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Pointer

Race of dog of hunting of great size that is guided by the sense of smell. It is trained to him so that it indicates the location of the prey remaining rigid and pointing it with the snout.

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Before it was thought that the race had been developed some centuries ago in Spain and that from went away there extending to other countries, today knows that pointer began to be used in Portugal, the British East Europe and Islands at the same time that in Spain. First pointers of which it is had the news is English dogs of century XVII. The race, denominated some times to pointer English, settled down crossing exemplary of foxhound, galgo English, bloodhound of San Huberto, and, probably, of spaniel.

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In century XVIII it was already crossed Spanish pointer to improve his instinct and, during century XIX, with several races of setter to make it more docile. Modern pointer is a dog of ideal, thin and flexible hunting, with a smooth and short coat, of white color with spots oranges, blacks or lemon. It weighs between 20 and 34 kilograms and measures of 58 to 71 centimeters to the cross.

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It has the wide skull rather, the long snout and square, long and silky ears that fall to the sides of the head, medium eyes which they can be black or brown, deep chest, strong back and the tail, enough it releases, it is narrowed of the base to the end. Directly German of hard hair and short hair is related to pointers.

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