Comparison: German Rough-haired Pointer and Wire-haired Pointing Griffon Korthals

German Rough-haired Pointer and Wire-haired Pointing Griffon Korthals are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	German Rough-haired Pointer	Wire-haired Pointing Griffon Korthals
FCI group	7. Pointing dogs	7. Pointing dogs
Country of origin	Germany	France
Category	Large	Medium
Height at withers	58–70 cm	50–60 cm
Recognition features	Stiff, harsh, bristly coat about 4 cm long with a moderate beard Pronounced bushy eyebrows giving a stern expression Brown, brown roan or light roan colouring; light to dark brown nose	Harsh, bristly coat that feels like wild boar bristles Bushy eyebrows, moustache and beard give a characteristic firm expression Always a brown nose; body noticeably longer than the height at the withers
Coat	Stiff, harsh, bristly coat about 4 cm long on the body, lying loosely and growing in one direction, with a hardly visible undercoat; short and harsh on the head, free of soft or silky hair, with bushy eyebrows and a moderate beard. Brown with or without a white chest patch, brown roan or light roan, with or without brown patches.	Harsh, coarse coat, never curly or woolly, with a fine dense undercoat. Preferably steel grey with brown (liver) patches or solid brown; liver roan is frequent. White and brown or white and orange are also permitted.
Purpose	A versatile, easily managed working gundog.	Essentially a versatile pointing dog; also used for tracking wounded large game.

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