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wire-haired

(of an animal) having a rough wiry coat
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It's ironic, really, that one of the most revered qualities of Labradors might be getting bypassed and even overshadowed; it's the opposite for breeds with aggressive reputations, such as Chesapeake Bay retrievers and German wirehaired pointers.
The two German wirehaired pointers (Drathaars) have yet to be found, and their vanishing remains a mystery.
Among the breeds that can be affected are Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, Irish Water Spaniels, Portuguese Water Dogs, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Airedales, Boxers, Miniature Schnauzers, Bulldogs, French Bulldogs, German Shorthaired Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.
The picture of Nolan grinning wide, a dead rooster in his lap and flanked by our German wirehaired pointers, was one for the mantel.
GET MY POINT KENNEL: German Wirehaired Pointers extensively hunted and proven on wild upland birds and waterfowl.
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