Pointing Dog Breeds

The pointing breeds can be dated to England and Europe in about the 1650s. They are likely descended from dogs from Spain. Pointing dogs were first used by hunters who netted the game, the dog would freeze or "set" and allow the hunter to throw the net over the game before it flushed. Flushing dogs, on the other hand, were often used by falconers to flush game for the raptors.

Pointing breeds come in all varieties of coats, from short-haired dogs, to wire-haired dogs, to silky-coated Setters.

Pointers include the following breeds:

Ariege Pointer (Braque de l'Ariege)
English Pointer
German Pointer (Long-haired) - Long Haired German Pointer
German Pointer (Shorthaired) - German Shorthaired Pointer
German Pointer (Wire-haired)
Old Danish Pointer
Old Spanish Pointer (Perdiguero Navarro)
Portuguese Pointer
Pudelpointer
Small Munsterlander Pointer
Spanish Pointer (Perdiguero de Burgos)
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon