German Shorthaired Pointer Did You Know?

• The German Shorthaired Pointer was first admitted into the AKC Stud Book in March 1930.
• The first AKC Licensed Specialty Show for the German Shorthaired Pointer was held in Chicago on March 29-30, 1941 at the International Kennel Club Show.
• German Shorthaired Pointers are versatile hunters and all-purpose gun dogs.
• The main source of basic foundation stock for the German Shorthaired Pointer seems to have been the German Bird Dog.
• Germans in the late 19th and early 20th century selectively bred the GSP for biddability, with steps taken later to improve stance, style, and nose, or order to produce the quintessential field dog.
• The first AKC-licensed Field Trial for the breed was held by the German Shorthaired Pointer parent club at Anoka, MN, on May 21, 1944.