Comparison: Bohemian Wirehaired Pointing Griffon and German Wirehaired Pointer

Bohemian Wirehaired Pointing Griffon and German Wirehaired Pointer are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Bohemian Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	German Wirehaired Pointer
FCI group	7. Pointing dogs	7. Pointing dogs
Country of origin	Czechia	Germany
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	58–66 cm	57–68 cm
Weight	22–34 kg	–
Life span	12–14 years	–
Recognition features	Wiry hard coat in liver or liver roan Beard and brows, drop ears Strong, muscular build, 58-66 cm	Harsh, flat-lying, water-resistant coat with pronounced eyebrows and beard Brown or black roan, or solid brown, often with a white chest patch Noble, powerful build with a slight roman nose and high-set ears
Coat	Hard wiry coat with a beard.	Harsh, flat-lying and dense coat, outer coat about 2 to 4 cm long with a dense water-resistant undercoat; shorter and denser on head and ears, with pronounced eyebrows and a not too long, harsh beard. Colours: brown roan with or without patches, black roan with or without patches, brown with or without a white chest patch, or light roan.
Purpose	An old Czech gundog, a versatile hunting dog for field and water work, saved from extinction by breed clubs around 1900.	A versatile gundog for work in the field, woods and water, both before and after the shot.

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