German Hund Pointer

The German Hund Pointer is a designer dog, an intentional cross between two German breeds; the German Wire Haired Pointer, a pointing retriever that was developed in the mid-1800s, and a badger hunting terrier that was developed in the 1600’s, the Dachshund. The Dachshund was developed in Germany to hunt and kill animals that went to ground, particularly the badger. In order to do its job efficiently, the Dachshund had to be small enough to fit in the badgers’ tunnels, brave enough to go in after an angry badger, and tough enough to dispatch the badger once it got there. Although the majority of Dachshunds today are kept as house pets, they still have the same courage and tenacity as their ancestors did. The first Dachshund clubs began forming in the late 1800’s and just eleven of the tough little dogs were registered in the American Kennel Club registration in 1885. The breed quickly grew in popularity throughout the United States and by 1914 they were one of the top ten most popular breeds. The German Wire Haired Pointer was developed in the 1800s as an all-around hunter, with the skill to flush, point out, and retrieve game proficiently on land as well as on water and the constitution to handle long days out in the field in changing conditions and rough terrain. Some of the dogs that were combined to develop this breed include Pointers, Foxhounds, and Poodles. This breed was brought to the United States in the 1920’s and recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1959.