The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Belgium for hunting small game. They are intelligent, energetic, and determined, and make excellent hunting dogs.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)At a glance
- Life expectancy
- 12–14 years
- Weight
- Male 23–32 kg · Female 16–23 kg
- Height at withers
- Male 56–61 cm · Female 51–56 cm
- Origin
- 19th century (1870s-1880s) · Netherlands
- Coat
- wire, medium
- Colors
- steel gray with brown/chestnut markings, chestnut brown, white and brown, white and orange, roan
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Other names
- Korthals Griffon, Griffon d'arret a poil dur Korthals
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC
Traits
Energy
Barking
Shedding
Grooming
Drooling
Trainability
With children
With other dogs
With strangers
Apartment friendly
Daily exercise60 min per day
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