Deutscher Wachtelhund

Frederick Roberth, German dog breeder, is credited for creating the modern Deutscher Wachtelhund (German pointer) breed around 1890. Although some dogs have characteristics that this breed inherited, the greatest credit is attributed to the now extinct breed of Stoeberer dogs.

After the revolution of 1848 in the German states, people were allowed to hunt using a versatile hunting dog, and that dog was definitely the Stoeberer. At the end of the 19th century, when Roberth worked on creating a new breed, he found copies of Stoeberera in Bavaria, and these dogs were crossed with water and sports Spaniel, resulting in a new species now known as the German pointer – Deutscher Wachtelhund.

In 1903 the Deutscher Wachtelhund has been recognized as a separate breed. Long hair is the main features of this dog breed, serving to protect it from the poor conditions in the deep forests where these dogs were used for hunting. These dogs are normally being used for hunting foxes and rabbits.

The Deutscher Wachtelhund is a versatile dog with a strong bark, obedient, intelligent, brave and spirited fighter. Hip dysplasia is very common in this breed of dogs. The Deutscher Wachtelhund breed is not coping very well in the house and is suggested that it is kept in the kennel; however these dogs still require a lot of contact with their family members. They are very loyal dogs and live very well in a healthy social environment.

Deutscher Wachtelhunds can live indoors as well, but require a lot of exercise and must be frequently in the nature as they are hunting dogs. German pointers are known as dogs that love the water and can manage it very well, therefore swimming is recommended as one of the exercises for this breed.

When it comes to hygiene, daily brushing is a must as well as carefully removing all the dirt between the paws and ears as for most Spaniel dog breeds. General appearance of this dog resembles a mixture of English setter and a Cocker spaniel.