English Pointer
England · 24–27 in tall · short smooth coat
Next to the average dog it is dog-friendly, easy to train, and not for small children. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a English Pointer suits youA good fit if…
- there is already a dog at home
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- people come and go a lot
Think twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Pointer, sometimes called the English Pointer, is a medium-sized breed of pointing dog developed in England. Pointers are used to find game for hunters, and are considered by gundog enthusiasts to be one of the finest breeds of its type; however, unlike most other hunting breeds, its purpose is to point, not retrieve game. The popular belief is that the Pointer descends from the Old Spanish Pointer that was brought to England from Spain with returning soldiers at the beginning of the 18th century. Once in England, they were crossed with local dog breeds to improve the breed's hunting abilities.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
