Customer Reviews

German Wirehaired Pointer (Comprehensive Owner's Guide)

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Lots of GWP photo's but then the info around the photos could have been cut and pasted from any other breed book. About the only breed specific parts of the book are the History and breed standard portions.

Also GWPs are bred to be all around hunting dogs. Yet there is no section on training a hunting dog.

This book is fine for general knowledge about generic dogs with a little specifically about GWPs but look elsewhere for info on training GWPs.

We bought the book after getting an 8 month old male puppy at a super adopt-a-thon thought to be "mostly" German Wirehaired Pointer. I feel like the author was observing our dog, describing him to a "T". Because this breed is extremely energetic and intelligent, they can be quite a handful. This book has been very helpful in providing insight about how to handle our new pet by teaching us about this particular breed's characteristics.

A good, small book on the history of the GWP and what to expect of its conformation and coat type etc. It is quite comprehensive, it includes everything from known traits (good and bad), their uses, the different coats and markings, good photos and great descriptions. I would have liked it to be a little thicker with a bit more information on perhaps famous dogs of the breed, etc, but if you want a basic book on just the German Wirehaired Pointer, this is the book to get.