The Slovak Rough-haired Pointer is a

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breed developed after

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Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...

. It is known by many confusingly similar names in

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, including the Slovak Wirehaired Pointer,Slovak Rough Haired Pointer history.
Accessed May 28, 2007. the Slovak Pointing Griffon, the Slovak Wirehaired Pointing Griffon,
Accessed May 28, 2007. and the Slovak Wirehaired Pointing Dog.FCI Pointing Dog Group
Accessed May 28, 2007 Its closest relative is the

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. Despite the nearly identical names, the SRHP is ''not'' the same as the

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, a smaller but similar breed with a slightly longer coat developed for essentially the same purposes by the

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and now most common in

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. In the original Slovak, the SRHP breed is known as the Slovensky Hrubosrsty Stavac (Ohar), or the Slovenský Ohař Hrubosrstý Griffon Accessed May 28, 2007. In other languages, this breed is referred to as the Griffon d'arret Slovaque a Poil Dur, Slowakischer Rauhbart, and the Grifon de Muestra Eslovaco de Pelo Duro. At one point, the Slovaks who developed the breed asked the Weimaraner Club of Germany to recognize this dog under the name Rough-haired Weimaraner, but the request was rejected.

Origin

The breed was established by crossing

German Wirehaired Pointer The German Wirehaired Pointer is a medium to large-sized griffon type breed of dog developed in the 19th century in Germany for versatile hunting. It became a leading gun dog in Germany in the later part of the 20th century. It is the result of ...

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s, and the Cesky Fousek (also known as the Bohemian Wirehaired Pointing Griffon). The SRHP breed has had slight input from the

and

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as well. The developer, Koloman Slimak, wanted a dog with great stamina which would track, point, retrieve in water or land, and be suitable for a range of prey from birds, hares and other small animals, and large game up to the size of deer. The breed was accepted by the FCI in 1985 or 1995 and categorized as a Continental Pointing Dog of the braque type. It is not yet recognized by the AKC in the U.S. First introduced into the

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in 1997,Slovak Rough Haired Pointer photographs
Accessed May 28, 2007. they were featured in a "meet the breed" segment of the 2007 broadcast of the famed

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dog show in Britain.''Dog Shows and Competitions: Crufts Dog Show 2007'' May 28, 2007 on

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cable channel in the U.S. The breed is also recognized by the

North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA) is one of the oldest, largest, and most successful dog training and testing organizations in North America.

and the

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.List of MKA-Recognized Breeds
Accessed May 28, 2007.

Appearance

With a body type much like the three breeds from which its foundation stock was derived, the SRHP has an intelligent, alert expression and a "rough" or "broken" coat, with harsh, wiry hair and whiskers ("facial furnishings" or, informally, "moustaches") like those of the German Wirehaired Pointer or the Cesky Fousek. The coat is of moderate length in any shade between a tweedy gray-brown and the classic pewter-silver coat of the Weimeraner. The eyes may range from the deep amber of the German Wirehaired Pointer to the light shades seen in the Weimaraner. The FCI has developed a detailed standard which states the eyes of juveniles may be "azure" but those of adults must be amber. White is permitted on the chest and feet. Lighter and darker shades of gray are permitted throughout the coat, even to the point of speckling. The FCI standard further requires a dark nose, eyelids, and pads of the feet; a scissors bite; and a moderately sloped stop of about 45°. Per the FCI standard, the tail is docked at 50% of natural length, and the dewclaws are removed. The back is straight, and the height at the

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ought to be from for males and from for bitches. The FCI standard also states that "the ratio of length of the body to the height at the withers must be of 10:9 in the males and of 10:8 in the females."

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