Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dog

Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dogs are on the go when working but calm and easygoing when not. If exercise needs aren’t met, you’re likely to have a bored pointer on your hands. Any bad behavior can usually be corrected by upping activity levels. Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dogs are good-natured and good listeners. They are eager to learn whatever you’d like to teach them!

It’s easy to see the resemblance of their Weimaraner relatives in the gray coat of a Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dog. However, these pointing dogs have a weatherproof double-coat. On top is the coarse, wiry hair that gives them a charming tousled appearance. You’ll find their undercoat sheds seasonally, so be sure to take a brush to these pointers regularly to lessen any hair left behind.

Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dogs need space. To be their happy, balanced selves, they require daily opportunities to race around open acreage and will quickly become restless in small spaces. Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dogs are a great match for an athletic family.

Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dogs should get at least an hour of fast-paced, leg-stretching, heart-pumping exercise daily. These dogs will run and swim with you and will enthusiastically retrieve balls and sticks out of the water. In addition to hunting, Slovakian Wire-haired Pointing Dogs also excel at such sports as obedience and agility.