adaptability very popular.

Read also German Shepherd Dog

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