Comparison: Italian Spinone and Wire-haired Pointing Griffon Korthals

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

	Italian Spinone	Wire-haired Pointing Griffon Korthals
FCI group	7. Pointing dogs	7. Pointing dogs
Country of origin	Italy	France
Category	Large	Medium
Height at withers	58–70 cm	50–60 cm
Weight	28–37 kg	–
Recognition features	Harsh, stiff coat with thick eyebrows, moustache and tufted beard Powerful head with a well-developed occipital protuberance and divergent skull and muzzle axes White, white with orange, orange roan or chestnut roan coat; never tricolour	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	Coat 4 to 6 cm long on the body, stiff, harsh, dense and rather flat with little undercoat; shorter on head, ears and the front of the legs, with thick eyebrows, moustache and beard. White, white with orange or chestnut markings, white speckled with orange, orange roan or chestnut roan; tricolour, tan markings and black are not permitted.	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 pointing dog for all terrains, resistant to tiredness, working through thorny undergrowth and entering cold water; a natural retriever.	Essentially a versatile pointing dog; also used for tracking wounded large game.

Breed page: Italian Spinone · Breed page: Wire-haired Pointing Griffon Korthals

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